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In Depth Product Reviews
You probably stumbled upon here looking for a review of a sports gadget. If you’re trying to decide which unit to buy – check out my in-depth reviews section. Some reviews are over 60 pages long when printed out, with hundreds of photos! I aim to leave no stone unturned.
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Read My Sports Gadget Recommendations.
Here’s my most recent GPS watch guide here, and cycling GPS computers here. Plus there are smart trainers here, all in these guides cover almost every category of sports gadgets out there. Looking for the equipment I use day-to-day? I also just put together my complete ‘Gear I Use’ equipment list, from swim to bike to run and everything in between (plus a few extra things). And to compliment that, here’s The Girl’s (my wife’s) list. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!
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My Photography Gear: The Cameras/Drones/Action Cams I Use Daily
The most common question I receive outside of the “what’s the best GPS watch for me” variant, are photography-esq based. So in efforts to combat the amount of emails I need to sort through on a daily basis, I’ve complied this “My Photography Gear” post for your curious minds (including drones & action cams!)! It’s a nice break from the day-to-day sports-tech talk, and I hope you get something out of it!
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The Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
Many readers stumble into my website in search of information on the latest and greatest sports tech products. But at the end of the day, you might just be wondering “What does Ray use when not testing new products?”. So here is the most up to date list of products I like and fit the bill for me and my training needs best! DC Rainmaker 2023 swim, bike, run, and general gear list. But wait, are you a female and feel like these things might not apply to you? If that’s the case (but certainly not saying my choices aren’t good for women), and you just want to see a different gear junkies “picks”, check out The Girl’s Gear Guide too.
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APPS FOR SALE (it’s only one image), or better: STRAVA FOR SALE?
Thx and congratulations for your web
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I used to race against Simon Beck the snow (and sand) artist. Putting his map and compass skills to a new use. Always was a character famous for racing in a boiler suite.
It’s amazing how a responsive website makes completing a survey (the wearables one) actually enjoyable. Too often I simply stop halfway because I get annoyed. This one gave the feeling that my time is actually valued by making it as smooth as possible. Good job, and best of luck to the researchers.
That IKEA video was truly hilarious.
Agree, and even more so, if you understand what they say (not all is subtitled)
What are people’s thoughts on getting the snap over the kickr? Should I save the extra $400??
Thanks for the heads up about the REI sale, Ray. Chalk up one Wahoo Kickr Snap for DCR!
That seat post story says Stephanie Bruggen is Belgian. He may well be but he lives and coaches triathlon in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Woohoo. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie. Oi, Oi, Oi :-)
Living in Oz, does not make one Oz!! ;)
Oh, not saying that. It is just nice to know someone close to home mentioned on the blog :)
Minor language nitpick, should be “broken-off seat post”…
I used to think I was a good rider, but the idea of going on for that long standing on a bike, boggles the mind.
Wait – how have you never seen Game of Thrones?
Yeah, I can forgive you not seeing Game of Thrones if you are at least watching Vikings. I mean, you live in Paris, and a decent amount of Vikings is set in Paris. History channel FTW!
I don’t think we get history channel on TV here. :(
There was an update for the Wahoo Elemnt on the 18th : link to support.wahoofitness.com
Good catch. Was there an RSS feed by chance for this?
I don’t thing there is, at least not naturally (you could use Page 2 RSS).
At one point we saw a “next release” section, but it was removed a few days prior the official release. Next week we should have Di2 et eTap integration.
There’s a lot of action on the Google Group where Murray, Tyler and the Wahoo Guys are awesomely active. link to groups.google.com
Yup, just chatted with the Wahoo guys – they’re going to see about adding a feed option.
But in the meantime, I’ll just use a change watcher page to keep tabson it.
Do the Fenix 3 beta firmware releases work on the HR version?
Hi Ray,
Quick question about the Powertap updates – I have a CycleOps G3 hub laced to a generic CycleOps wheel. I’ve gone to d the update by Poweragent says it’s up to date and yet the firmware is 16.000. The hub transmits in Ant+ so I’m wondering if you know if this update should work for my hub?
Thanks for your help,
Cheers
Rob
Yup, you’d be able to update that one.
Ok thanks – will try again. I wonder if it’s because I’m using the Mac version of Poweragent.
Have you seen this?
link to indiegogo.com
Interesting. Though, the December 2016 delivery date would concern me a bit.
Hey,
I just found this comment. I am part of the Product team. The date was partly set so we can get 50 pieces out first and after a month of feedback , make changes and then manufacture the final lot. So, it literally goes through 2 manufacturing cycles. s a backer myself, I have found that the second lot of products always tends to be better and the deliveries are always late. So we also added a small buffer :).
Thanks Neil for sharing this here! As a cyclist, having Ray look at this means a lot to us!
Gandharv
P.S: Ray, we tried to get in touch with you to send you an early prototype for a review. We would still love to, though the campaign has started.
I’m glad you liked my ostrich video! Here’s with Strava overlay: link to suffervision.com
Does REI sell the 10spd variant of the KICKR, or am I stuck buying the 11 and finding another cassette?
Just 10-speed. I asked Wahoo about it a few months ago and they said basically they had temporarily stopped making 11-speed versions, but were planning on starting up production again. But hadn’t done so yet.
Ray,
Looking at the REI website…they list it as 11 spd. Is this not correct?
link to rei.com
Sorry, got my wires crossed, meant the other way around.
Any idea what is happening with Polar these days? Their Strava sync is glitchy at best, and their forum seems to be running without any participation from the company at all? Their goods are really nice, but no support or attention to problems really puts one off buying any..
Try to reach them by the support email or twitter, i always got response form those sources – mostly within 24 hours. I also have asked about the unreliable Strava synck and been told they will release a fix soon – if they havn’t already by the time i write.
Dunno how I missed this a few weeks back! Garmin purchased DeLorme… I can see a big value in both the map data (DeLorme is definitely one of the highest-quality map sources for North America, not sure about other areas), with a bonus of getting the satellite messaging business.
Ray, are you hearing anything about Garmin’s plans for this acquisition, or information that confirms or denies my theory above?
Thanks!
Hmm. A little digging indicates that Garmin is focused on the InReach business… I hope they choose to spin off the Gazetteer printing to another company. The quality of DeLorme’s map data really is unrivalled!
Yeah, I think the acquisition makes some sense in terms of getting into the satellite (upwards) connectivity business. Tons of applications there for the marine, automotive, and perhaps even fitness (hiking focused). Plus aviation too.
Hello Ray,
here is the “comment” check we discussed by e-mail.
Thank you again for the blog, it’s a pleasure to read you and congratz for the coming mini-Ray (or mini-Girl?)
Max