We recently saw what I considered to be ‘OK’ Fitbit financial figures. Unfortunately Fitbit had told the markets to expect more and didn’t deliver. The shares headed South for a while. It looks to me like Fitbit (obviously) knew in advance what the 2017 figures were going to be and so they coincided a…
With the likely announcement of the Vector 3 and 3s later this year, as an upgrade to the already sound Vector 2 equivalents, what can Garmin meaningfully add to their pedal-based power meters?
The STRAVA app has already been working fine on AndroidWear v1.X (AW). Naturally the company have confirmed it will be upgraded to support the impending release of AndroidWear 2.0 where it will grace the screen of the Polar M600, New Balance RunIQ, Asus ZenWatch 2 &3; Casio WSD F10; Fossil Q Founder/Wander/Marshall; Huawei Watch; LG…
Garmin’s Fenix 5 advertises the use of Training Effect 2.0 and will also be including a new Training Status. This was developed by FIRSTBEAT and announced as long ago as December 2015. As we know FIRSTBEAT are a leading HR-analytics company who partner with Suunto, Huawei, Jabra, Samsung, Sony and others. Indeed many of you…
Garmin Vector Review In this Garmin Vector Review we take a detailed look at all aspects of the Version 2 pedals from Garmin. This detailed review of Garmin’s Vector 2 power meter offering will give a thorough coverage of most aspects of installation and usage. Vector 2 gives an improved installation over and above the…
Garmin’s Vector 2 pedals are ANT+ compatible, dual-sided power meters. They are compatible with LOOK KEO cleats. They should fit into the thread of any crank but do not consider that carte-blanche to use with your MTB or with carbon cranks. The Vector 2s are essentially the same as the Version 1 Vector but come with a…
After over a year of using Favero’s bePRO dual-sided power meter pedals it seemed like a good time to update some thoughts on their long-term suitability. This post is a SUMMARY update to the short review <here>. If you are thinking about buying some then you will need to read the detailed review in conjunction with this post. ESSENTIAL…
I’ll keep these opinions short as people buying an apple Watch 2 won’t read this and therefore, logically, those of you reading this won’t by one. So Apple strike again with a masterpiece of design, inspired by the early-2016 TomTom Golfer (right). Well at least Apple got the shape right for an out-and-out sports watch.…
The improved TomTom Runner 3/SPARK 3 range is available to pre-order now for an imminent September 2016 delivery. Prices starting around £120/US$130. The Runner 3/SPARK 3 is designed for beginners-to-fairly-serious runners who may also delve into gyms, classes and maybe the odd duathlon/triathlon. It’s focused entirely for RUNNERS but then adds features around what runners also do…
We’ve already seen the announcements from the very busy TomTom R&D department with the new Runner3/SPARK3, The Adventurer and the Touch. But what has changed from last year’s Runner2/SPARK? The Touch is obviously a new product entirely. So that’s 100% new. The Adventurer and Runner3/Spark3 both LOOK like the same hardware/form as the previous iteration. But are…
I exchanged a few emails with the very nice Mr Gill from titaniumgeek about the STRYD he is currently powering his way around the Midlands of England with. We talked about stryd-things; speculating about its future. A bit about the present though. How is STRYD supported by the 3 big sports watch vendors? Leading into the…
