The TomTom Adventurer is the ‘off-road’ version of The TomTom Runner 3/SPARK 3 and is designed for: beginners-to-fairly-serious runners; trail runners; & hikers who may wander across the odd hill and not wish to get lost. Back home, sure, they will all also delve into gyms, classes and maybe partake in the most modern of pastimes – ‘activity tracking’. Like the…
The PowerPod is a low-cost power meter also with extra bits of cycling efficiency data – all without using a strain gauge. In a few words… It’s an interesting product that I approached with a high degree of scepticism. It mostly won me over with it’s 3/4-tier offering: It uses wheel speed whilst on your turbo as…
This review has been specifically written for those of you who want a slightly rosier view of Suunto’s summer-released SPARTAN. So please read it in that context along with everything else out there and make an informed decision. There are a lot of negative reviews and online comments many of which make perfectly valid points –…
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…
You can see from the photos that this is a fitness band or activity tracker of some sort. You probably already know that there is quite a lot of choice in that area. Yet here we have another one, this time from TomTom with their first foray into this particular format of device. What is…
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…
Summary: Wow ! Scribe Labs was formed in 2012 and had a working product a year or so later. The RunScribe PRO for 2016 is the next generation of running metric-awesomeness. What is it? It is a shoe-based running gait system that delivers deep running mechanics information through a smartphone app and online platform. It’s transferable…
