Sport Tracks 2.0 Released!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2008/01/sport-tracks-20-released.htmlKinda like the Garmin Training Center, or the Polar Training application, but only about 1,000 times better and more functional.
A look at the competitive booth games of Interbike
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/competitive-booth-interbike.htmlNext we’ve got Garmin and their ‘Vector Challenge’.
Polar announces new Keo Power systems, and V800/V650 power meter update plans, and more!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/08/announces-v800v650-update.htmlJust as Garmin announced yesterday a roughly half-priced version of their Vector pedal, today Polar did the same with their new Keo Power Essential power meter offering.
Week in Review–January 25th, 2014
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/01/reviewjanuary-25th-2014.html11) Tricks of the trade: A neat little walk-through by a Team Garmin-Sharp mechanic on washing bikes.
Virtual Tour de France & L’Étape du Tour on Zwift: Everything You Need to Know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/06/virtual-france-everything.htmlThe Virtual Tour de France (that’s the official name) stages will also be broadcast on regular TV in over 130 countries, complete with webcams showing the riders suffering away in their living rooms, or posh Mediterranean homes.
Week in Review–March 3rd, 2012
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/03/week-in-reviewmarch-3rd-2012.htmlMost times these different streams don’t overlap, so be on the lookout at all these places for good stuff! So with that, let’s get into the action! DCRainmaker.com posts this past week: Here’s all the goodness that ended up on the main page of DCRainmaker.com this week: Saturday: Week in Review–February 25th, 2012 Monday: Windy 43MPH Weekend Runs Tuesday: CycleOps PowerBeam Pro Trainer In-Depth Review Wednesday: Garmin’s Vector Power Meter…unwrapped by the FCC Thursday Morning: Congrats to JP Theberg- USAT 2011 Paratriathlete of the year! Thursday Afternoon: Nifty Garmin Edge 500 Custom Mount Friday: The Girl- “I’ll actually wear this watch” (The New Polar RCX3) Stuff that I found interesting around the interwebs: Here’s a not-so-small smattering of all the random things that I stumbled on while doing my civic duty to find the end of the Internet: 1) Pretty solid update on the Suunto Ambit: A good Q&A from the Ultra guys on the Suunto Ambit.
Week in Review–November 1st, 2015
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/11/week-reviewnovember-2015.htmlTuesday: First look at the new Garmin Vivosmart HR with optical sensor… Tuesday: Garmin’s new Index Smart WiFi Weight Scale: Hands-on (or feet-on)
A curious look at Active.com Schwaggle deals
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/10/curious-look-at-activecom-schwaggle.htmlIn fact, for the majority of the past year we saw it down as low as $130 at both Amazon and REI.
Google Pixel Watch 2 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/11/google-watch2-review.htmlHere we can see that it’s very close to the multi-band Garmin Forerunner 955 and Suunto Race.
Huge Amazon Prime Day 2024 Sports Tech Deals Tracker!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/07/amazon-prime-day-deals-sports-tracker.html#1) Garmin Epix for $449: No surprise here, this is an incredible deal, especially given it's still getting new feature updates, as recently as this past weekend.
A look at Wahoo KICKR support on Windows via ANT, and what the rest of the industry is doing
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/05/support-windows-industry.htmlSome 300+ companies in total, from Garmin to Timex to Magellan and just about everyone in the fitness world except Polar and RacerMate.
PowerTap C1 Chainring Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/12/powertap-chainring-review.htmlBack on the ANT+ side, all of these metrics are recorded to both the PowerTap units and Garmin units, and can be easily shown after the fact on platforms like Garmin Connect and PowerTap’s power suite (PowerAgent).
Last Week in Review–June 20th, 2017
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/06/last-week-reviewjune.html6) Garmin has revamped their Garmin Connect site a bit: I got a few questions asking what I thought about it.
First look at the Suunto Ambit3 multisport GPS watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/07/suunto-ambit3-multisport.htmlIdeally I’d be able to just press ‘view’ though and see my total steps for the day at all times along the bottom (just like the Garmin FR15 can).
Withings WiFi Scale In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/05/withings-wifi-scale-in-depth-review.htmlRunKeeper allows you to record your workouts like a Garmin GPS fitness device would.
Suunto Announces SuuntoPlus Guides: An App Platform for 3rd Party Apps
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/03/announces-suuntoplus-platform.htmlAnd this was all years before Apple, Garmin, or Google would make their wearable app platforms.
Week in Review–June 9th, 2013
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/06/week-reviewjune-2013-2.html7) Want to move from Garmin to Suunto? Here’s an activity mover: This will move your activities (history) from Garmin Connect over to Suunto’s Movescount.
My 24 hour trip to the ANT+ Symposium
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/09/my-24-hour-trip-to-ant-symposium.htmlFrom a ‘who’s who’ standpoint, all the big names are here: Timex, Garmin, Saris, Texas Instruments…but it’s also an opportunity for up and coming companies as well, many you probably haven’t even heard of yet: Lap View, Mio, and 4iiii to name just a few.
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.
Weekend Wrap-up: TrainerRoad, Cold DC Runs, and more
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/02/weekend-wrap-up-trainerroad-cold-dc.htmlWhile I had intended on actually doing a comparison between the VirtualPower and the Quarq direct-force power meter, that went somewhat off the rails when I neglected to actually remember the Garmin to record said power meter.
Friday Tidbits
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/05/friday-tidbits.htmlAnd I’ve got tons of exciting stuff coming, from reviews of the Timex Global GPS Trainer to the new Garmin Forerunner 110 to stuff from PedalBrain and others.
First Look: The Suunto 3 Fitness: Lightweight Non-GPS Sports Watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/01/suunto-fitness-lightweight.htmlThese small and incredibly lightweight watches are somewhat aimed to compete with the likes of Polar’s M430 watches, as well as Garmin’s Vivomove HR series, and Fitbit’s Blaze.
I Tested All Three Apple Watch Ultra Band Types
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/09/tested-three-apple.htmlThe Trail Loop is very similar to other trail-style watch bands we’ve seen from Garmin (on their Enduro watches), COROS (on their Pace 2 watches), and other companies. … There are three color options for this band, all available in small (130mm-160mm wrists), medium (145-190mm wrists), or large (165mm-210mm wrists).
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).
GoPro Announces New ‘Open GoPro’ API for 3rd Party Apps/Devices
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/06/gopro-announces-devices.htmlA) Garmin Connect IQ app to control a GoPro (or, even better, native integration): Sure, native integration is great since it appears Garmin is done with their VIRB foray.
