Stuck
www.dcrainmaker.com/2008/10/stuck.htmlGarmin Forerunner 405 – The newest edition to the Garmin wrist band category, and is designed primarily with the runner in mind.
Behind the Scenes at Polar’s Headquarters
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/09/behind-scenes-polar.htmlOwning the entire facility is a key differentiator between someone like Polar (and Garmin and Suunto), and a smaller player like Soleus.
Supersapiens Announces It’s Shutting Down
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/02/supersapiens-announces-shutting.htmlYou would see this number in real time either on the phone app, a Garmin Connect IQ app, their custom band (kinda looked like a Fitbit), and a few other partnerships as well.
Google Pixel Watch Announced: Everything You Need To Know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/05/google-complete-details.htmlIt’s signaling to consumers and the rest of the watch industry (Apple, Samsung, Garmin, and others), their intent to start competing from this fall – in time for the holiday buying season.
BKOOL Wireless ANT+ Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/12/bkool-wireless-ant-trainer-in-depth-review.htmlMeaning, your Garmin or similar device won’t be able to pickup signals from the BKOOL.
Mio adds wireless Shimano Di2 integration, ANT+ trainer control, and more to Cyclo bike units
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/03/mio-wireless-control.htmlWith the new 310 and 500 series however, the size is just a tiny bit bigger than the common Garmin Edge 800/810/Touring, so it’s perfectly in the ballpark of acceptable for a full color mapping unit.
Friday Tidbits
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/02/friday-tidbits.htmlThe specs support all ANT+ accessories, so it’ll work with any stuff you might already have (HR, Cadence, Power, etc… from Garmin), all while not looking like a dorky GPS watch.
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.
Wahoo KICKR 2018 Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/07/wahoo-kickr-2018-trainer-depth-review.htmlFor example the Wahoo ELEMNT/BOLT as well as Garmin Edge series support ANT+ FE-C for trainer control, so you can re-ride outdoor rides straight from your bike head unit to your trainer. … The KICKR 2018 supports 130/135mm QR, 12x142, and 12x148.
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.
TreadTracker Treadmill In-Depth Review (And a Treadmill Accuracy Rabbit Hole)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/01/treadtracker-treadmill-accuracy.htmlSo I found a Garmin Connect IQ app for my watch that would show me straight meters (up to 1-kilometer), so it would show me exactly 101 meters, etc… Perfect.
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.
Giveaway Extravaganza 2018 Winners!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/09/giveaway-extravaganza-2018-winners.htmlBut once I cleaned up the duplicates on that one, Garmin edged out just barely!… Garmin Fenix 5 Plus: 5,855 entries
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.
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.
Tacx Flux S Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/10/tacx-trainer-depth-review.htmlFor example the Wahoo ELEMNT/BOLT as well as Garmin Edge series support ANT+ FE-C for trainer control, so you can re-ride outdoor rides straight from your bike head unit to your trainer. … – Compatibility: 130/135 QR in-box.
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–March 9th, 2013
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/03/week-reviewmarch-2013-2.htmlIt would no doubt cut into revenue, but it would make them realize that a $400-500US device sale is financially more beneficial to them than someone downloading Google Maps on their cell phone for free and ignoring the Garmin.
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.
