Weekly Mailbag–June 19th, 2010
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/06/weekly-mailbagjune-19th-2010.htmlThis week’s mailbag covers the following topics: 1) Simple ANT+ Cycling Computer 2) Race Wheels and Spare Tires/Tubes 3) Garmin 305 Quick Release Challenges Question #1: Simple ANT+ Cycling Computer From Dave- I’m looking for an ANT+ compatible stand a lone bike computer to combine with the Gamin speed/cadence sensor and Heart rate strap. … Heart Rate straps, speed sensors, cadence sensors, even power meters! And the price? Just $75.
Nations Triathlon 2008 Race Report
www.dcrainmaker.com/2008/09/nations-triathlon-2008-race-report.htmlI quickly got into a good solid pace and heart rate (low Z4) for the first 15 miles…thanks to my new evil toy – the Garmin Edge 705. … Doh! Shortly thereafter my heart rate monitor strap starting to annoy me quite a bit.
Week in Review–May 23rd, 2015
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/05/reviewmay-23rd-2015.htmlIf you click on any of those links, you can also see the heart rate bundles too, as well as the various colors/versions. … There are many reports though of people having resting heart rate issues.
Moxy Launches Kickstarter for Training Portal Platform and Device
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/02/launches-kickstarter-training.htmlAthletes use these types of devices to get more granular data on how their muscles are responding to a very specific load, by measuring at the actual muscle (versus measuring via proxy, like heart rate, which is more laggy). … Their platform starts at the mobile app, which pairs up to three Moxy units concurrently, plus one heart rate strap.
Wahoo’s New 2017 KICKR SNAP Trainer: Hands-on
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/07/wahoo-kickr-trainer.htmlOn Zwift I simply selected the trainer from the list, and then paired both a heart rate strap as well as a cadence sensor. … It allows you to compare power meters/trainers, heart rate, cadence, speed/pace, GPS tracks and plenty more.
First Look at COROS’s new Structured Workout & Strength Training Features
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/05/structured-strength-training.htmlRight now the only two parameters for structured run workouts as durations are time and distance, with intensity options of heart rate (based on zones), pace, or none. … This is what I’d consider a pretty normal workout offering, whereby more advanced implementations would also include cadence (for cycling you can choose heart rate, speed, and power).
How to train indoors with your Garmin device
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/01/how-to-train-indoors-with-your-garmin.htmlNo matter which sport you do most indoors, the first thing I should mention is that the standard Garmin ANT+ heart rate strap works universally across all sports indoors (except recording while swimming). … Here’s what a typical run looks like indoors on a treadmill (Heart Rate = Red, Pace = Blue):
Hands-on: Garmin’s New Fenix 5 Multisport GPS Series–with mapping!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/01/garmins-multisport-serieswith.htmlYou can now add Bluetooth Smart heart rate sensors to the Fenix 5, just by scanning for external HR sensors. … Garmin says that they’re starting off with the Bluetooth Smart Heart Rate sensors first, merely because that standard is the most stable (which is true).
Hands-on with new Withings Body Cardio WiFi Scale
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/06/hands-withings-cardio.htmlThis is all in addition to the existing standing heart rate value they’ve had on their higher end scales before (kept on the Body Cardio, but not base Body scale). … Following that you can get your standing heart rate.
Eurobike Aero Roundup: Notio, AeroLab, AeroPod, Swiss Side and other tidbits!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/07/eurobike-roundup-aerolab.htmlRemember: The goal of such a standard is so that you can pair an aero sensor the same way you pair a power meter or heart rate strap: It just works. … C) An engineering version aimed at bike/component companies that has a higher sampling rate.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/04/random-things-did-this-weekend-2.htmlQuite happy with that given the Z2 heart rate zone.
Welcome to CES 2017!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/01/welcome-to-ces-2017.htmlSleep & Heart Rate Data: If I had a dollar for every heart-rate driven press release I got this past month… HR data is the new orange.
Favero Assioma Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/09/favero-assioma-review.htmlIt allows you to compare power meters/trainers, heart rate, cadence, speed/pace, GPS tracks and plenty more. … Of course, my question is whether or not they’d be as accurate as the BePro units, as well as how well they’d handle day in and day out.
Curiosity/Survey: Do you use a different device for running than cycling?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/curiositysurvey-different-cycling.htmlTo simplify: Today with ANT+ (and similar) you can wear a watch displaying your heart rate as your bike computer can also concurrently display the same information. … So for folks that may use one device for cycling and another for running, this could cause issues if both devices tried to connect to the heart rate strap at the same time.
Tacx Boost Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/12/boost-trainer-review.htmlNow, back at the pairing screen you can go ahead and pair up a cadence sensor and/or heart rate sensor if you want. … It allows you to compare power meters/trainers, heart rate, cadence, speed/pace, GPS tracks, and plenty more.
The Favero bePRO Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/09/favero-depth-review.htmlIt allows you to compare power meters/trainers, heart rate, cadence, speed/pace, GPS tracks and plenty more. … The unit retails for €749EUR globally, with the local price simply based on the current exchange rate.
Elite Direto Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/09/elite-direto-trainer-depth-review.htmlIt allows you to compare power meters/trainers, heart rate, cadence, speed/pace, GPS tracks and plenty more. … Earlier this summer Elite announced the Direto, a direct drive trainer that’s fully integrated into the likes of Zwift and TrainerRoad.
Tri Amsterdam Race Report (Testing Apple Watch Triathlon Mode!)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/08/apple-triathlon-multisport.htmlAs noted in my running power post, Apple has upped their game though with not just the running power fields, but also the running efficiency metrics fields and even heart rate/power graphs. … Additionally, these individual sports are where you configure alerts (including pace, heart rate, cadence, power, time, and splits), though I only used the default split at 1KM in my race.
Garmin Adds Wrist Temperature and More: How it Works
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/12/garmin-wrist-temperature.htmlGarmin has begun rolling out wrist temperature tracking to watches with the newer Garmin ELEVATE V5 optical heart rate sensor in them, which includes the Garmin Epix Pro, Fenix 7 Pro, Tactix 7 AMOLED, and Venu 3 series.
Week in Review–May 17th, 2015
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/05/reviewmay-17th-2015.htmlIf you click on any of those links, you can also see the heart rate bundles too, as well as the various colors/versions.
A much better USB ANT+ stick for your Garmin Forerunner…by Suunto
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/02/much-better-usb-ant-stick-for-your.htmlBut when it comes to applications that may leverage the USB stick for real-time data transfer – such as TrainerRoad – the extra channels become really important if you have multiple ANT+ accessories (like Speed, Cadence, Power Meters, Heart Rate, etc…). … heart rate straps) are using Suunto’s proprietary ANT variant which aren’t compatible with anything else.
The Bricks: An inside look at my weekly brick workouts
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/05/bricks.htmlThe goal here isn’t simply ‘all I can sustain’, but rather a very controlled Z4B heart rate. … There isn’t really any rest coming off the bike, it’s straight into a gradual build to a Z4B heart rate – or about the race pace for the first portion of a 10K race.
Hands-on: Polar’s OH1 Standalone Optical HR Sensor
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/09/polars-standalone-optical.htmlMy general goal in life with heart rate sensors is not to belabor too much of the basics. … It allows you to compare power meters/trainers, heart rate, cadence, speed/pace, GPS tracks and plenty more.
First look at new Wahoo Fitness RFLKT Bluetooth Smart bike computer
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/09/first-look-at-new-wahoo-fitness-rflkt.htmlheart rate strap, power meter, etc…) on behalf of the RFLKT. … With the compatible build they had at the show, they were showing up to four data fields on the RFLKT, but he noted that by time release they’ll allow you to display up to eight data fields – the same as the higher end Garmin bike computers: As they near release, they’ll also be adding in graphing too – enabling apps to display simple graphs of your choice, such as elevation or heart rate.
A look at the competitive booth games of Interbike
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/competitive-booth-interbike.htmlIt connected to Bluetooth Smart heart rate straps, and displayed the metrics for all to see. … Each competitor wore the heart rate strap during the competition.
