Reviews & Opinions
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…
“What is the Best Power Meter?” you ask. The clear winner of The Best Power Meter in this guide is …
The Best Cycling Watch is here. More accurately let’s look at the best cycling watches for a variety of different cycling uses from commuting to mountain biking
RunScribe PLUS Review to follow – here are some final phots and comments for now..enjoy!
Detailed Polar A370 Review of Polar’s latest fitness band
Epson ProSense 367 – Specifications I’ve done a cut and past job on the official specs of the high-end device in the ProSense range and they are further below. I’ve been predicting (guessing) an Epson tri-watch for a couple of years but had given up hope. Hope has arrived. Like a London bus. Then TWO/THREE…
Garmin Vivoactive 3 Review In this Garmin Vivoactive 3 Review we take a detailed look at Garmin’s attempt to take on Apple’s Watch, Samsung’s Gear and Fitbit’s Ionic. The Garmin Vivoactive 3 enters new territory for Garmin with Garmin Pay. But will Garmin’s existing app store, their sporting prowess and this fledgling payment system be…
Fitbit Ionic Review In this Fitbit Ionic Review we take a detailed look at Fitbit’s new Apple Watch-killer (ahem). The Fitbit Ionic is unlike anything Fitbit has attempted before and represents a potentially massive leap forwards for them in terms of the technology. Fitbit HAVE to get this product right to secure their future fortunes.…
I seem to be doing a lot of ‘First run with XXXXX and STRYD’ posts these days, well today is Fitbit Ionic GPS accuracy day! Anyway, STRYD doesn’t have a Fitbit Ionic app. And once again today wasn’t really the FIRST run with the Ionic but rather the first proper run. Actally it was the…
STRYD on the Apple Watch – watchOS 4 STRYD is now supported on the Apple Watch. It’s pretty cool. STRYD released their Apple Watch app a few weeks ago. Providing you have WatchOS 4, you should be good to go right now. There’s not much to the app itself BUT I will briefly cover the…
Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist HR Baro Preview The Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist HR Baro Stealth is certainly a mouthful but probably better than SSSWHRBS. I’m feeling sorry for myself today having just failed to get a 10 mile PB. Writing a full review takes a looong time so I got the camera out and enjoyed the…
I, sort-of, loved the XPLOVA X5 and then, sort of, didn’t. Aspiring awesomeness mixed with annoying quirkiness at time let it down. Acer have updated the X5 to the EVO version. I suspect that there is not going to be too much interest in this product so I have not invested much time in looking…
Polar OH1 Review – Detailed look at Polar’s latest AND ACCURATE arm-worn optical HR sensor
The Best Cycling Computer is looked at here across a range of types of cyclists and what they need their cycling computers for.
Polar have just announced their new Scosche RHYTM+ competitor. It’s called the Polar OH1. The Polar OH1 Review is here (link to: the5krunner.com) but here are some first thoughts. IN A SENTENCE Apart from the lack of ANT+ support, Polar appear to have nailed this sub-market with a VERY LARGE nail. Nice Job. I first…
