Yesterday’s newly released functionality for the Suunto Ambit3 SPORT is shown below. Note today’s announcement of the SUUNTO SPARTAN SPORT Suunto Ambit3 Sport Release notes Read more about software updates www.suunto.com/Support/Software-updates Suunto Ambit3 Sport 2.2.16 – Release date 4.7.2016 – Energy consumption estimation from speed when exercising without heart rate belt: *Enabled in Openwater sport mode …
Is the 920XT the end of the line for 9xx devices? Will the next Garmin tri-watch be a 740XT? The release of the pretty, but plasticy run-cum-tri-watch, the Garmin 735XT, is great. As a populist tri watch many may well be happy with its sound feature set. As we’ve seen, though, the “pro gadget wearers” will…
The sad news is that it is another variation on the AMBIT3. It’s the AMBIT3 VERTICAL coming in at just over £300 in WHITE, BLACK, LIME or BLUE (official specs below). It officially supports running power with STRYD (but so do the existing ones). I’m not exactly sure what it is that is new that is…
In an opinion piece on an imagined Garmin Forerunner 930XT I suggested that Garmin should focus on ‘premium aesthetic forms’. To date Garmin have only released a grey/black 920XT that is only available as part of a relatively expensive Tri-Bundle that also includes accessories. Suunto are doing, above, more like what I had in mind. Even…
There is some degree of compatibility between the STRYD running power meter pod and almost all Bluetooth SMART and ANT+ devices. Precise compatibility is complicated because of all the devices available; you will most likely be using one of the 3 watches pictured above, or a Fenix 3. There are certain ‘channels’ of data accepted by the watch.…
Well I’ve figured out why my V800 wasn’t working with STRYD; but that’s another post (re-pair and bike profiles). This post shows STRYD’s power calculations compared to those of the Power Runner plugin for Sporttracks. We’re back to using the Suunto AMBIT3 Sport, although the watch makes no difference to the accuracy. Below is a quick reminder of…
I’ve been very excited about the STRYD ‘running power meter’ for probably over a year now. Finally I’ve hit the roads with it. First up, I have to say that ultimately I think we are all going to love this product. However my first experiences have not been great. It’s not very clear at all…