Mio Pod It looks like one of the first optical HR companies is back with a bang…I mean band. This is Mio global who made the MIO Link (Velo, Fuse) and similar HR straps. They used a Phillips sensor and were GOOD at the time and I think I still l have them in a…
You’ve got your STRAVA account and you’ve set up the HOME ZONE so no-one can find out where you live and steal your bike. Phew!! All’s good, right? Your data is private and safe? Well…emphatically …NO. Before STRAVA even gets your file from, let’s say, Garmin, you will probably have already given Garmin MUCH more…
Bryton has added yet another cycling computer to their already extensive range. This time around it’s the BRYTON RIDER 420 and RIDER 860 both of which offer Turn-by-Turn guidance with street names as well as Galileo GNSS, dual-band sensor support and power meter calibration and configuration. Normally this sort of spec from Garmin /Wahoo would…
Puma SMARTWATCH We knew that Puma and Fossil were working on a sports watch in 2018 and finally it has now been formally announced. Sales will start in early November and the price will be €280/$300/£250. More details are likely to emerge over the next few days but here is what we have so…
Wahoo Elemnt Roam Review – This is a fine cycling computer with great functionality. It delivers advanced functionality and importantly it ‘just works’
Here are the results from my early ‘tests’ of GPS/oHR and elevation accuracy. I’ll endeavour to keep this post updated with new results for a month or so, so pop back for updates. FYI: When I got the watch, it immediately updated firmware to the production firmware ie v3 and GPS firmware to v2.5, so…
V2.139 – 07 Sep 2019 This post is regularly updated before being periodically replaced with a refreshed introduction & commentary to give you an indication of which GPS Run, Bike and Triathlon sports devices are available NOW and likely to be superseded SOON – or which have been DISCONTINUED. You might want the latest model…
Cycling UK has just announced the Great North Trail in the UK. The end plan seems to be to link the North and South of the UK with a mostly continuous trail route. Which is a cool objective, right? Today’s announcement is for an 800-mile stretch which goes from the middle of England (Derbyshire) to…
Garmin Fenix 6 – First Runs, Impressions, etc The Garmin Fenix 6 is living up to expectations and a review is well on the way, although it might be in the offing for some time yet. If you were a Fenix 5 or Fenix 5 Plus owner then there’s nothing here to immediately surprise you…
The Xiaomi-Huami Amazfit STRATOS 3 will soon be here. For those of you who missed out on the STRATOS 2, fear not. The STRATOS and STRATOS 2 are effectively the same product, due to an unfathomable naming convention that is almost as unfathomable as to actually what the company itself is called. And even more…
Here we have the first leaked images of the Garmin Fenix 6X Pro which look very much like the Fenix5. They could be fake but this now corroborates with other information I have that a slew of Garmin products are queueing up for release to an, as yet, unsuspecting public. Source: Images click to…
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…
V2.134 – 01 Sep 2019 This post is regularly updated before being periodically replaced, with a refreshed introduction & commentary to give you an indication of which GPS Run, Bike and Triathlon sports devices are available NOW and likely to be superseded SOON or which have been DISCONTINUED. You might want the latest model or…
As promised last year, I’ve started to do some races with the Polar Vantage. This post covers some gadget-based results and anecdotes of recent RACE escapades. I “used” the Vantage V Titan for the River Arun 3.8k swim and also for the Dartmoor Classic 100 mile ride. Clearly, I didn’t look at the watch too…
There is some fairly interesting news just announced by Favero about their ASSIOMA power meter pedals. The news comes on two fronts, firstly A NEW SHELL and, secondly, new DATA-METRICS. From a personal perspective, I’m more interested in the new pedal body than the new metrics but I’m pretty sure that there are a sizable…
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…
V2.120 – 27 Jul 2019 This post is regularly updated before being periodically replaced, with a refreshed introduction & commentary. The intent is to give you an idea of which GPS Run, Bike and Triathlon sports devices are available NOW and likely to be superseded SOON or which have been DISCONTINUED. As well as reviewing…
I had to change my lycra when I first heard about the new STRYD a couple of days ago. Very, very exciting stuff – almost too exciting. At least it was for me. Info sources: stryd.com Heads Up: I’ve not got the new STRYD yet, this post is based on information mostly provided following a…
