Magene Gravat2 Smart Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/08/magene-gravat2-trainer.htmlIt allows you to compare power meters/trainers, heart rate, cadence, speed/pace, GPS tracks and plenty more. … The question is then – is the Gravat2 trainer accurate and respectable, and if so – is it worth the risk of buying from a relatively unknown newcomer? That’s what I set out to find out.
Peloton Adds Automated Power Zone ERG Mode: Hands-On
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/01/peloton-automated-power.htmlThe first thing you’ll notice is a new option on the pre-workout screen, indicating automated resistance control, next to heart…… It’s on par with any of the smart bikes I’ve tested, and frankly, is more accurate than a number of the smart bikes on the market (both in ERG mode stability, as well as power accuracy).
CompuTrainer begins to open up access to apps, Kinomap demos WiFi CompuTrainer control and announced Android app
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/09/computrainer-control-announced.htmlNext, you’ll ensure that your iPad or Android tablet is on the same WiFi network (pretty normal), and then search…… The KinoBottle can operate off of battery or be perpetually plugged in to a power source.
Spending time with the Specialized Venge and running hard between DC monuments
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/03/spending-time-with-specialized-venge.htmlBut ended really nailing the run, with some really good heart rates to go with it. … At any rate, at the 10-mile marker nearly right in front of the Lincoln Memorial (and gigantic swaths of tourists) I switched gears and kicked it up to a 6:30/mile pace.
Less than a week away…final training ensues!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/06/less-than-week-awayfinal-training.htmlThe first loop was at a Z2 heart rate effort, just to get all warmed up.
Suunto Rolls Out TrainingPeaks Structured Workout Integration: How-To Guide
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/03/trainingpeaks-structured-integration.htmlThen, once that goes away in a few seconds, it’ll show you a target zone page with your current progress towards the target (in my case, it was a distance target of 800m intervals with a heart rate range target too).
How to Load Zwift or TrainerRoad on a Peloton Bike: A Geek’s Guide
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/06/zwift-trainerroad-peloton.htmlOr heck, I suppose you could skip that and find an old PowerCal heart rate strap somewhere, that’d work too (and frankly, for longer duration bits the accuracy probably wouldn’t be all that different than the Peloton bike anyway).
BSX Announces BSXinsight 2.0: Adds Muscle Oxygenation, KICKR Control, and More
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/09/announces-bsxinsight-oxygenation.htmlEach of these workouts giving you muscle oxygenation data as well as data collected from ANT+ sensors such as heart rate sensors and power meters.
Weekly Mailbag–May 15th, 2010
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/05/weekly-mailbagmay-15th-2010.htmlThe Edge 500 has a significant internal memory capacity that realistically I’ll be able to do a LOT of rides before I ever get close to filling it up – and that’s at 1-second recording using virtually every ANT+ accessory currently available (Speed/Cadence/Heart Rate/Power).
Week in Review–June 13th, 2016
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/06/week-reviewjune-12th.html7) Please don’t wear 10 fitness trackers at once to test them: Especially for heart rate data where for wrist based ones, it’ll interfere with each other, which impacts your HR accuracy data. … My general rule of thumb these days is no more than one optical HR device per wrist, or no more than two non-optical HR devices per wrist (separated by a spacer).
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/04/random-things-did-this-weekend-44.htmlThese two watches were just being used as data collectors for heart rate data (from a chest strap and Scosche arm-band).
Week in Review–December 22nd, 2012
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/12/week-in-reviewdecember-22nd-2012.htmlTuesday: Annual Public Service Announcement: How to fix heart rate strap dropouts/spikes… In reality, I don’t think either one is holistically accurate.
Week in Review–February 2nd, 2020
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/02/week-review-february-2nd-2020.htmlWednesday: Polar’s New H9 Heart Rate Strap: Everything you ever wanted to know…
Polar RCX5 Run Package Giveaway
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/06/polar-rcx5-run-package-giveaway.htmlBy ‘overwhelming’ that would be 93.8% of you – or roughly twice the water temperature for the Boise 70.3 half-ironman I’m doing this weekend.You’ll be getting the above box – literally, that specific box sitting on my turtle tank stand– which contains the Polar RCX5, an s3+ stride/footpod sensor (for measuring distance), and the Polar Wearlink Hybrid heart rate strap.
Shimano R9200P Power Meter In-Depth Review: Astonishingly Inaccurate
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/02/shimano-r9200p-astonishingly.htmlIt allows you to compare power meters/trainers, heart rate, cadence, speed/pace, GPS tracks, and plenty more. … And as one who tests power meters for a living, it’s glaringly clear the Shimano R9200P follows in the footsteps of the previous generation Shimano power meters in one key area: It’s horribly inaccurate.
Week in Review–May 4th, 2014
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/05/week-reviewmay-2014.htmlThursday: LifeBEAM Smart Helmet with Integrated ANT+ Heart Rate Sensor In-Depth Review…
How to: Troubleshooting Power Meter and Trainer Accuracy Issues
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/12/troubleshooting-trainer-accuracy.htmlLook carefully and see if the heart rate is also dropping out at the same time as the power/cadence, that’s often an indicator on where precisely the problem is (transmission or reception). … And sometimes, the answer is simply that the unit in question is inaccurate.
Hands on with the Sensoria sock activity monitoring system
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/06/sensoria-activity-monitoring.htmlThat’s the optical heart rate sensor system that I reviewed a number of months back – also starting out as a crowdfunding project. … What you see below is an internal app used to demonstrate the forces being measured within the socks.
Tech Tidbits: New Stages Dash Models Soon, Garmin HRM-PRO Bluetooth Expansion, Zwift Clearancing Hardware
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/03/bluetooth-expansion-clearancing.htmlIt mainly includes added 24x7 metrics features around offline data syncing for cases where you aren’t wearing a watch, as well as offline heart rate gathering when a watch can’t wirelessly communicate with a strap (mainly for swimming). … The point of this long-winded item, is to illustrate that not only is Zwift clearancing this hardware out, but they have zero plans to replenish it anytime soon.
Garmin Announces Vector Power Meter Release Date & Availability Info, also Garmin Edge 200 release
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/08/garmin-announces-vector-power-meter.htmlThis new unit will remind many of the Edge 500 – but it’s designed to have a lower price point at $150, and doesn’t enable one to connect to any ANT+ sensors such as Heart Rate, Cadence or Power Meters.
Weekend Tidbits: Hammerhead Adds Radar Support, Elite Releases Upgrado app, Garmin adds Edge connection to inReach
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/10/hammerhead-releases-connection.htmlIn the same way the Karoo would display your beats per minute of a heart rate strap.
First look at Wahoo Fitness KICKR ANT+/Bluetooth Smart Trainer with power meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/08/first-look-at-wahoo-fitness-kickr.htmlMeaning that you can have a Bluetooth cadence meter with an ANT+ heart rate strap. … Today Wahoo Fitness unveiled their latest product – a Bluetooth 4.0 and ANT+ enabled trainer with an integrated power meter.
10 Years Ago Today–Wahoo Announced the KICKR: Here’s a Blast From The Past
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/08/years-today-announced.htmlWahoo’s entire existence at the time was simply selling iPhone adapters that connected to ANT+ accessories, followed soon by heart rate straps and cadence/speed sensors the same year the KICKR was launched. … Frustrated by RacerMate’s lack of willingness to entertain his ANT+ adapter idea, Chip did the only logical thing: Built his own smart trainer, then open trainer protocol, sold a few million or so of them, and then ultimately put RacerMate out of business.
2010 Athlete Gadget Holiday Gift Guide
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/11/2010-athlete-gadget-holiday-gift-guide.htmlThis dongle allows you to connect to any ANT+ device, be it a power meter, heart rate strap, speed/cadence sensor, footpod, Tanita BC-1000 scale, or even the new Garmin Chirp (for you geocaching folks). … Now, if you prefer a ‘fully integrated’ solution, then I’m seeing good things with the updated Digifit solution.
Strava renames Premium to ‘Summit’, Changes Pricing Model
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/08/renames-premium-changes.htmlSame goes for ‘Heart rate’, which is now in the Analysis but not training pack. … The change that makes no sense will have no meaningful impact on you as a consumer, but will cause all heartache for companies in the cycling/running industry.
