Comments for DC Rainmaker

Comment on Stages Power Meter In-Depth Review Update by Werner

Werner — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:57:39 +0000

Yet another amazing review Ray! As an analyst I definitely appreciate the rigor that you apply to your reviews.

Quick question: It sounds like it is critical to stay up to date with the latest firmware in this product, which then begs the question as to how you actually go about doing that? On the Stages website they provide a link to an iPhone app, but what about us PC and/or Windows Smartphone users?

Comment on Suunto Ambit 2 and 2S In-Depth Review by Gregory

Gregory — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:33:48 +0000

Is it just me… or is there no way to view detail information after a run like I can in most Garmins? IOW, dig into lap details – per lap pace, etc – on the watch?

Comment on Garmin Edge 500 In Depth Review by Cycling is All About the Data

Cycling is All About the Data — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:34:52 +0000

[...] truly at a loss for what to do. With approximately 6 miles to go during my evening ride, my Garmin Edge 500 powered down. No more juice. It just turned OFF. I had to finish my ride without constantly [...]

Comment on Stages Power Meter In-Depth Review Update by Tom Anhalt

Tom Anhalt — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:23:33 +0000

Chris, this explanation might help a little:
link to bikeblather.blogspot.com

In short, any PM that looks at cadence as the average rotational speed over a single pedal cycle (which I believe includes the Stages since it’s accel is looking at peaks in the signal formed by the gravity vector and looking at the time between peaks) will suffer from artificial power inflation.

Comment on Understanding Sport Device GPS Elevation Issues by Richard

Richard — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:23:10 +0000

I've just bought an Edge 510 and can see some quite interesting artefacts when importing into Strava. Most notable is how noisy the reading is. That said, the noise amplitude is only a couple of feet, so quite low when you think about it. This especially considering the vibration and air flow around the device while it is moving. Our roads are pretty poor in places so there's a lot a vibration even on road. I wonder if some of the odd spikes are due to vibration from potholes which cannot always be avoided. I produced a comparison against corrected data in Strava at m0rjc.me.uk which has restored my confidence in the device. The two graphs are quite close with the Garmin showing details such as a cycle path bridge over the railway.

Comment on Garmin Forerunner 210 In Depth Review by Rainmaker

Rainmaker — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:16:31 +0000

It’s the same, except just a deceptive site. It won’t help on spin bikes. Sorry!