The Garmin Forerunner 945 triathlon watch has arrived and you’re in for a treat, I’ll save a full review for a few more months so let’s go now with a preview, or whatever you want to call it. Availability throughout May will be limited. Act now if you want one this month: PRE-ORDER EXPLAINED *HERE*…
The new Garmin Edge 530 bike computer is now available for pre-order for a likely delivery in Mid May. The Garmin Edge 530 is a refinement of the non-touchscreen, Edge 520 Plus and is an unexpected addition to Garmin’s 2019 range of Edge bike computers. The Edge 530 could be described as Garmin’s “entry-level” bike…
The new Garmin Edge 830 bike computer is now available for pre-order for a likely delivery in May. The Garmin Edge 830 is a refinement of the Edge 820, perhaps even an evolution if I am being kind. It represents the most featured medium-format GPS cycling ‘head unit’ and has even more features that you…
The Garmin MARQ and Garmin Fenix CHRONOS represent the two top-end models from their respective Fenix lines. The Garmin MARQ (March 2019) is the top model for the Fenix 5 and Fenix 5 Plus series whereas the Fenix Chronos (2016) was the top model for the Fenix 3 line. Remember that there was no Fenix…
Let’s do a simple comparisosn of Garmin Marq vs Garmin Fenix 5X Plus vs Garmin Fenix 5 Plus Garmin Marq Vs Garmin Fenix 5 Plus Vs Garmin Fenix 5X Plus Source: Garmin The Fenix 5 Plus and Marq are very similar. But these are the full standout feature differences. No-one else has reported all the…
Garmin are on a roll. With Garmin’s 2018 cycling products you can take that headline literally as well as metaphorically. At the end of this post are the headline specs of all 3 devices – the old Garmin Edge 520, the new Edge 520 plus and the new Garmin Edge 130. The headline specs are…
Garmin have just released a new app, “Garmin Running Power”…let’s call it GRP for short. This post will provide a bit of background but then specifically discuss the pros and cons of GRP compared to the competitor products STRYD and RunScribe (there are others but I wouldn’t consider them yet if I were you). Why…
Today’s run was to look at Garmin Running Power some more. This long run had all the wahoo elemnts of a great blog post: VO, GCT, Hills, Track, Snow, Dark, Cold & Stupidity. Luckily I missed out the part entitled ‘Injury’ before I got home. What I tried to do: Firstly: Run at a half-decent…
The new Oura Ring marks a big step forwards for the Finnish activity-tech firm. The takeaway: Oura already make a ‘wearable tech ring’ that actually works! Indeed its sleep tracking is one of the best solutions available to consumers/athletes. This one should be good too….#BETTER I will follow up with a more detailed Oura Ring…
It’s pretty obvious that the new Forerunner 645 Music has, errr, music. But is there anything else to tickle your running fancy? Let’s do some detailed comparisons and compare to other Forerunners. I think it’s interesting to compare the ‘proper’ run-focussed Forerunners ie the 235 and 630. The 735XT and 935 just have all…
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…
2019 “What is the Best Power Meter?” you ask. The clear winner of The Best Power Meter in this guide is …
Polar OH1 Review – Detailed look at Polar’s latest AND ACCURATE arm-worn optical HR sensor
Polar’s recently announced M460 offers a refresh of the previous version..the M450. Polar also have the more expensive navigational bike computer in their range…the V650. Taking out the navigational side of things all the units have quite similar functionality. Polar are sticking with the BLE only world of communication with sensors. This restricts the ability…
We’ve just seen the announcement of Polar’s latest ‘proper’ running watch – the M430. It’s essentially a refreshed and updated oHR-packed, M400. But how do they compare? What’s missing? And, instead, might it be worth going for the AndroidWear2.0, market-leading Polar M600? There is a comparison table further below. There are links to detailed, individual…
Garmin 935, Fenix 5, Forerunner 920XT Comparison For those of you looking to upgrade here is a Garmin 935, Fenix 5, Forerunner 920XT Comparison. So tri-fans. It’s here. You probably have either a Fenix 3, a 735XT or a 920XT and you want to know if it’s worth the upgrade to a shiny new Forerunner…
Garmin’s Forerunner 935 has just been announced and the details of what we mostly knew have largely been confirmed. Is it what the 920XT should always have morphed into? or something less impressive? ESSENTIAL READING: 935 Features and 935 Comparisons to F5/920XT. MASTER STROKE My biggest complaint with new Garmin products is that they tend not…
Garmin generally make great cycling computers. The Edge 820 looks to follow in that tradition. The 820 is a clichéd EVOLUTION not revolution. Having said that it brings together much of what is good about the Edge 810, the Edge 520 and the Edge 1000. It’s a consolidation. Having said that, I’m still not quite…
Here is a quick head-to-head of the old and the new Gear Fit. Gear Fit2 is the sexy one on the right! Actually I always liked the first one too. Here is a closer first look at some of the Gear Fit2’s specs (link).
Along with the Polar V800 (here vs. 920) and Suunto AMBIT3 Sport, the Garmin 920XT has been a weapon of choice for many triathletes from 2014 through to late 2016. Many more people bought the near identically-featured Garmin Fenix 3 probably, I would contend, for reasons other than pure triathlon competition – such as using it for…
