NPE Runn 50% Off Discount on second treadmill sensor
Special offer right now 50% off a second device this coming weekend AND another 10% off both with the code THE5KRUNNER.
Best CIQ Apps 2020 – Nominees
Every year we select the Best of CIQ across a range of categories. There are some great nominees for this year’s awards and those of you who looked closely at last year’s winners might, like me, still have the award-winning Crystal Watch Face adorning your Garmin. Before we dive into this year nominees, take a…
Humon Hex * Closes *
Humon today announced that they are closing their doors – I’ll cover the impact on HEX users in a minute. For those who want it, the full communique from Humon is shown further below. Background The Humon Hex is a muscle oxygen sensor, delivering athlete-metrics along a very similar vein to the existing Moxy product…
STRAVA | 3 Billion Uploads
STRAVA hit 3bn workout uploads and 50m registered users. The only way is up for cyclists’ favourite data platform.
Garmin Advanced Swim Features | new to 945 & Fenix 6 Series
Garmin beef up their top-end Fenix 6 & Forerunner 945 models with some great new swim features.
Shimano buys Pioneer Cycle Sports
Pioneer Announces Transfer of Cycle Sports Business Shimano is potentially back in the bike head unit market with the acquisition of what looks to be Pioneer’s entire bicycling components business (assets). As the press release says: Pioneer Announces Transfer of Cycle Sports Business Pioneer Corporation announced today that it has signed an agreement to…
Garmin Widget Glances on the 945 and beyond
Garmin Widget Glances have just made their way to your Forerunner 945. We take a detailed look and add som ethoughts for the future.
NPE Runn Review | Zwift Garmin Smart Sensor for Treadmills
NPE Runn Review – the pros, cons & details of everything Zwift & Treadmill related
Garmin Virtual Run – First Run – on Zwift Through to STRAVA
Garmin Virtual Run – My First Run on Zwift on Teanu and sending the stats through through to STRAVA. A pleasant but solitary experience
THEMAGIC5 Review 🏊♂️ Custom Swim Goggles | Magic5 Discount
TheMagic5 Review 🏊♂️ SmartPhone Face Scan for an ‘exact’ fit
Apple Wearable Sales…up…a LOT
Apple’s latest financial statements show that in the three months ended 28 Dec 2019, sales of “Wearables, Home and Accessories” rose to $10bn from $7.3bn. That’s a BIG rise and is where sales of all the Apple watch versions are accounted for. There are no further detailed breakdowns on Apple Watch sales provided by Apple.…
new Polar H9 heart rate strap |Specifications |
new Polar H9 Specifications & Announcement Polar has just announced a new version of its chest strap & pod. This is the new H9 (nine) pod model and this is a very slightly functionally cut down version of the existing Polar H10 (review here) and th eH9 also has a new type of soft strap.…
Coros adds new features for 2020 for the Vertix, Apex and Pace.
Hot on the heels of their innovative running track features in late 2019, Coros have added a few more little firmware gems both in an update this month and others right at the end of last year. Minor Firstly the Coros PACE had the Track Run mode for 400-meter track runs that the other models received…
Wahoo, ANGi Added
Wahoo have just added Specialized ANGi support to all 3 of their ELEMNT devices through today’s firmware updates Specialized ANGi is a helmet-mounted sensor that measures the forces transmitted to your helmet during a crash, as well as the harmful rotational forces that occur during crashes when your helmet doesn’t actually impact the ground.…
Sports Apps 2020 Report & Table – Winners & Losers of 2019 – Best Sports App
I’ve produced rankings of sports-related apps over the last few years and this is a report on the progress those apps made with their installed user base throughout 2019. The specific measures that I look at are the NUMBER of reviews and AVERAGE RATING on Google Play. I think these are a good proxy to…
Garmin Forerunner 945 – BIG new Firmware out now
The 945 has just got a good chunk of new features. More info HERE. Planning on going for a swim followed by lots of sweating on a treadmill and then a nice bike ride uphill? A quick pilates session and then reading some texts with emojis in?…this firmware is your answer (maybe) Change Log 3.90…
Garmin Instinct 2 Solar – early leaks
Garmin Instinct 2 Solar – early leaks. It looks like we have a SOLAR vairant coming to the popular Garmin Instinct range.
new Garmin Vector Air Specs & Opinion
Garmin recently leaked their own product details on their upcoming Garmin Vector Air product. It’s an opposing force power meter yet, more interestingly, it’s also a Drag Meter as it measures cDa and transmits cDa live to your cycling computer. That’s a pretty niche usage BUT it comes priced at $299.99, thus that niche of…
Bryton Rider 420 Review – cheap and highly featured
The Bryton Rider 420 is the Best Bike Computer for COMMUTING, it’s feature-full and priced well. The Bryton Rider 420 could be prettier but it does the job.
Polar Favorites on FLOW – Notably Changed Functionality
Polar has today notably changed the organisation of Favorites in FLOW. Favorites include STRAVA LIVE SEGMENTS, ROUTES and TRAINING TARGETS. Training Targets includes goal-oriented workouts eg specific distance targets, as well as STRUCTURED WORKOUTS and the RACE PACE pacing tool. Not all these functions/favorites work on every Polar device. Years ago I never realised this…
