Yearly Archives: 2015

Reminder: Deal ends tomorrow on $329 FR920XT & 20% off Wahoo KICKR’s

Wahoo KICKR’s Sale: Some readers have brought to my attention the reality that my initial deal post two weeks ago didn’t actually include the Wahoo KICKR or KICKR SNAP 20% off sale, and as such, a large portion of readers probably … Read More Here

Week in Review–Nov 22nd, 2015

The Week in Review is a collection of both all the goodness I’ve written during the past week around the internet, as well as a small pile of links I found interesting – generally endurance sports related. I’ve often wondered … Read More Here

Arctic Circle Cross Border Hill Repeats: A Finland-Norway Runaround

People always talk about running XC (cross country) in school, but today, I truly ran cross-country.  I crossed an international border over and over again as part of my hill repeats. Here, let me explain.  The Girl and I are … Read More Here

TomTom Spark (Runner 2) In-Depth Review

It’s been about 50 days since I started testing the TomTom Spark watch (also branded as the Runner 2).  These were TomTom’s new entrant into the market by combining an optical HR sensor with music and GPS tracking capabilities.  In … Read More Here

LIMITS Responds: Says they aren’t a scam (but still lie)

You’ll remember last week when I posted about the state of the LIMITS power meter that was crowd-funded via Indiegogo.  I expressed extreme skepticism at their ability to deliver a project next month (as soon as 12 days away), given their … Read More Here

A November Garmin (Fancy) Fenix3 Giveaway

It’s somehow already halfway through November, and we’ve lacked a giveaway this month.  Heck, did we even have a giveaway last month? That seems like eons ago.  My bad. No worries though, I’m here to save the day.  Or at … Read More Here

Paris

It’s hard to sum up the last two days into just a few paragraphs of text.  Mostly because it’s nearly impossible to convey the emptiness and sadness that we now feel. For The Girl and I, we were lucky.  We … Read More Here

Holiday 2015 Deals Begin Today: FR920XT for $329, and more!

I must confess something on behalf of the entire sports tech industry: Someone thought that Friday the 13th meant Black Friday.  And thus instead of Black Friday deals starting two weeks from now as normal, they’re actually starting now.  Yes, … Read More Here

Garmin HRM-TRI & HRM-SWIM In-Depth Review

*** Update: The new Garmin HRM Pro is the most update product in this category. Click the link to see the full Garmin HRM Pro In-Depth Review*** It’s been a few months since Garmin introduced the HRM-TRI & HRM-SWIM, which … Read More Here

My 2015 ANT+ Symposium Session & Panel Videos

I’ve been delivering a session at the ANT+ Symposium now for 4 years. Kinda crazy.  While technically the ANT+ Symposium is focused on ANT+, the reality is that almost every major player in the sport technology world is there – … Read More Here

The 2nd Annual DCR Cave Open House–December 12th!

It was roughly one year ago that I announced the DCR Cave (along with Bertie’s Cake Studio).  Following that in December, we did an open house one Saturday evening for folks to come check it out and just in general … Read More Here

LIMITS Power Meter: Really cool or really fake?

It’s been nearly 6 months since the LIMITS power meter jumped onto the scene with a sub-$300 power meter, and plans to have units shipping by the end of the year.  I expressed skepticism early on in the project, primarily … Read More Here

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

Here’s what I’ve been up to the last few days! 1) Running with power Mid-last week my final production Stryd unit arrived.  You’ll remember I first discussed it last January when I did some initial testing.  Since then they’ve changed … Read More Here

Week in Review–November 7th, 2015

The Week in Review is a collection of both all the goodness I’ve written during the past week around the internet, as well as a small pile of links I found interesting – generally endurance sports related. I’ve often wondered … Read More Here

My Winter 2015-2016 Bike Trainer Recommendations

!!!Update: Looking for a trainer? Check out my new 2016-2017 Winter Trainer Guide here! It’s once again fall in the Northern Hemisphere – which for most of us means transitioning to a more steady diet of trainer rides indoors, keeping … Read More Here

Withings Activité & Activité Pop In-Depth Review

It’s been well over a year since Withings released their initial Activité smart watch, which they then followed up last winter with the cheaper Activité Pop version.  Of course – looking at both watches at a glance you wouldn’t realize … Read More Here

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

Here’s what we were up to this past weekend here in the warm and sunny City of Lights: 1) Off to the Market We headed out Saturday morning to get a bunch of items from the market for both later … Read More Here

Week in Review–November 1st, 2015

The Week in Review is a collection of both all the goodness I’ve written during the past week around the internet, as well as a small pile of links I found interesting – generally endurance sports related. I’ve often wondered … Read More Here

Change & Moving Forward

Many of you know that my biggest challenge here in running the site is simply time.  Or rather, lack thereof.  There are just not enough hours in the day for me to enjoy writing here and enjoy answering your questions, … Read More Here

Cycliq Fly6 In-Depth Review

I’ve been using the Fly6 (Generation 2) for the better part of a year now.  While I wrote an initial preview last year of the Generation 1 model, it was just that – a preview.  I figured it was about … Read More Here

Garmin’s new Index Smart WiFi Weight Scale: Hands-on (or feet-on)

***Update Feb 2016! I’ve now published my full in-depth review on the Garmin Index Scale – so swing on over to that page for all my thoughts!*** Wrapping up what ought to be classified as a massive year of new … Read More Here

First look at the new Garmin Vivosmart HR with optical sensor

Update! See my in-depth review of the Vivosmart HR – now located just one click away here! Today Garmin rolled out their latest wearable, the Vivosmart HR.  This new wrist-bound device takes the Vivosmart band that they announced slightly over … Read More Here

Zwift’s New Workout Mode: First workout overview

This weekend Zwift rolled out the first iteration of their new workout mode.  This is a bit of a departure from their past claim to fame, which is the 3D world known as Zwift Island (or more recently, the Richmond … Read More Here

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

A nice pleasant weekend at home – here’s what we were up to! 1) A Michelin Starred Lunch Living in Paris we’re surrounded by incredible food.  I think as a tourist you can easily get trapped into crappy spots that … Read More Here

Week in Review–October 24th, 2015

The Week in Review is a collection of both all the goodness I’ve written during the past week around the internet, as well as a small pile of links I found interesting – generally endurance sports related. I’ve often wondered … Read More Here