Weekly Mailbag – April 17th, 2010
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/04/weekly-mailbag-april-17th-2010.htmlSpecifically the note from the Garmin product folks about this related scenario: "If you are wearing your footpod while driving in a car, the unit will display the speed of the car regardless of what the Speed Source setting is.
Women’s Tour de France: Time Trial Behind The Scenes & Smart Trainers
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/07/womens-france-trainers.htmlGarmin/Tacx: 5 teams…
Tacx Flux 2 Smart Trainer (2020 Edition) In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/07/trainer-edition-review.html4) Garmin FR935 connected watch…
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.
Elite & Wahoo Reduce List Prices on Trainers
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/09/reduce-prices-trainers.htmlIt also has multi-channel Bluetooth (meaning, more than one concurrent Bluetooth connection), which can be useful for some non-Garmin/Wahoo watch compatibility use cases (e.g., watches that don’t support ANT+).
Roundup from CES Day 1: Unveiled Event
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/01/roundup-unveiled-event.htmlThe dot concept is sorta like the ANT+ remote control that can be used with various Garmin cycling units today.
A Warsaw Runaround
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/10/a-warsaw-runaround.htmlSo I ended up plotting a route with Garmin Connect ahead of time, and then using the courses feature to download it to the Fenix.
A Morning At Velo Boutique–A Full KICKR Group Cycling Studio
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/10/morning-boutiquea-cycling.htmlThey’re also experimenting with doing recorded local rides with the Garmin VIRB Elite’s and then playing the video files back using PerfPro’s ability to ride the GPS files – allowing them to emulate outdoor courses as a group indoors.
Strava Rolls out StatMaps to Subscribers: Here’s how it works
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/10/strava-statmaps-subscribers.htmlYears ago there were plugins for SportsTracks, then more recently we’ve had Apple, Fitbit, and even Garmin a few weeks back.
Getting pushed out of a plane at 14,000 feet
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/05/getting-pushed-out-of-plane-at-14000.htmlGarmin Forerunner 110 said:…
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.
The 2nd Annual DCR Open House–Recap and Photos!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/12/annual-houserecap-photos.htmlAs for my own wrists, I was mostly testing out the Garmin Vivosmart HR optical HR sensor’s accuracy:…
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.
Stages Further Lowers Power Meter Pricing to $299
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/01/stages-further-pricing.htmlNow one might think that Stages is trying to take money out of the hands of the Favero, Garmin, SRAM, and others of the world.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/11/random-things-did-this-weekend-34.htmlThat said, the software platform on the Nike variant is definitely very focused for running (which is great), but I think companies like Garmin, Polar, and others can certainly learn a bit from what Nike/Apple has done here in terms of encouraging people (via prompts) to get out and run each day (vs just standing up).
Week in Review–December 26th, 2010
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/12/week-in-reviewdecember-26th-2010.htmlSo, let’s just recap the posts ya may have missed – cause it was a surprisingly jam-packed week! Saturday: Week in Review – December 18th, 2010 Sunday: Back in the Ice Monday: Zeo – An in Depth Product Review Tuesday: Swimming with sharks! Wednesday: Feelin’ lucky? Water immersion tests with Garmin Edge and CycleOps Joule Computers Thursday: On LA Talk Radio Show Later this Morning Friday: Have a Merry Christmas! Stuff that I found interesting around the interwebs: As always, here’s a sampler platter of some of the interesting articles and posts I found around the Internet this week.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/01/5-random-things-did-this-weekend-10.htmlI had Garmin Vector, a PowerTap G3, and then the Infocrank.
Week in Review–May 16th, 2022
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/05/week-review-16th.htmlFriday: Garmin Adds 25+ New Features to Fenix 7/Epix/Instinct 2, Shifts to Quarterly Features Updates…
A Week of Skiing in the Alps
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/02/week-skiing-alps.htmlI was tracking all my runs using a Garmin Fenix3 HR, utilizing the Ski/Snowboard mode.
Week in Review–December 4th, 2010
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/12/week-in-reviewdecember-4th-2010.htmlHere’s a list of everything added in 2.0: New Features Aerolab View ride in Google Maps Long Term Metrics User configurable ride metadata Ride editor and tools HR Zones and TRIMP Metrics Twitter support Internationalization Updates to French translation Japanese translation New Logo and Icons Golden Cheetah Logo Enhanced Ride Plot Ride plot stacked view Scrolling Ride Plot New Devices and File Formats Supported Support for Joule BIN File Format Tacx CAF Ride File Format Support Garmin FIT ride file support Export to Google Earth 5.2 KML Training Peaks PWX ride file support Polar SRD ride file support Racermate CompCS/Ergvideo .TXT ride file support Woah! I’m exhausted just typing all that out! (Ok, I didn’t type it…I copied/pasted…I’m lazy that way) I’ll probably put together an overview post at some point in the semi-near future showing of some of the cooler features.
Pebble announces powered Smartstrap extensibility support for Pebble Time
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/03/announces-smartstrap-extensibility.htmlThere are competitor platforms in-market today with apps on devices (Android Wear), another coming just a month away (Apple Watch), with yet more from fitness incumbents like Garmin (Connect IQ).
The Elusive Non-Gadget Mailbag–March Edition
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/03/elusive-mailbagmarch-edition.htmlThe reality is that more people are interested in a Polar/Garmin/Timex device than an unknown brand doing something that’s barely interesting to the masses.
The Great DC Rainmaker 2013 Survey Results!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/02/rainmaker-survey-results.htmlIf you wanted to take out the latest Garmin/Polar/Timex watch for your two hour run, you could do that.
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.
A look at Pedal Brain
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/09/look-at-pedal-brain.htmlFor those not familiar with Pedal Brain, they’ve got a full software + services product suite targeted at the iPhone that allows you to record ANT+ data (power, heart rate, cadence, speed, etc…) to your phone, but also to stream it to the web in real time, as well as offer a full training suite – similar to something like Training Peaks or Garmin Connect.
