Reviews & Opinions
Definitive Guide To The Garmin Forerunner 645 Review of the Music Version with Data Accuracy Charts, Discussions of all the onboard First Metrics (that part is co-authored with Firstbeat), Close Look At the 645’s Numerous Drawbacks, Detailed Specifications & Comparisons
The STRATOS triathlon watch adds multi-sport glory to the lower end of sports watch pricing. It is a nice unit to look at and generally well made. It is FEATURE-FULL and competent in many aspects. It does have problems though.
The new Suunto 3 FITNESS is an intriguing addition to Suunto range of products and takes the learnings from the SPARTAN range to new markets. On first inspection, those of you who know about all-things-Suunto, might think we have another SPARTAN TRAINER in our midst. It certainly LOOKS like the SPARTAN TRAINER. But there are…
This post looks at the Best Bike Tire for Triathlon. So you’ve just spent 3 grand on a half-decent bike for the tri season. It would be rude not to also throw in the odd bike time trial too wouldn’t it? Where you can show off your cycling prowess to the real cyclists. You ignored…
The Best Running Watch with Music will have great sound quality, great battery life and access to lots of your favourite tunes from your music library. Is that statement correct? And is that all? What about streaming music services? Headphone compatibility? An inbuilt speaker? Or, indeed, if music playback will work without your smartphone? Let’s…
A review of Shimano’s 50mm laminated clinchers. Shimano Dura Ace R9100 C60 Review I wasn’t quite sure how to review a wheelset and I’m certainly not going to make a habit out of it. There is only so much you can say about their roundness. Conversely, there’s probably lots we could say about the aeroness…
In this Mobvoi Ticwatch S Review we take a close look at the Sport (S) model. Interesting I’m reviewing this watch as it’s an indicative device for where much of the future direction of the sports watch market might head in 2018 and beyond. ie We are going to start getting lots of relatively…
In this LIVALL Helmet Review we will take a close look at the BH60SE smarthelmet model for 2018. “It’s a helmet Jim,” “But not as we know it.”. Background It seems that the trends today are that everything needs to be SMART. I have SMART gears on my bikes (Shimano Di2) and some of you…
In the recent Suunto SPARTAN Trainer review we looked at the first 5, ‘dressy’ variants. Suunto has reverted back to its outdoor heritage with 3 new OUTDOOR variants on the SPARTAN TRAINER. The SPARTAN Trainer is a great entry-level triathlon watch. Does this new OUTDOORs version do the same for al you adventurous types? This…
Super accurate optical heart rate monitor. But is it the best arm-worn solution for heart rate monitoring?
Scosche have just announced a successor to the highly successful RHYTHM+ armband (Source: prweb.com). This post will take some of the key points about the new RHYTHM 24 arm band and add some initial thoughts prior to more of a hands-on in Q2.2018 when it should be available to review in a non-beta version. Consumer…
Here we have a detailed RunScribe Plus Review, looking at the latest iteration (v3) of this live gait analysis tool and running power meter. RunScribe Plus Review The RunScribe Plus version marks a significantly different new product when compared to the previous RunScribe Pro version (v2) – often the older, Pro version is simply referred…
Any award for the Best Triathlon Watch for 2017 is now well and truly in the bag. But whose bag? We also wait with bated breath for what 2018 can bring with Polar’s new multi sport watch. Best Triathlon Watch 2017 But for now we have a slew of Triathlon watches to choose from and…
In this Wahoo Elemnt Review I’ll pull together all my hands-on cycling time with the Elemnt over the last 4 months and try to be as succinct as possible in summarising what was a highly pleasant experience. Background Wahoo Fitness started selling the Elemnt in Q1.2016 and the smaller Elemnt Bolt followed in Q1.2017. They…
Running – – 3 Ways to Run with Power – – Garmin Running Power (GRP), STRYD, RunScribe December 2017 sees Garmin’s Running Power app (GRP) go live for public consumption. RunScribe are still in beta with their running power algorithm as they fine-tune the PACE accuracy components. STRYD is there too as the incumbant. …
The Garmin Forerunner 645 is listed on Garmin’s website with the detailed specs BELOW. The specifications are broadly ‘as expected’ several weeks ago. A formal Garmin announcement is not now likely until around the time of CES2018. This looks to me like the basic physical hardware of the Vivoactive 3 (with more buttons and no…
It might seem superficially obvious to some people that “the most accurate power meter” might be the best power meter. Or maybe the most repeatably accurate powermeter is the best? But then maybe the most repeatably accurate powermeter involves: a huge sum of money; an inconvenient placement on your bike; and a usage case totally…
In this Garmin 935 Review we briefly look at why the 935 is widely heralded as the Best Triathlon Watch. Garmin 935 Review – An Introduction You can quite easily complete your first triathlon without a sports watch of any sort. You can quite easily use pretty much any sports watch for a triathlon,…
In this updated XPLOVA X5 EVO Review I have refreshed and extended the XPLOVA X5 review from last year in line with the notable improvements made to the X5 with the EVO (evolution) edition. To be fair to XPLOVA (Acer), I asked for an improved X5.5 and they delivered the X5 EVO. Many other brands…
Garmin Fenix 5 Review – The Honest Approach Most reviews of the Garmin Fenix 5 start out with a quote along the lines of, …it’s fair to say that the Fenix 5 is the best watch Garmin has ever made… I’d prefer to say it’s their most feature-full watch ever made. Which is not quite…
