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Zwift Details Challenges With Building Their Own Hardware

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/10/challenges-building-hardware.html

B) Wahoo Direct Connect Wired Connectivity: We’re now 10 months since this was released, with still no sign of integration from Zwift – despite almost all competitor platforms supporting it.

Bkool Announces ANT+ FE-C Software Update Available Now, plus a new budget trainer and more

www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/08/announces-software-available.html

Remember that this list above is in addition to 3rd party FE-C trainers (like the Tacx and Elite ones), as well as native support for the Wahoo KICKR.

An In-Depth Visit Behind the Scenes at Garmin Headquarters

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/04/scenes-garmin-headquarters.html

One area I touched on was with the new ANT+ Resistance Control profile, which allows ANT+ devices to control trainers such as the Wahoo KICKR, and the Cycleops PowerBeam Pro.

Don’t forget the Massive Black Friday/Cyber Monday Deals Page!

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/11/forget-massive-fridaycyber.html

Yup, for a mere 8 hours that deal is back! It’s almost identical to the VIP deal that was run a few weeks ago, except this time it won’t include Wahoo.

Week in Review: December 18th, 2022

www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/12/week-review-december.html

There was Garmin, Polar, Adidas, Wahoo, Saris, Quarq, Suunto, and probably a few others.

Week in Review– March 7th, 2021

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/03/week-review-march-2021.html

Sound good? Oh – and if you want to get a head start on things, this page is a great resource for watching Garmin, Wahoo, Polar, and a few other firmware updates.

Week in Review–March 9th, 2013

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Saturday: Week in Review–March 2nd, 2013Monday: Paris Half-Marathon 2013 Race ReportTuesday: Wahoo Fitness KICKR Trainer In-Depth ReviewWednesday Morning: You Win You Choose – Giveaway Winner!Wednesday Afternoon: Recon Instruments previews cycling heads-up display Stuff that I found interesting around the interwebs: Here’s a not-so-small smattering of all the random things that I stumbled on while doing my civic duty to find the end of the Internet: 1) How high-altitude training works: Here’s a solid primer on high altitude training, primarily around cyclists, but applicable to more than just them.

Tour de France 2017 Behind the Scenes: Stage 6

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/07/france-behind-scenes.html

Also, responsible for dragging the Wahoo KICKR back from the podium area.

Suunto Ambit 2 and 2S In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/04/suunto-ambit2-review.html

Further, it does NOT at this time support the ability to wirelessly transfer workout files (FIT files) to phones like some of the Garmin watches can do when combined with the Wahoo Fitness iPhone/iPod/iPad adapter.

Week in Review–April 1st, 2018

www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/week-review-april-2018.html

Wahoo ELEMNT/BOLT Firmware Update: Just bug fixes, mostly data field ones.

A look at Pedal Brain

www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/09/look-at-pedal-brain.html

Both the Wahoo and iBike cases are a bit better sealed (with the iBike Dash being just about sealed safe to chemical weaponry as well), but I’ll trust that by time the final product is out, they’ll have fully validated the weather proofing angle.

First Look at Magene’s New C606 GPS Bike Computer, L308 Intelligent Bike Lights

www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/06/magenes-computer-intelligent.html

One of the things to keep in mind is that even at a $250 price point, it’ll still actually have to compete with more full-featured units from Garmin/Wahoo/Hammerhead that might be older/previous generation.

Week in Review–June 13th, 2021

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/06/week-review-june.html

Sound good? Oh – and if you want to get a head start on things, this page is a great resource for watching Garmin, Wahoo, Polar, and a few other firmware updates.

Week in Review: March 10th, 2019

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/03/week-review-march-10th.html

And while the company wants 3rd parties to develop for it, I can’t foresee that happening until 3rd parties see meaningful market share (which isn’t there today, given Wahoo for example is still only in the 1-2% range on a good day).

Coming Up Next Week: The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020!

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/01/coming-consumer-electronics.html

The same goes for many companies from Wahoo to Microsoft to Apple.

Hands-on: Wattbike introduces new Atom stationary bike (with ANT+/BLE and more!)

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/09/wattbike-introduces-stationary.html

Both Garmin Edge and Wahoo ELEMNT/BOLT units support FE-C control of trainers, and that would now extend to the Wattbike Atom.

COROS Rolls Out Strava Routes Sync & Multi-Pitch Climb Support

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/10/coros-strava-routes.html

I’m sure there will be other nuances people discover over time, just like there are other nuances on Wahoo, Garmin, and Hammerhead’s Strava Routes sync capabilities.

Eurobike Day 2: The Fun Stuff

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/08/eurobike-fun-stuff-2.html

For example, I know Wahoo Fitness asked for help last year.

Hammerhead Sends Out 7-Year ‘Old Karoo’ instead of ‘New Karoo’

www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/05/hammerhead-sends-out-7-year-old-karoo-instead-of-new-karoo.html

One customer was a previous Karoo 2 owner, and the other is converting from a Wahoo BOLT V2.

Tour de France 2017 Behind the Scenes: Stage 1

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/07/stage1-behind-scenes.html

After the podium ceremony, it’s this man’s job to walk back to busses the stuffed animals, trophies, and yes, the Wahoo KICKR trainer.

Garmin Forerunner 630 In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/12/garmin-forerunner-630-depth-review.html

This has ultimately caused competitors such as RunScribe and Wahoo to come up with their own metrics, and pushed those companies further towards the Bluetooth Smart camp rather than Garmin’s own ANT+ technologies.

A Singapore Runaround

www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/a-singapore-runaround.html

I also had a Wahoo TICKR HR strap on, but I neglected to remember to change the battery the night before…so that lasted about 90 seconds into the run.

Adidas Smart Run GPS In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/12/adidas-smart-review.html

Almost everyone else in the industry has largely standardized on .FIT files for data export (Garmin, Timex, Magellan, TomTom, 4iiii’s, Wahoo, O-Synce, and on and on) with the exception of Polar which uses a combination of .HRM and .GPX files.