Week in Review–June 26th, 2011
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/06/week-in-reviewjune-26th-2011.htmlPosts this past week: Here’s what made the page here on the main stage here on DCRainmaker.com: Monday: 2011 DC Tri Race Report –3rd Overall! Tuesday: New partnership with Men’s Health, Urbanathlon & Gatorade Wednesday: The Garmin ANT+ Footpod Calibration Tool Friday Morning: Ballgames, Bags and Boxes Friday Afternoon: Garmin FR610 Accuracy Firmware Fix Results Stuff that I found interesting around the interwebs: The last few weeks have had just too much good stuff out there.
Sea Otter 2016 Power Meter Tidbits: Stages & Verve Infocrank
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/04/tidbits-stages-infocrank.htmlBest I could tell, there were six power meter companies at Sea Otter: Garmin, 4iiii, Rotor, SRAM/Quarq, Stages, and Verve.
Week in Review–November 10th, 2013
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/11/reviewnovember-10th-2013.htmlGarmin Touring firmware updates: Lots of little things, definitely looks worthwhile.
Week in Review–November 7th, 2015
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/11/week-reviewnovember-7th-2015.htmlGarmin Firmware Updates: Ok, a boatload of updates for Garmin devices.
Hands-on: Kinetic inRide V3 and Smart Trainers now support dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/06/kinetic-trainers-bluetooth.htmlFirst, it never supported ANT+, so you couldn’t connect it to your Garmin or numerous other devices or apps that used ANT+ (even an older computer).
First Look at COROS’s new Structured Workout & Strength Training Features
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/05/structured-strength-training.htmlFor example, you can’t filter in Garmin’s database anywhere near like this, nor does it have imagery for their strength training (just their yoga/etc bits).
Recon Jet starts shipping, a look at my first month with it
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/04/recon-starts-shipping.htmlIt’s not really any different than doing it on your Garmin device.
Spending time with the LeMond Revolution Fitness ANT+ Trainer
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/09/spending-time-with-lemond-revolution.htmlWhile today you can’t go straight from the trainer to another 3rd party ANT+ head unit like a power-friendly Garmin Edge 500 – it is something that LeMond is working on based on the feedback they’ve heard.
A quick pile of odds and ends
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/05/quick-pile-of-odds-and-ends.htmlWhat I did was take the somewhat pain in the butt old-school ziptie Edge 705 mount system that Timex decided to use for the Cycle Trainer 2.0, and converted it into the new fangled Garmin quick-release quarter-turn system.
Week in Review–August 19th, 2012
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/08/week-in-reviewaugust-19th-2012.htmlSound good? Garmin FR610 Update: The Garmin FR610 running watch received an update last week, it includes some bug fixes for issues some of you have seen.
Week in Review–February 6th, 2017
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/02/week-reviewfebruary-2017.htmlSound good? Oh – and if you want to get a head start on things, this page is a great resource for watching Garmin firmware updates.
CycleOps Hammer Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/12/cycleops-hammer-trainer-review.htmlAs do head units like Garmin, Wahoo, Lezyne, Stages, and more. … Further, on the thru-axle support, it has compatibility for 130mm, 135mm, 142mm, and 148mm axles, which makes it the broadest range of axles supported today (KICKR tops out at 142mm, and NEO at 135mm).
My Winter 2015-2016 Bike Trainer Recommendations
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/11/2015-2016trainer-recommendations.htmlCompatible devices, such as a Garmin Edge 500 or a Polar V800 can pickup these signals and record them.
Four Days of Swim/Bike/Run Amazingness in Mallorca
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/03/four-amazingness-mallorca.htmlSome of these have announced already - like the Samsung Galaxy Active GPS watch and Garmin MARQ Athlete watch.
Huge Spring Sale: 20% of all trainers, many power meters, and plenty more
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/05/spring-trainers-meters.htmlSo in the case of the Garmin and other sales below, those fall into bucket ‘B’ above.
The Blog: A summary and historical view
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/01/blog-summary-and-historical-view.htmlI remember pestering Jake at Garmin for months to get products initially.
Heads up: Stack of February Sports Tech Sales
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/02/heads-february-sports.htmlFor whatever reason, today kicked off a wide swath of sales from numerous folks: Garmin, GoPro, Fitbit, TomTom, and Scosche.
Week in Review–July 6th, 2020
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/07/week-review-july-2020.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 Quick Review: A $17 Weight Scale that Syncs to Zwift (1byone Smart Scale)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/02/review-weight-1byone.htmlIn comparing it to a Garmin Index S1, Garmin Index S2, and Fitbit scale, all scales registered within 0.3lbs.
LIMITS Power Meter: Really cool or really fake?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/11/limits-meter-really.htmlSee, they actually can’t use Garmin Vector to test their product.
The Soleus 2.0 GPS Running Watch In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/04/soleus-20-gps-running-watch-in-depth.htmlEither the cheap Garmin or Polar mounts (usually about $10) work well, though I prefer the Garmin one since you don’t have to involve zip ties if you don’t want to. … The comparison chart table I have above is choke full of options that are better (another one, the Timex Global Trainer – these days at $130ish).
100+ Holiday 2023 Sports Tech Deals!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/11/the-best-sports-tech-fitness-deals-black-friday.htmlGarmin Epix for $449: Seriously, this is insane.
Getting pulled over by five police vehicles while riding our bikes
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/03/getting-pulled-vehicles.htmlIt was simply titled “Regulation 130 Road Traffic Code 2000”.
TomTom announces Spark 3 GPS Watch, Adventurer hiking watch, and Touch wearable Body Composition band
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/09/announces-adventurer-wearable.htmlIf I look at Garmin for example, I can’t actually just upload a .GPX file to create a course that sits in Garmin Connect.
Withings Activité & Activité Pop In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/11/withings-activite-review.htmlThe Withings Activité on one wrist, and the Garmin FR920XT multisport watch on the other.
