My 2020 Bike – not really Cervelo R5 review My climbing bike for 2020 is going to be a Cervelo R5 based on the standard 2018 frame with rim brakes. The bike has mostly original components, although I have added some Dura-Ace bits and pieces in the guise of a Shimano R9100p power meter and…
SunGod Vanguard Review: Detailed look at a well-priced, high spec & customisable pair of goggles for ski or board. SunGod Vanguard Review Cylindrical lens
Best Running Watch – Top 10, Full Guide, Recommendations & Comparisons of all models, updated through 2020. Garmin, Polar, Apple…more
2019 Update: Power Meter Pedals are the best choice for most bike riders. Garmin? Favero? PowerTap? Which is best? Let’s see…
Detailed STRYD Review, Running Power Meter Pod, updated for 2019. Discount Code & Promotion if seasonally available
Wahoo have just added Specialized ANGi support to all 3 of their ELEMNT devices through today’s firmware updates Specialized ANGi is a helmet-mounted sensor that measures the forces transmitted to your helmet during a crash, as well as the harmful rotational forces that occur during crashes when your helmet doesn’t actually impact the ground.…
I’ve produced rankings of sports-related apps over the last few years and this is a report on the progress those apps made with their installed user base throughout 2019. The specific measures that I look at are the NUMBER of reviews and AVERAGE RATING on Google Play. I think these are a good proxy to…
Ordnance Survey Trail 2 Bike Review | Ordnance Survey Maps built into a sturdy bikenav for your 2-wheel adventures | TwoNav
Is it just me or is CES boring? Like in other sectors, sports tech companies seem to have found that ‘full-blown exhibitions’ are generally ‘a bit rubbish’, as well as expensive when the full costs of staff and special materials are added to the cost of the show space. On a much smaller scale, the…
I’m bored. I was looking at my stats for last year (quite nice, actually, thank you for asking) and thought you might find this takeout post mildly interesting. Here are the 5 most-clicked images EVER on my site. I believe that people click them to enlarge them. My GPS Test Track & Results In a…
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My regular reader knows that this site tends to be forward-looking as well as rooted in the present. I tend not to do retrospective things and dwell on the past too much. However, looking back on 2019 I saw some good products. Naturally, I never used some once the review was published and, in other…
Since 2010, Tough Mudder has hosted a series of challenging obstacle course races. Yet since 2013 the company has lost money every year apart from 2015 according to this case: Alleged Debtor Tough Mudder Inc. 20-10036, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware. In that case, Valley Builders LLC, Trademarc Associates Inc. and David Watkins Homes…
For all of you who think a marathon is just not quite far enough then here (State of Ultra Running 2020) is a new study looking at developments and findings in that market. Here are some of the key findings and a few of them seem highly controversial at first sight: Female ultra runners are…
I hope that Polar is going to have a good year with lots of new products in 2020. Clearly they don’t sell anywhere near as many products as Garmin but I think many of you would be surprised at their successes with the Polar IGNITE and Polar VANTAGE models in 2019. These successes have probably…
Danny’s latest video is of his latest gym workout which you should probably not try at home…or anywhere else. Yes, not even in a gym. Danny’s legendary bike handling skills remind me of my own, at least those I dreamt about last night. Even if you are not a cyclist this is an amazing watch.…
Nurvv SMART Running insoles Nurvv SMART Running insoles are making the news today at CES. I see ‘smart’ running insoles about once a year, so here we have 2020’s version and it’s handy as some of the founders seem to be based just up the road from me so I’d better be nice. Without yet…
Suunto 7 Yesterday, I posted some thoughts and details on the Suunto 7 with Wear OS here as well as a small review on the new mioPOD. There is plenty more detailed content coming up this month and things are really busy here including a full review on the Suunto 7 to coincide with…
mioPOD Review covering the latest, greatest (?) arm-worm optical HR sensor with Firstbeat goodies in the app. mioPOD Review
Garmin will undoubtedly announce some new tech goodies either this week at CES2020 or VERY soon after once the marketing hype from other companies has died down – ie I would be amazed if there is no January announcement I have no direct Garmin-intel for exactly what they will release this month. There WILL be…
Stages, the Team-SKY power meter people of old, are PERMANENTLY cutting their prices by about 20% but up c40% in some cases. On the face of it, this is a game-changer, especially in the entry-level section of the market. For Eu/$/£300 you can get a single-sided 105 crank with a pre-installed Stages power meter. That’s…
Suunto 7 Announced The Suunto 7 is announced today. There are ZERO genuine surprises that it is number ‘7’ in the current Suunto range, however, the BIG surprise to most of you will be that this is a WearOS watch. Most people expected the Suunto 7 to be a direct update of the Suunto Spartan…
Bryton has officially announced their Rider 860 bikenav with mapping. I’ve done a few BRYTON reviews recently. I wasn’t too impressed with the super-budget Bryton Rider 15 but the Bryton Rider 420 made my ‘Best Bike Computer (2019)‘ list for a COMMUTER because of its great feature set, openness and low price. As you can…
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The last, pre-announced software update for the Polar Vantage is released today. This is version 5.0 which has been listed on the Polar Vantage updates page for some time. There are no surprises here as such. Despite the lack of surprises this new firmware release nevertheless adds some very significant features to the Vantage albeit…
