News Roundup

Here are some niche stories that are doing the rounds at the moment. Some are very interesting…some, less so.

Ride with GPS Celebrates its 15th Birthday with Freebies

Oops. I forgot the birthday was yesterday. The level of complexity of the RwGPS feature set is immense and obviously time-consuming. I particularly like the company’s excellent PC-based route planner which is free to use. It’s my and my cycling group’s go-to route planning and sharing platform at the moment. Wish them Happy Birthday: ridewithgps.com

MyWindSock Introduce Feel-Like ELEVATION

I like this one. MyWindSock factors in the effect of wind to restate your ride’s elevation profile. A tailwind could make a slight uphill feel like a slight downhill. The company also adjusts other ride metrics, like feels-like metres gained, feels-like current gradient, and the impact of weather is added to your ride’s description on Strava.

Mio Releases Cyclo PAL

Bike computer vendor Mio has released another new bike computer — the Mio Discover PAL at €349.99. Mio is made in Taiwan and readers in the UK and USA may not have heard much of the brand as they tend to sell better in continental Europe. Its perennial problem is the price which just doesn’t compare well at all to Garmin et al. More: mio.com

Wahoo X Gets More Expensive

Wahoo X has increased its subscription price from $129 to $149 per year. That’s an above-inflation rise and I expect we will see more price rises over hardware and software services in the coming year.

WHOOP is accurate – It’s scientifically official – kinda

A scientific research project recently published a study in a peer-reviewed journal that shows WHOOP’s last generation band beats the watches of the last generation from Polar Vantage, Apple Watch and Garmin (Oura too), at least it does for resting HR and HRV.

Hammerhead Solstice Bundle

Hammerhead released challenges to complete before December’s solstice with the chance of winning a nice product bundle including a solstice shell for Karoo 2, some free subscription months and 2 of its rather nice water bottles. More: Hammerhead.io

Meta Scraps Smart Watch Plans

Meta has wisely cancelled its smartwatch project but on the flip side, its huge Virtual Reality headsets should become slightly smaller over the years ahead. The company is spending vast sums of money on a one-way bet for a new revenue stream called the Metaverse.

Apple Watch: Coming Soon – Track detection

Listed as “coming soon” on the Apple Watch Ultra product page, track detection knows when you arrive at a running track and prompts you for which lane you plan to use. Workout detects when you arrive at a track, and uses both Apple Maps data and GPS to provide the most accurate pace, distance, and route map.

Apple Watch: Coming Soon – Race Route

If your workout routine includes outdoor running or cycling on the same route, Race Route will imminently arrive in an update to watchOS 9. If it’s an Outdoor Run or Cycle workout you do often, you can choose to race against your last or best result and receive in-the-moment updates to help you get there.

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Last Updated on 28 May 2026 by the5krunner

the5krunner

tfk is the founder and author of the5krunner, an independent endurance sports technology publication. With 20 years of hands-on testing of GPS watches and wearables, and competing in triathlons at an international age-group level, tfk provides in-depth expert analysis of fitness technology for serious athletes and endurance sport competitors. ID