What’s Baseline on a Smart Trainer in 2018?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/05/whats-baseline-trainer.htmlWhen they first started doing this years ago, there were more head units that didn’t support power (such as something like a Garmin Edge 25). … Whereas these days, it’s fairly common for lower-end units to support power, such as the Lezyne’s units, Polar M460 and even Garmin’s new Edge 130.
Week in Review–June 30th, 2013
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/06/reviewjune-30th-2013.htmlGarmin FR310XT down to $169US: This is a bit of a return to the low prices we saw a little over a month ago.
TrueKinetix TrueBike In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/05/truekinetix-truebike-review.htmlThis has included Favero Assioma, Garmin Rally, and Garmin Vector 3 (spindles converted to Rally).
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/08/5-random-things-did-this-weekend-16.htmlI grabbed a pile of Garmin quarter-turn mount rubber bands, along with a simple quarter-turn mount itself.
Week in Review–July 17th, 2016
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/07/week-reviewjuly-17th-2016.htmlYou’ll remember Garmin did something similar two years ago with the Backtracker project, which ultimately became Varia Radar.
Investor Call Tech Tidbits: Fitbit Q2 2017
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/08/investor-tidbits-fitbit.htmlAs with the Garmin call earlier today, the Fitbit call was packed full of tidbits.
Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra In-Depth Review: Finally Accurate?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/07/samsung-galaxy-watch-ultra-finally-accurate.htmlIn most ways, both are directly competent more with Garmin than each other.
Fitbit Inspire 3 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/10/fitbit-inspire-review.htmlFitbit’s constant pushing of their subscription has (incorrectly) led to a lot of people thinking that everything is behind a paywall, when in reality, they offer almost all the same stats as Garmin/Apple/etc do for free.
Whoop Exporting to Apple Health: Here’s how it actually works
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/04/exporting-health-actually.htmlThe idea being that if you used a Garmin Edge bike computer, and had Garmin Connect setup to sync to Apple Health, then Whoop could more accurately time the start/end points of your ride based on the Garmin data (and also ensure that it was tagged *specifically* as a ride).
Tour de France 2022: Which Smart Trainers Do They Use?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/07/france-which-trainers.htmlElite 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.
Suunto 5 Peak In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/01/suunto-depth-review.htmlThese metrics are using FirstBeat algorithms, and they’re effectively identical to what we’d see on other companies that use FirstBeat – like Garmin, except, they call it Body Battery.
Week in Review–May 26th, 2019
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/05/week-review-26th-2019.htmlSound good? Oh – and if you want to get a head start on things, this page is a great resource for watching Garmin and a few other firmware updates.
A Look at Polar’s New Heart Rate Broadcasting for Apps like Zwift and Peloton
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/04/polars-broadcasting-peloton.htmlFor example, Garmin has supported it on all their watches for years, via ANT+ primarily, and then more recently also via Bluetooth Smart on a handful of devices.
Week in Review–April 11th
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/04/week-reviewapril-11th.htmlA) Garmin Vector2 now has a Shimano pedal compatibility upgrade kit you can get for $99.
Last Week in Review–July 5th, 2016
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/07/last-week-reviewjuly.htmljust combine a Garmin Varia Radar unit with a Garmin VIRB camera).
Ice Skating, GPS Watches, and Other Tidbits
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/12/skating-watches-tidbits.htmlThe only problem? Garmin doesn’t actually have any ice skating sport profiles.
Week in Review–January 23rd, 2017
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/01/week-reviewjanuary-23rd.htmlIt’s a one-week sale that Garmin is running, through January 28th.
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.htmlIn pre-announcing these releases, I’m 100% certain that this has likely kept a significant number of folks from purchasing the competitive Garmin Fenix unit (I see/hear it daily in comments across many posts).
Week in Review–October 2nd, 2017
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/10/week-review-october-2017.htmlThursday: Garmin Vivofit Jr.
2011 Sport Device GPS Accuracy In Depth: Part II
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/06/2011-sport-device-gps-accuracy-in-depth_09.htmlThis is one reason why many trail runners still use foot pods in lieu of GPS for speed, or in the case of Garmin and Polar units – choose to select footpod within the unit’s settings for speed but keep the GPS for the map plotting and elevation.
Hammerhead Announces Plans to Announce Karoo 2 Bike GPS
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/04/hammerhead-announces-announce.htmlAnd when it came to the routing and navigational aspects of the Karoo 1, it blew away Garmin from a screen beauty and responsiveness standpoint.
GoPro Hero6 Black In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/09/gopro-hero6-review.htmlThat said, I did a bit of a comparison of 4K stabilization options across four major cameras: GoPro Hero6 Black, GoPro Hero5 Black, Sony XDR-F3000, Yi 4K+, and the Garmin VIRB Ultra 30.
A brief weekend testing gadgets back in France
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/09/a-brief-weekend-testing-gadgets-back-in.htmlNext up, the Garmin Fenix temperature sensor – Tempe.
Week in Review–December 18th, 2016
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/12/week-reviewdecember-18th.htmlWe saw a pretty solid renewal of sales this past week, with Garmin and others lighting up many of their previous deals.
Polar Grit X Pro GPS Watch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/10/polar-watch-review.htmlMeanwhile, for HR accuracy testing I’m typically wearing a chest strap (usually the Garmin HRM-PRO, Wahoo TICKR, or Polar H10) as well as another optical HR sensor watch on the bicep (lately the Whoop band and/or Polar Verity Sense).
