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.
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.
Apple Watch Series 6: First Run Accuracy & SpO2 Sensor Data
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/09/series-accuracy-sensor.htmlFirst up, there’s the new optical heart rate sensor. … On the run, I had a pile of devices with me to compare, especially for heart rate.
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.
An early hands-on look at the Mio’s new ANT+ cycling computers
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/08/an-early-hands-on-look-at-mios-new-ant.htmlFirst is that while the unit offers connectivity to ANT+ devices (including heart rate, speed, and cadence) – it doesn’t connect to power meters. … The 105H includes a heart rate strap, and the 105HC includes both a strap and a cadence sensor.
Verve Infocrank Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/11/verve-infocrank-review.htmlThis is no different than heart rate straps or cadence sensors. … It allows you to compare power meters/trainers, heart rate, cadence, speed/pace, GPS tracks and plenty more.
TrainerRoad shows off new iOS app
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/09/trainerroad-shows-app.htmlThey also support both ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart devices, so you can get heart rate, cadence, etc… in there as well. … So you’ll see heart rate, power, cadence, time, as well as the time left within the workout segment.
Week in Review–October 12th, 2013
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/10/reviewoctober-12th-2013.htmlThis is similar to the educational system The Girl used to use when she taught High School students in a class about heart rate training. … Cardio Wristband: A Smart Heart Rate Sensor: Similar to some of the other units on the market, such as the Mio Alpha.
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.
Apple Adds Cycling Power Meter Recording to Fitness+ Workouts
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/08/fitness-recording-workouts.htmlAt this point the session starts, it connects to your Apple Watch, and you’ll soon see your heart rate data on the screen from your watch. … Albeit, I’d like to see Apple complete the workout and just add a second data page on the watch that simply has: Heart Rate, Cadence, and Power.
Best Action Cam 2017: GoPro Hero5 Black vs Garmin VIRB Ultra 30
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/03/action-gopro-garmin.htmlSensors Connected: All ANT+, usually ANT+ heart rate, cadence, and power… First off, you’ll spend 100x more work getting just a handful of data pieces overlaid onto your videos (since each individual snippet has to be done manually), and then on top of that, the data is rarely super accurate and often latent.
5 Random Things I Did This Past Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/02/random-things-this-past-weekend.htmlDuring just that singular test I was comparing three power meters as one test (Pioneer, Garmin Vector, PowerTap), and three different heart rate reading technologies as another (Garmin HR strap, LifeBEAM HR helmet, Mio Link optical wrist HR band). … Looking at the heart rate data – things were astoundingly close.
How My Garmin Endurance Score Skyrocketed In One Boring Ride
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/05/garmin-endurance-skyrocketed.htmlOr more specifically, time in mostly higher heart rate zones. … Any weird heart rate skyrocketing issues? Nope, totally clean too.
4iiii’s announces Cliiiimb Strava segment competition app, new low-priced hardware bundles
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/announces-competition-hardware.htmlNext, the Cliiiimb is bundled with the Viiiiva ANT+ to Bluetooth Smart heart rate strap, which acts as an intermediary between the ANT+ enabled Sportiiii’s and your phone, by translating the instructions to Bluetooth Smart. … The entire package cost $129, which includes both the Viiiiva Bluetooth Smart & ANT+ heart rate strap, as well as the Sportiiii’s Voice – and of course access to the free iPhone app.
Strava news of note: Fitbit integration & Local Routes
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/05/strava-integration-routes.htmlHowever, when it comes to heart rate data while cycling, I still find it pretty poor/useless. … The majority of the ride I kept my heart rate about 130-150BPM.
Stages Dash L10 Bike Computer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/06/stages-dash-computer-review.htmlIn the below photo the location and power icons are illuminated, though throughout the review you’ll see photos with other icons (heart rate and Bluetooth to name two) also illuminated. … power, heart rate, etc…), then the sub-type (i.e.
A detailed look at Suunto’s new big Ambit update including App Zone & ANT+
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/11/a-detailed-look-at-suuntos-new-big-ambit-update-including-app-zone-ant.htmlThis was a proprietary variant of ANT that required you purchase separate Suunto branded accessories that only worked with Suunto devices.
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.
A weekend at home and in the pool with the Polar RCX5
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/05/weekend-at-home-and-in-pool-with-polar.htmlLeaving me exactly 8 minutes to get all my swim/underwater related pictures in for the RCX5 review.See, unlike the Garmin’s (which use ANT+ to communicate), the RCX5 actually reads your heart rate in the water via the Polar Hybrid strap. … But for a guy, or at least me, before a lap or two it’s down around my waist like a belt.Nonetheless, if you don’t have any slippage problems, then it will indeed display and record heart rate, as you can see on the top line in the photo below.Also of note is that unlike most watches, the lap/split time on the RCX5 is super-easy to read during a set/flip by just barely tilting your wrist.
Tacx Neo Bike Smart: First Ride and Final Specs
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/07/smart-first-final.htmlThe fans are designed to pair to your heart rate sensor or trainer speed, enabling you to simulate going downhill faster.
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.
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.