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Comment on Garmin Forerunner 910XT In Depth Review by Rainmaker

Rainmaker — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:41:33 +0000

Yup, you could do that. it wouldn’t be perfect, but it would fit the bill. The one challenge folks tend to have with that is that you have to ‘pre-create’ it for the right distance/time that you plan to run – otherwise you may run out of intervals. Make sense?

It’d be similar on the TRT2.

Comment on Initial thoughts on the newly announced TomTom GPS Triathlon Watch by Rainmaker

Rainmaker — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:40:08 +0000

I don’t have anything more definitive on this at the moment.

Also – the next solid update I’ll have on the Tom-Tom unit will be towards the end of June. Thanks all!

Comment on Garmin Forerunner 910XT In Depth Review by Rainmaker

Rainmaker — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:37:44 +0000

Hi Jennifer-

If you want to swim, the FR910XT is pretty much your best bet. The RCX3 doesn’t do swimming. For a triathlete, the FR910XT is the best all-around watch out there that captures data across all three sports whether indoors or out. At present, the only other watch to do that is the Suunto Ambit2/2S, though it lacks some of the more advanced FR910XT features (and costs more).

Comment on Initial thoughts on the newly announced TomTom GPS Triathlon Watch by Querfeldein

Querfeldein — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:34:11 +0000

In a promotional video, TomTom seemed to suggest that you could “race yourself”, implying (as I read it) that you can load workouts or tracks onto the watch.

Do you know anything definitive on this, and whether the watch supports either a breadcrumb track display, or a “get me home” function? For a frequent traveler who likes to go on (long) runs in unknown places, but doesn’t like to get completely lost, that’s the most important feature in a GPS running watch.

Comment on Week in Review–May 19th, 2013 by Rainmaker

Rainmaker — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:32:27 +0000

Hi Nick!

Thanks for the note!

I haven’t talked with them yet. In general I try and review products that are globally available (or working out global distribution), and I think the Ultrasport is primarily UK based. Looking at the specs, it looks like it’s roughly in the camp of something like the Garmin FR10. If you’re happy with it, I’d see no reason to change honestly. In most cases accuracy tends to be pretty good across a broad range of units in the market today, and for most people the how far/fast/long pieces is most critical – all the bells and whistles come later.

Good luck!

Comment on Stages Power Meter In-Depth Review by E92Vancouver

E92Vancouver — Sun, 19 May 2013 22:00:01 +0000

To be clear, my Stages dies yesterday and would not work. I tested the battery with a volt meter and it was strong. Still would not fire up. I put in a brand new battery for the hell of it and the power meter fired up. This exact thing happened with my second Stages. I have two, one on the rain bike and one on the race bike.

I upgraded to the second firmware upgrade that is now available. Readings are now 100 watts higher on average. Will go for a ride now.

BTW, no signs of moisture in the battery compartment area.