FIT File EP3: Apple Vision Pro, Zwift Layoffs, Wahoo KICKR CORE Zwift One, and Burritos
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/02/apple-vision-pro-in-depth-sports-debate-desfit-dcrainmaker.htmlPlus, Wahoo and Zwift's new KICKR CORE Zwift One smart trainer, and Strava's free burrito competition gone wild.
How Strava Accidentally Got Their Annual Report Stats Wrong
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/01/strava-accidentally-annual.htmlIn the report it states that the Wahoo BOLT is the most popular upload bike computer in the US (whereas globally it’s the Garmin Edge 530).
The Smart Trainer Recommendations Guide: Winter 2020-2021
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/11/trainer-recommendations-winter.htmlSimilarly, the European markets generally get a better deal on European-made products (Tacx/Elite), while US consumers tend to get better pricing on US-made products (Wahoo).
The Smart Trainer Recommendations Guide: Winter 2019-2020
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/10/smart-trainer-recommendations-winter.htmlFinally, for indoor bikes – specifically the Tacx NEO Bike, Wahoo KICKR Bike, and WattBike ATOM, I have a separate shoot-out post coming up next week that tackles that individually.
Women’s Tour de France: Bike Computers and Power Meters
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/07/womens-france-computers.htmlAs has been the case the last year or two, almost all the teams are sponsored by Garmin, Hammerhead (SRAM), or Wahoo.
Magellan Echo In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/11/magellan-depth-review.htmlFor some, this may remind you of the Wahoo Fitness RFLKT cycling computer which hit shelves earlier this year.
The Smart Trainer Annual Recommendations Guide–2018 Edition
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/11/trainer-buyers-recommendations.htmlSimilarly, the European markets generally get a better deal on European-made products (Tacx/Elite), while US consumers tend to get better pricing on US-made products (Wahoo).
Lifeline Pro Trainer Desk Review: This Time with USB & Power Ports (and just 100EUR)!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/02/lifeline-trainer-review.htmlThis is of course all started with the Wahoo KICKR Desk years ago, but since then many better options have come onto the market.
Tacx NEO Bike Plus In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/11/tacx-depth-review.htmlAnd finally, like everything else these days, the price has gone up – with the new list price being $3,999 – the same price Wahoo increased to for their also-minor-update KICKR Bike V2.
Stages Dash L50 & M50 GPS Bike Computer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/03/stages-computer-review.htmlRenewed interest from Garmin and Wahoo may be challenging them – but the deeper you dig into the Stages Dash ecosystem the more you realize how deep it really goes.
Elite Aria Smart Trainer Fan In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/10/elite-aria-smart-fan-trainer-review.htmlThe question is - is it worth $350? And then the secondary question - how does it compare to the also indoor-cycling tech Wahoo Headwind fan that was released half a decade ago? Both of those questions I'll attempt to answer here, based on real-world usage of both fans.
Zwift Increases Zwift Hub Price to $599
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/09/zwift-increases-zwift-hub-price.htmlThat trainer set off a patent infringement lawsuit by Wahoo Fitness, as well as shifted the mindset in the industry on trainer pricing.
Sports Technology Buyers Guide: Winter 2020-2021
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/11/sports-technology-recommendations.htmlThis watch easily competes with far more expensive watches from Garmin, Polar, and Suunto (and more recently the Wahoo RIVAL watch).
Tacx NEO 3M In-Depth Review: Motion and Accuracy at a Price!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/12/review-motion-accuracy.htmlOf course, there’s a big price increase, like the price increase we saw on the Wahoo KICKR Move (to $1,299 to $1,599), is somewhat (very slightly) not entirely accurate.
Elite RIZER In-Depth Review: Incline & Steering Simulation Accessory
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/07/steering-simulation-accessory.htmlThe simplest way to explain the new Elite RIZER is that they merged a Wahoo CLIMB with an Elite Sterzo Smart, marrying both the steering aspects of the Sterzo Smart with the up and down functionality of the Wahoo CLIMB.
Women’s Tour de France 2022: The Bike Computers, Trainers, and Power Meters
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/07/womens-computers-trainers.htmlIt’ll be interesting to see next year if there’s expansions of women’s teams on power meter pedals given how many teams Wahoo sponsors.
Zwift Ride Indoor Bike In-Depth Review: The Future of Smart Bikes?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/06/zwift-ride-indoor-bike-review-future.htmlThe new Zwift Ride combines a new Zwift indoor “frame" with the Wahoo KICKR CORE + Zwift COG trainer, to make a one-stop-shop option for getting on Zwift.
Best Cycling GPS Computers (2021 Recommendations Guide)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/11/cycling-computers-recommendations.htmlFor what the Wahoo BOLT lacks in features, it does make up for in simplicity and ease of use.
First look at new Magellan Echo smartphone enabled running watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/07/magellan-echo.htmlFor some, this may remind you of the Wahoo Fitness RFLKT cycling computer which hit shelves earlier this year.
TrueKinetix TrueBike In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/05/truekinetix-truebike-review.htmlWahoo/Tacx/Stages/Wattbike), and those that utilize proprietary platforms and closed ecosystems (e.g.
SIGMA ROX 12.0 Sport Cycling GPS In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/06/sigma-cycling-review.htmlEssentially, this puts them on roughly equal footing to Wahoo and Garmin in terms of ingest of data, though slightly below those competitors in terms of export of data (meaning: Garmin/Wahoo have more data sync partners at this time, though I expect that’ll change quickly).
My Winter 2016-2017 Sports Gadget Recommendations
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/11/winter-sports-recommendations.htmlBut at the same time, we saw an awesome entrant in the Wahoo ELEMNT bike GPS – a unit that’s starting to find its own through each successive firmware updates and now rivals the Garmin Edge series.
Hammerhead Karoo 2 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/12/hammerhead-karoo-review.htmlAnd not just because I feel like we’ve been waiting and talking about this moment for nearly the entire year, but because I think that they, alongside Wahoo, represent the most viable competitors to a higher-end Garmin Edge device.
Annual Winter 2017-2018 Bike Trainer Recommendations
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/10/annual-trainer-recommendations.htmlSimilarly, the European markets generally get a better deal on European-made products (Tacx/Elite), while US consumers tend to get better pricing on US-made products (Wahoo).
Stages Bike (SB20) In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/07/stages-smart-review.htmlLast summer we saw Wahoo, Tacx, and Stages all launch their first smart bike offerings at Eurobike, albeit on varied timelines.
