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Tour de France 2022: Which Smart Trainers Do They Use?

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Elite has basically maintained their partnerships, while Tacx has decreased slightly under Garmin (but Garmin themselves has increased for accessories), and Wahoo has slightly increased over the last few years. … It sat just aside an inflatable couch, on the edge of a puddle that was undoubtedly far larger a short time earlier.

Fitbit Blaze In-Depth Review

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For reference, this is within a few grams of Garmin’s GPS-enabled Forerunner 230, 235 and 630 series. … Additionally, all companies in this space attempt to deal with ‘edge cases’ differently.

In Depth Review of the 4iiii Sport-iiiis ANT+ Heads Up Display System

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The goal of the 4iiii system is to provide you with much of the same information that’s displayed on your Garmin Forerunner (running) or Edge (cycling) device – but do it in a way that’s simply safer for you as a rider. … You can see the little rail on the upper edge of the 4iiii unit, just to the left of the…

Wahoo Rolls Out KICKR Bike ANT+ Power Broadcasting Firmware Update

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For example, for Garmin or Polar users that’d include things like training load and recovery metrics. … Nor for people’s Edge units that might record it either sans-FE-C.

Polar Ignite 2 Hands-On: What’s New & Different

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The Ignite series essentially aims to compete with lower-end Apple Watches and Garmin’s Vivoactive lineup. … Whereas for something like a bike computer, it’ll say the name of that (such as ‘Edge 530’).

Shimano R9200P Power Meter In-Depth Review: Astonishingly Inaccurate

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In this case, it’s compared against the Garmin Rally power meter pedals and the Zwift Hub smart trainer. … And just to be clear on the above, we know this isn’t a connectivity issue to the Edge 1040, since it’s only tied to when I stop pedaling, and atop that, the other ANT+ accessory at the time (the chest strap) continues recording flawlessly the entire time.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

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Lastly, the K-Edge Garmin Edge 1000 mount came in. … I’ve been playing with the Garmin Touring a bit lately on some of these rides – just using it for the navigation piece really.

COROS Heart Rate Monitor (Optical Band) In-Depth Review

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Thus far I’ve paired it to: Zwift, TrainerRoad, COROS APEX 2 Pro, a variety o Garmin watches, the Garmin Edge 840, the Wahoo Fitness app, and probably a few other things I’m forgetting. … But I also used a COROS APEX 2 Pro watch as a comparison point, a Garmin Forerunner 955, and a Garmin chest strap (HRM-PRO Plus).

Fitbit Inspire HR Activity Tracker In-Depth Review

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The resting HR figures are also matching what I’m getting from Garmin and other devices worn at the same time (within 1bpm). … Certainly sensors are improving, but ultimately it comes down to companies finding the edge cases where the algorithms fail and fixing them.

CycleOps Hammer Trainer In-Depth Review

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In my usage of the Hammer, I’ve utilized it with: Garmin Edge 510, 520, Garmin Edge 820, Edge 1000, Fenix3, Zwift (Workout & Regular Mode on both iOS and PC), CycleOps Virtual Training App (iPad and iPhone), and TrainerRoad. … As do head units like Garmin, Wahoo, Lezyne, Stages, and more.

SRM X-Power SPD Power Meter In-Depth Review

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Though, they’re heavier than the Garmin Vector 3 (161g/pedal) and Favero Assioma (150g/pedal). … For the above comparison, I’ve placed the tiny LED portion beyond the edge of the wood, because that extends through your crank arm, thus isn’t counted here.

A Preview: A Week Riding the Watteam PowerBeat $499 Power Meter

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If you’d like to look at one of my activities as recorded by the Garmin Edge 1000, you can click around here. … Something that has proven incredibly true with power meters such as Garmin Vector.

A whole lotta updates

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Garmin Connect: The folks from Garmin pushed out a previously scheduled update to Garmin Connect on Wednesday, introducing a bunch of features that focus primarily on allowing you to better analyze your data. … Speaking of Garmin, if you have an Edge 500 – they released a new firmware update on Wednesday (2.30), which fixes a few things and does some restructuring of the memory space – hopefully in an attempt to alleviate some of the freezing issues folks (including me) have been seeing recently.

Saris H3 Smart Trainer In-Depth Review

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For example the Wahoo ELEMNT/BOLT/ROAM as well as Garmin Edge series support ANT+ FE-C for trainer control, so you can re-ride outdoor rides straight from your bike head unit to your trainer. … For example, for my accuracy testing section, I recorded the data on a Garmin Edge 530 as well as the trainer apps themselves.

A quick pile of odds and ends

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Technically, had I thought about it, I could have brought the Timex unit outdoors running as well since unlike the Garmin Edge cycling units, it’ll actually display running pace as well as normal speed. … What I did was take the somewhat pain in the butt old-school ziptie Edge 705 mount system that Timex decided to use for the Cycle Trainer 2.0, and converted it into the new fangled Garmin quick-release quarter-turn system.

NURVV Run In-Depth Review

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This is because the unit can broadcast as an ANT+ footpod to devices, namely Garmin & Wahoo watches, to connect to it for more stable pace. … Speaking of the pods, they attach on the outside edge of your shoe, via a thin ribbon cable that you’ll ideally not notice.

Amazfit Cheetah Pro GPS Watch Quick Review: Thoughts After Using It For A Week

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So essentially, it’s designed to compete (per Amazfit’s own press/marketing comparison materials) with everything from the COROS Pace 2 ($199) and Huawei GT Runner ($199) at the low end, to the Garmin Forerunner 965 ($599) at the high end – and then, of course, the Garmin Forerunner 255/265 in the middle of that range. … Around the outer edge is that red burning sensation, that’s actually the current seconds, it slowly rotates around the bezel like a slow-moving forest fire.

Week in Review–March 3rd, 2018

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Garmin Edge 1030 firmware update: Mostly improvements, but a handful of new minor features. … 1) Fighter jet crew uses Garmin Fenix 3 to navigate home in emergency: This is a fascinating story, and this particular piece is one of the more detailed ones out there on it.

My Strava Unique Uploaded Device Tally

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B) I actually don’t upload all my stuff to Strava: For example, on every ride I do, I run three (or more) Garmin Edge units, connected to three or more power meters. … Yet only one of those Garmin Edge devices is actually even connected to Garmin Connect.

Wahoo KICKR CORE Trainer In-Depth Review

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For example the Wahoo ELEMNT/BOLT as well as Garmin Edge series support ANT+ FE-C for trainer control, so you can re-ride outdoor rides straight from your bike head unit to your trainer. … For example, for my accuracy testing section, I recorded the data on a Garmin Edge 520 as well as the trainer apps.

Hands-on with the Lezyne Super GPS Bike Computer

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I can’t count the number of times I’ll be riding with a Garmin Edge device, yet navigating with my phone because I’ve changed my mind on a destination mid-ride and don’t have an easy way to enter that address in. … This is a bit unique compared to the Wahoo & Garmin offerings, in that you can actually see which segments are loaded from your phone app – as opposed to it being either the backend Strava favoriting process or only displayed on the unit itself.

Mio adds wireless Shimano Di2 integration, ANT+ trainer control, and more to Cyclo bike units

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With the new 310 and 500 series however, the size is just a tiny bit bigger than the common Garmin Edge 800/810/Touring, so it’s perfectly in the ballpark of acceptable for a full color mapping unit. … To provide some perspective on sizing, here’s the Garmin Edge 510, then Edge Touring/800/810, then the Mio 505.

Turf Wars

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What parts am I talking about? Well… the ANT+ USB stick for synchronizing the FR310/FR60’s (and a few others) and the little USB cable for the Garmin Edge 500/705/800. … However, with both The Girl and I using various Garmin products on a day to day basis for our training efforts, we find there are two tiny little pieces of technology that somehow become the centerpiece of ‘What did you do with _____?”.

Ironman Aix-en-Provence 70.3 Race Report (2023)

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I then tried to mirror that in Garmin’s Power Guide feature, which I loaded into the Edge 840.

Quick Update on Stages Dash L10, M50, and L50 Bike GPS Units (First Test Ride)

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So it’s a bit less in terms of mapping capabilities than a Garmin Edge 520 Plus or such. … So it’s kinda straddling the line between what Garmin is doing and what Wahoo is doing.

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