Week in Review–October 23rd, 2011
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/10/week-in-reviewoctober-23rd-2011.htmlGood stuff abound! Saturday: Week in Review–October 16th, 2011 Monday: The Urbanathlon Race in Chicago, and other weekend items Tuesday: A curious look at Active.com Schwaggle deals Tuesday #2: Brim Brothers & Edge 500 Giveaway Results Wednesday: Motorola MOTOACTV- Thoughts and analysis Thursday: Garmin Edge 800 adds NP/IF/TSS, left/right power, tons more data fields Friday: Friday Photo of the Day Men’s Health/Gatorade/Urbanathlon Blog posts this past week: In addition to all my writings here, I also cover a bunch of topics over on the Men’s Health Urbanathlon blog.
Decathlon Van Rysel D100 €249 Smart Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/02/decathlon-van-rysel-d100-smart-trainer-review.htmlThis means if you want to connect your Apple/Garmin/COROS/Suunto/Polar/whatever watch to it while also Zwifting, you actually can’t, as that connection is already taken up. … – Skewer Compatibility: All the skewers and adapters you could ask for: Road 130mm, 135mm, 142x12mm, 148x12mm
First Look: Suunto’s new Movesense advanced sensor platform
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/01/movesense-advanced-platform.htmlThey’ll likely follow in the footsteps of Garmin, Wahoo, and Polar – and simply wrap it up as their next-gen HR strap.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/08/random-things-did-this-weekend-52.htmlNormally I might have been a little less sure about when I’d use such a device, but this was a million times better than any fancy Garmin Edge or Wahoo unit would have been.
Race Ranger Hands-On: To Be Used At Ironman Florida This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/11/ironman-florida-weekend.htmlIt has similarities in execution from a user experience standpoint to Garmin’s Varia radar, except that you’d never really see the ‘all clear’ function, because it’s on the rear of the bike you just passed.
The New York Triathlon 2010 Race Report
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/07/new-york-triathlon-2010-race-report.htmlI kept the pace constant on my Garmin, and then once I hit the last mile, I kicked it up a notch.
Friday Tidbits: Endomondo to get shut down and MyFitnessPal sold off
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/10/tidbits-endomondo-myfitnesspal.htmlFor random comparison points based on September 2020, Garmin Connect on Android shows 300K downloads/month, MyFitnessPal shows 800K downloads/month, Polar Flow shows 40K/month, and Whoop shows 6K downloads a month (6,000).
WatTeam Halts Production of Power Meters, Focuses on Acquisition
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/11/watteam-production-acquisition.htmlWe’ve seen that with Trek this past summer in their rebranded Garmin Edge variant that ties into Trek’s backend systems for service alerts.
Welcome to CES 2016!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/01/welcome-to-ces-2016.htmlGone are the days where it’s just Garmin/Polar/Suunto.
Week in Review–September 30th, 2012
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/09/week-in-reviewseptember-30th-2012.htmlNo seriously, shoes with GPS in them, complete with blinky lights: Move over Garmin, you missed the foot clad embedded signaling device trend entirely.
Kenya Day 3: The grasslands
www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/01/kenya-day-3-grasslands.htmlHere’s the route we took, according to my little Garmin Forerunner 305 (yes, we’ve been using it every day to see where we went, and then automatically geotag all our photos with the exact location – I just toss it in my backpack and forget about it).
Cycling Esports World Championships on Zwift for February 2022
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/10/cycling-esports-championships.htmlThe Trainer: Last year, the event was sponsored by Tacx, and as such, every competitor received a Garmin Tacx NEO 2T for the event (which they would eventually return).
Florence Marathon Packet Pickup Complete!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/11/florence-marathon-complete.htmlGood to see my chip works! In addition to all the race booths, there was both Garmin and Timex there…
FINIS AquaPulse In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/07/finis-aquapulse-in-depth-review.htmlIn tracked near perfectly with the Garmin and Polar Heart Rate monitoring devices I tested it out with – those that depend on a heart rate strap.
How I configure my watches (and bike computers)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/03/configure-watches-datafields.htmlAs for power and running (with the Stryd power), that’s super messy because I can’t have things in a running profile on a Garmin device, though can on a Suunto device.
Week in Review–March 2nd, 2013
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/03/week-reviewmarch-2013.htmlGarmin Adds Basecamp mobile updates: Looks like a small pile of updates related to being able to transfer your activities online via the app.
Muov Indoor Smart Bike In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/06/muov-indoor-smart-bike-review.htmlIn my case, I’m using a pair of Favero Assioma Duo pedals, Garmin Rally power meter pedals, Favero Pro MX power meter pedals, and all sorts of other things too.
An In-Depth Visit Behind the Scenes at Saris/CycleOps/PowerTap Headquarters
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/10/scenes-sariscycleopspowertap-headquarters.htmlIt’s probably notable that while the output products are in the same category as Garmin (power meters, head units) who I visited last spring, the paths to production are dramatically different.
Week in Review – Oct 27th, 2024
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/10/week-review-27th-2024.html6) Kona Bike Count 2024 Numbers: Sadly, no power meter inclusion this year (for the first time in like a decade), though, we can somewhat indirectly see that via the pedals, which show strong Favero & Garmin coverage.
A Stockholm (Sweden) Runaround
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/01/a-stockholm-sweden-runaround.htmlJust to put in perspective where I went, below is a little map (and Garmin Connect activity page).
Week in Review: January 7th, 2012
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/01/week-in-review-january-7th-2012.htmlRandom Notes: Just to see who’s paying attention to this post, I shall drop the small nugget here that the FR910XT starts shipping next week (reconfirmed with Garmin as well).
COROS Rolls Out Update Adding Waypoint Navigation: Hands-on
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/01/update-waypoint-navigation.htmlNext, Garmin Connect allows waypoint creation, but doesn’t actually put them in the .GPX file upon export.
Riding along in a fog
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/05/riding-along-in-fog.htmlMostly between the two Garmin units (FR910XT and Edge 800) and the Suunto Ambit.
Suunto Announces Slew of Spartan Firmware Updates, New Custom Watch Builder
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/10/announces-spartan-firmware.htmlThe thinking here is much like we saw Garmin roll out a while back with their ski mode, which figures out when you’re descending and when you’re going up a chairlift.
Zwift’s New Structured Training API Could Be Interesting
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/04/structured-training-interesting.htmlAt the moment, this includes Strava, TrainingPeaks, MapMyRun, MapMyRide, Adidas Runtastic, Fitbit, Garmin, Technogym, and Wahoo.
