Tour de France 2020 Next year’s TdF is a sneaky all-France affair with no detours into foreign countries. We also see the removal of the Team Time Trial, which I quite liked. For those of you with a vague interest in the TdF and more of an interest in a French holiday, I can…
It had to happen. The UCI seem to have sanctioned a ZWIFT eSports World Championship for 2020. It’s a nice idea I suppose and we’ve talked about it here and many, many other places. One of the beauties of watching the TdF on TV is the banter and in-depth knowledge of the commentators, as the…
Just over a year ago, Norwest Equity Partners invested an undisclosed sum into Wahoo Fitness. Clearly, this was always going to be more about a significant business expansion rather than building a slightly better HRM. I’m pretty sure that’s right as Wahoo released the ‘slightly better HRM’ a few months before the investment (Tickr FIT)…
It looks like a new feature has been planned at STRAVA for quite some time, it’s called TOP STOPS. STRAVA has got a lot of data about you. Just think, it’s more than the segments you ride and the flybys you had. It’s more than the gear you say you’ve used and the routes you’ve…
A recent post by dcrainmaker (here) showed how STRAVA had effectively cut off access to relive.cc for the strava API. I covered it a little as well at the time (here). One suggestion was that STRAVA might have a directly-competing product in the pipeline. For the sake of argument let’s just assume they have. I…
Coming soon: http://wko5.com/ TrainingPeaks have just, sort of, released a new version of their analytics package …called WKO5. Full details and links below ahead of tomorrow’s marketing drive. Of interest are their SMART SEGMENTS (smart LAPS) where you can analyse YOUR performances on segments/laps of YOUR custom routes over time compared to YOU. Dynamic Functional Reserve…
This is one of those ‘me trying to be helpful’ posts. First Up – STRAVA These are the riders who seem to have STRAVA profiles that you can follow. There are a few that are missed out, let me know if you know the STRAVA ID. Some of the watts are perhaps not…
Rouvy is an indoor cycling platform that allows riders to compete, virtually, over recognised race route against animated, 3D competitors Cyclerecon is a bike route video recording business. You can guess the synergy. Although Rouvy already has a 3000-strong route library, they will now be able to leverage (for free) CycleRecon’s UK library PLUS record…
The new bike computers from Stages are ready to go and we have the Dash L10, M50 and M50 specifications below with a review to hopefully follow SOON! These 3 new models represent a nice leap forwards for Stages who dipped their toe in the head unit market earlier with the Stages Dash. It’s a…
V2.091 – 24 April 2019 This post is regularly updated before being replaced, periodically, with a new one that contains a more pertinent introduction & commentary. The intent is to give you an idea of which GPS Triathlon, Bike and Run sports devices are available NOW and likely to be superseded soon or which…
This is one of the best, quickest and cheapest ways to start cycling with power. You can easily install the crank, with little more than just having to tighten two bolts. A single-side crank is relatively easily moved between bikes and would probably take about the same time as swapping over two pedals and with…
30% off Stages Shimano Ultegra 6800. Yep THIRTY percent 30%.
For those of you looking at STAGES for a crank-based power meter solution you can now buy them online AND you can get 10% off with the Power Meter City code: the5krunner10. Stages have held off from dealing through online channels for longer than most of their competitors. There are now selected online dealers offering…
In late August 2016, STAGES announced a new Cycling Computer for release in early 2017. The press release is below. It looks like an interesting little beast with a portrait or horizontal orientation both possible. It’s going for a wide reach by supporting both ANT+ and BT/BTLE sensors as well as FE-C trainers. It has something of…
