Fitbit’s Bad Day: How it ended up with multiple optical HR lawsuits, and a 20% stock drop
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/01/fitbits-multiple-lawsuits.htmlWhy aren’t people suing Polar, Garmin, and Suunto and countless others making HR straps? Up until the rise of optical HR sensors – one of the most frequently searched questions on my site was how to fix erratic chest strap readings (usually due to lack of sweat).
Fitbit Charge 5 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/09/fitbit-charge-in-depth-review.htmlIf Samsung, Garmin, Apple, Polar, Suunto, and everyone else can keep the same cable for upwards of half a decade at a time, then so can Fitbit for more than 12 months.
Heads up on late summer & fall events and conferences I’ll be attending
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/08/events-conferences-attending.htmlAnd announcements from Garmin, CycleOps, Wahoo, and others.
5 Random Things I Did This Past Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/06/random-things-i-did-this-past-weekend-2.htmlAnd interestingly, the boat had a Garmin system on it.
Week in Review: February 19th, 2012
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/02/week-in-review-february-19th-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 11th, 2012 Monday Morning: Weekend Wrap-up- TrainerRoad, Cold DC Runs, and more Monday Evening: RacerMate (CompuTrainer) resolves RacerMate One contract issues, might release this summer Tuesday Morning: The Top 7 iPhone Swim, Bike, and Run apps I use regularly and why Tuesday Evening: Garmin Vector power meter delayed until Summer Thursday: Tip of the Day- How to clean your trainer tire block…the easy way Friday: Friday Tidbits- Velodromes, 10K’s, Polar Power Meters, and a bike dishwasher 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) A detailed look at doping science vs law vs sport: Anytime the guys from Sport Scientists weigh in on something, it’s worth a read.
The Tour de France in Paris: Riding it, watching La Course, and the Finish
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/07/watching-course-finish.htmlBeyond that, there was only a single team vehicle there – a lonely Team Cannondale-Garmin RV.
Swimming the line
www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/09/swimming-line.htmlRemember how I wore a Garmin 310XT in the swim? Well, it recorded a pretty darn clean track – see below.
Little Tikes Pelican Explore & Fit Cycle In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/12/little-pelican-explore-review.htmlIn my case, I used the Garmin Cadence Sensor, which is a small magnetless cadence sensor that simply bands on the side of the crank arm.
St. Patrick’s 8K Race Report
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/03/st-patricks-8k-race-report.htmlGarmin I would have fallen/stayed in a rut of a 5:15/mile pace – which was a fair bit faster than I had planned to run.
Thoughts on the wearables studies (including The Stanford Wearables study)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/06/thoughts-wearables-including.htmlAfter that you’ll find a smattering of random devices, usually a blend of Mio, sometimes Garmin, sometimes Polar, and then sometimes totally random things like older Jawbone or others.
Polar Announces Deep Platform Integration With New Sennheiser Earbuds
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/01/announces-integration-sennheiser.htmlAll in roughly the same way other companies used to license FirstBeat algorithms…till Garmin bought them.
The (Olympic) Week in Review–August 6th, 2012
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/08/the-olympic-week-in-reviewaugust-6th.htmlPrevious Saturday: Week in Review–July 28th, 2012 Monday: More boxes, more gadgets to test Tuesday: Low Energy in sports technology (and why it matters to you) (Note: added new/updated section on Thursday regarding dual-sensor scenarios for teams/coaches) Wednesday: Eurobike- Got tips and tricks- Share them here! Thursday: The $800 Bike Part IV- The final result! Friday: Photo of the day- Upside-down Garmin on a Olympic time-trial bike Paris blog posts this past week: Here’s all the Parisian fun we’ve been having on our Paris sub-blog.
Hands-on: The CycleOps Magnus Smart trainer
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/08/cycleops-magnus-trainer.htmlIt also allows you to control it via your bike computer – such as the Garmin Edge series, and soon the Wahoo ELEMNT. … Meanwhile, the skewer holding system has three settings (I’ll talk about that more later on), which support the following skewer types: 120mm, 130mm and 135mm.
Fitbit Announces New ‘Fitbit Blaze’ Smart Fitness Watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/01/fitbit-announces-blaze.htmlThe unit is in many ways kinda like a Garmin Vivoactive teamed up with the gym features of the Adidas Smart Run GPS.
A Monday night Parisian long run and a look at the gear I ran with
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/12/a-monday-night-parisian-long-run-and-a-look-at-the-gear-i-ran-with.html2) Upper middle: Garmin FR610 – it’s the traditional HR data gathering device, and my pace display for tonight’s run.
Knog releases new Qudos dual GoPro and bike light system
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/08/releases-gopro-system.htmlThey didn’t have a Garmin VIRB in the booth to test, though I suspect it won’t fit because I believe it might be a hair bit too wide – especially with the red recording switch being on the same side as the light.
TrainerRoad Starts To Tackle Running Support
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/08/trainerroad-running-support.htmlOnce toggled, it’ll start to import running workouts from your data sources, such as Strava & Garmin Connect.
A look at the Trek/Bontrager frame integrated DuoTrap ANT+ Speed/Cadence Sensor
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/02/look-at-trekbontrager-frame-integrated.htmlWhile overall the DuoTrap is indeed more expensive than the more commonplace Garmin GSC-10 sensor (at $30, compared to the DuoTrap at $60) – I feel that if you’ve got yourself such a nice bike, you might as well pay the little bit extra and have it be fully integrated.
HoverAir X1 Follow-Me Sports Drone: Tool, Toy, or Trash?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/03/hoverair-x-1drone-review-follow-sports.htmlThe question is - is it any good for sports tracking purposes, especially running, hiking, and cycling? In the above video, I dig into that over the course of 130 flights and about 40 crashes.
CES 2013: Health and Activity Monitors–Bringing it back to reality edition
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/01/ces-2013-health-and-activity-monitorsbringing-it-back-to-reality-edition.htmlThey supply virtually every ANT+ heart rate strap on earth, for every company (Timex, Wahoo, Garmin, etc…).
GoPro Hero 10 Black In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/09/gopro-black-depth-review.htmlWhile one could argue a comparison with the Garmin VIRB Ultra 30, I just don't think at this point that's a valid/logical comparison.
A Cardiff (Wales) Runaround
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/03/cardiff-wales-runaround.htmlIn this case, the Garmin Vivofit was out on a run, comparing it to metrics from other units.
Sous Vide Awesomeness
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/04/sous-vide-awesomeness.htmlIf you think about a typical cooking process, you’re trying to cook a steak to say – 130*F (medium rare), but you’re using heat at 500*F, so your window of ‘perfection’ is super small before it gets overcooked.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/06/5-random-things-i-did-this-weekend-94.htmlThe purpose of my swim was to test the new beta GPS firmware for Garmin’s new lineup of watches, which aims to fix the issue I and others have encountered where it stops tracking distance after a very short time period (like 20-50 meters).
The Trifecta
www.dcrainmaker.com/2008/02/trifecta.htmlI was also testing out skiing with the Garmin GPS in anticipation of this weekends annual ski trek.
