Garmin Virtual Run – First Run – on Zwift Through to STRAVA
Garmin Virtual Run – My First Run on Zwift on Teanu and sending the stats through through to STRAVA. A pleasant but solitary experience
Shimano R9100P Accuracy
Shimano R9100P Accuracy back to main Shimano R9100P Review There are several aspects of accuracy we can look at. I’ll cover absolute accuracy of power in the conditions/environments that I normally ride in and I’ll touch on power balance and cadence as well. Cadence is the easiest; you perhaps might not be too interested in…
Casio Pro Trek Smart WSD-F30 GPS Accuracy
<= Return to the main Casio Pro Trek Smart Review WSD-F30 GPS Accuracy Summary: Easy conditions delivered VERY ACCURATE GPS results from the F30. However, it performed relatively poorly in more difficult conditions when GPS obstacles were introduced like trees, building and underpasses. I’m not sure how that will translate to your overall hiking usage.…
STRAVA – Top Stops (Halts) – Planned New Feature, Possibly
It looks like a new feature has been planned at STRAVA for quite some time, it’s called TOP STOPS. STRAVA has got a lot of data about you. Just think, it’s more than the segments you ride and the flybys you had. It’s more than the gear you say you’ve used and the routes you’ve…
FIT File Privacy – How PRIVATE Is Your Personal Data?
You’ve got your STRAVA account and you’ve set up the HOME ZONE so no-one can find out where you live and steal your bike. Phew!! All’s good, right? Your data is private and safe? Well…emphatically …NO. Before STRAVA even gets your file from, let’s say, Garmin, you will probably have already given Garmin MUCH more…
Garmin Fenix 6 Pro Accuracy – GPS, GLONASS, oHR and Elevation
Here are the results from my early ‘tests’ of GPS/oHR and elevation accuracy. I’ll endeavour to keep this post updated with new results for a month or so, so pop back for updates. Return to the main Garmin Fenix 6 Review FYI: When I got the watch, it immediately updated firmware to the production firmware…
Pru Ride London 2019 – A Blast
I had a great Pru Ride London at the weekend, perhaps the most enjoyable to-date as both the weather and my legs were on good form. I started in Wave 2, which is a great place to be as it avoids negotiating numerous groups of slower riders as well as offering a real chance to…
GPS Accuracy: 945 Galileo & Vantage – running in OWS mode & a bit on mousetraps
DCR said somewhere that Garmin increases the GPS frequency/sampling rate when in open water swim mode – or something along those lines. That increased sampling needs to be done in order to compensate for the watch receiving no GPS signal when underwater and was needed in order to get a meaningful track of the workout.…
Instabeat and the Garmin 945 with oHR – first Swim with the new Betaware
I had a ‘special’ piece of swim kit on today (INSTABEAT) but I’ve not yet managed to get the data off it so here is the HR chart sans ‘special kit’ and you will also note that this is my first use of the new beta software on the Forerunner 945 which FINALLY enables oHR…
My 2019 Triathlon RACE Gadgets (so far)
As promised last year, I’ve started to do some races with the Polar Vantage. This post covers some gadget-based results and anecdotes of recent RACE escapades. I “used” the Vantage V Titan for the River Arun 3.8k swim and also for the Dartmoor Classic 100 mile ride. Clearly, I didn’t look at the watch too…
Suunto 5 takes the GPS Accuracy Crown but…
I’ve just finished scoring today’s test run with the Polar Ignite and the Suunto 5. The Suunto 5 briefly, just briefly, took the accuracy crown away from the Ambit 3. HEADS UP: Suunto 5 Review I’ll cover the IGNITE first…it’s easier: I like the Polar Ignite as an overall package aimed at being a “fitness…
4x Polar Watches
My partner either called me ‘cheap’ or a ‘cheap date’, I forget which. It’s definitely true, in the comments from a separate thread, KrisV committed to ‘Supporter’ status on this site in a sort-of-exchange for me producing an update on the current GPS of several Polar devices. I aim to please (KrisV and my partner)…
Forerunner 945 & Vantage Titan – GPS Accuracy Update
I’ve been generally ‘satisfied’ with the recent GPS performance of the Garmin Forerunner 945 and with the Polar Vantage V TITAN. In particular, the Vantage V TITAN is significantly better than the original Vantage V compared to when I tested it last year. Whether or not this is due to better GPS firmware updates, or…
Podcasts on Garmin CIQ – with RUNCASTS
If you are the proud owner of a new Garmin music-enabled sports watch then you probably bought it to listen to music. I have the Forerunner 945 but you might instead have the Forerunner 645M or the Forerunner 245M. Those of you who have heard of Deezer and who have an account with them will…
Polar Vantage V Titan – First Runs & Swims
Polar Vantage V Titan, high-end Polar triathlon and running GPS watch. First swims and runs with a full review in the Vantage Bible.
River Arun – Epic Gadget Fail
Congratulations, once again, to the organisers of the River Arun 3.8k swim which is always a great event. All was not the same on the gadget or goggle front. Today I had 4 devices that I wanted to do an open water GPS test for but I was limited by only having two arms. The…
Garmin Forerunner 945 – GPS Accuracy – GLONASS, GALILEO and GNSS Functions
This is part of my main Garmin Forerunner 945 Review and specifically looks at many aspects of GPS accuracy or, more correctly, GNSS accuracy. I’m looking at FITNESS FOR PURPOSE but what purpose do you want a GPS track for? If it’s a pretty post-run or post-ride/run track of where you’ve been that’s ‘about right’…
STRAVA Relative Effort – Let’s dig under the surface
STRAVA introduced RELATIVE EFFORT almost a year ago (April 2018) as a replacement to their Suffer Score. It’s been expanded to provide validity across many sports and to better accommodate shorter, harder efforts. There is new functionality related to RELATIVE EFFORT available at STRAVA online, on your STRAVA app and on some cycling devices –…
What I raced this month
I always find that races are somewhat of an inconvenience to my training. My 2019 racing, so far, has turned out to be a comedy of kit & gadgetry errors. Which is a shame as the training had been going very well prior to the races. 5K, parkrun Well, I have been somewhat embarrassingly avoiding…
STRAVA + National Flag Emoji – pimp your STRAVA name and more…
In certain circumstances, it seems that you can add your country’s flag to your public STRAVA name by using emojis. Of course, you can add the flag of your favourite supra-national organisation too if you like (Eu), the flag of your favourite cause or even an emoji of a snail or racing car for those…
