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Garmin releases new Edge Explore 1000 Edition: Tells your friends when you crash into a ditch

www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/08/releases-explore-edition.html

I’ve had a chance to dig into the unit a bit while here in Germany at Eurobike – so let’s dive into it.

10 Years Ago Today–Wahoo Announced the KICKR: Here’s a Blast From The Past

www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/08/years-today-announced.html

If you want to turn back a bit of a way-back machine for you, 6 years ago at Eurobike I tried one of my first ever livestreams from the Eurobike parking lot in my rented Eurobike road trip RV.

PowerTap gives sneak peek at new product development, and other updates from the company

www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/08/powertap-development-company.html

Last year at Eurobike, PowerTap had on display a bit of a historical timeline of the company’s past products.

Hands-on: Garmin’s new Forerunner 35 with optical HR

www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/09/garmins-forerunner-optical.html

But with Eurobike in full swing, I put it on the back burner a bit until the dust settled.

Knog Scout with built-in Apple Find My (AirTag network) and Bike Alarm: Hands-On

www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/07/scout-airtag-network.html

Knog has announced and shown their new Knog Scout device at Eurobike, which is a small pod that fits underneath a water bottle cage, and has Apple’s Find My network built into it.

Week in Review – Sept 11th, 2016

www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/09/week-review-sept-11th.html

Mostly because I published approximately 0 things the week before while stuck in the Interweb-connectivity-hell-hole that was Eurobike.

Elite’s New Aria Smart Trainer Fan: First Look

www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/07/elites-smart-trainer.html

Today at Eurobike, Elite was showing off their new Elite Aria smart trainer fan.

First look at new SRM PC8 head unit with WiFi/GPS/ANT+ & Bluetooth

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/08/srm-pc8-preview.html

Updated Note Aug 30th: SRM’s Director of Sales and Marketing Mike Hall reached out to me today to provide some clarifications and additions to the features and functionality that were originally communicated to me during my talks with three different SRM reps at Eurobike.

Hands on with the newly announced Tacx iPad app, ANT+ changes, Bluetooth Smart trainers

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/08/tacx-bluetooth-trainers.html

Welcome to Eurobike week! This week during Eurobike I’ll be tweeting from the exhibition show floor quite a bit, as well as posting frequently.

PowerTap lowers P1 pedal price to $999, matches Garmin Vector 3

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/08/powertap-lowers-matches.html

All of which I’ll detail in my in-depth review in the coming days (once I surface from drowning at Eurobike).

Wahoo Fitness ‘KICKR2’ Trainer In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/08/fitness-kickr2-trainer.html

I sat down with Chip from Wahoo Fitness at Eurobike and recorded a big long thing purely on accuracy.

Updates from Tacx about upcoming new features, iPad trainer control app

www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/09/updates-from-tacx-about-upcoming-new.html

I spent a good bit of time at Eurobike talking with the Tacx folks about their upcoming TTS 4.2 software update, as well as what’s in the pipeline for the one after that – version 4.3.

A Weekend in Chamonix and the Alps

www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/08/weekend-chamonix-alps.html

This past weekend was a solid road trip adventure as I worked my way from Paris to Eurobike in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

Power2Max NG ECO In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/08/power2max-depth-review.html

As usual, I’ll hand back this trial unit to the Power2Max folks when I see them at Eurobike in a week.

Giveaway Extravaganza: The Anything Unannounced Soon Giveaway!

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/08/giveaway-extravaganza-anything-unannounced.html

Almost all of these are centered around both Eurobike and an event called IFA, both held in Germany, and both held the last few days of August and into the first weekend of September.

The (Olympic) Week in Review–August 6th, 2012

www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/08/the-olympic-week-in-reviewaugust-6th.html

Previous Saturday: Week in Review–July 28th, 2012 Monday: More boxes, more gadgets to test Tuesday: Low Energy in sports technology (and why it matters to you) (Note: added new/updated section on Thursday regarding dual-sensor scenarios for teams/coaches) Wednesday: Eurobike- Got tips and tricks- Share them here! Thursday: The $800 Bike Part IV- The final result! Friday: Photo of the day- Upside-down Garmin on a Olympic time-trial bike Paris blog posts this past week: Here’s all the Parisian fun we’ve been having on our Paris sub-blog.

Power2Max drops prices…again. Now $610US.

www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/08/power2max-drops-pricesagain.html

This post might take the award for my shortest Eurobike post this year.

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

BKOOL is here at Eurobike this week and has pushed out a number of updates (both software and hardware), one of which will definitely make (most) existing owners quite happy.

Week in Review–September 6th, 2015

www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/09/week-reviewseptember-2015.html

CycleOps Trainers 20% off: This is most likely because of all of the other competitive trainer models announced at Eurobike.

Elite rolls out flotilla of new trainers, most dual ANT+/BLE & FE-C

www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/08/elite-2015-trainers.html

Note that they didn’t have one of these in the booth at Eurobike (because, you know, they have 16 trainers on offer and their booth wasn’t palatial), so instead I give you this picture of a bunch of trainers stapled to the wall.

Kinetic announces new ‘Smart’ trainer lineup, and subscription service

www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/08/kinetic-announces-subscription.html

Kinetic was at Eurobike showing off both their updated trainer lineup, as well as their plans for trainer software world domination.

Now kicking off Interbike 2013!

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/kicking-interbike-2013.html

However, due to Las Vegas (home of Interbike) being 9 hours behind Germany (home of Eurobike)– those posts will largely skew towards later in the day.

First Ride with new $299 PowerPod Power Meter

www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/08/first-powerpod-power.html

From a size standpoint, I lacked a variety of items in the DCR Eurobike Rental RV to compare it to that were common around the world – except a single 9V battery.

Elite Sterzo Steering/Riser Block Accessory In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/03/elites-steering-accessory.html

Last year at Eurobike we saw Elite announce two then-unnamed steering accessories.

Recon Jet: Hands on with the endurance sports heads up display

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/08/endurance-sports-display.html

Welcome to Eurobike week! This week during Eurobike I’ll be tweeting from the exhibition show floor quite a bit, as well as posting frequently.