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 what to do with all of the coolness that people write, and while I share a lot of it on Twitter and Facebook, this is a better forum for sending it on to y’all. Most times these different streams don’t overlap, so be on the lookout at all these places for good stuff!
This is for their non-drive power meter, in either the 'Ride-Ready' config (they send you a completed unit), or $50 off for the factory-install (where you send in your crank arm). The Ride Ready option is really a solid deal, considering you get a reliable power meter for $235.
Ride Ready R7000 - 30% off
Ride Ready R8000 - 20% off
Factory Install - 20% off
9th Gen Apple 10.2-inch iPad (Wi-Fi, 64GB) - $100 off!
⚡ This is an awesome deal. I use my iPad primarily for TrainerRoad as well as Zwift when not with a larger display. I also occasionally use it for other apps, namely Wahoo SYSTM, Rouvy, and Peloton. But I pretty much test every smart trainer app on it. For all these cycling apps, the graphics capabilities is really pretty irrelevant, so having the absolute top-end/latest model won't make any difference. I prefer the budget options.
I've been using these the past few months, after years of using the Beats Studio Buds...man, these things rock. My wife has already started stealing them, which means she'll probably get a set for Christmas so she'll stop sealing them.
⚡I make no secret how much I utilize AirTags, mainly, cause they've saved my butt numerous times already. We have them in every suitcase, and every backpack, and every bike bag. They're also hidden in most of our bikes (sometimes two of them). We were able to get our cargo bike back when it disappeared, as well as figure out when all our suitcases went missing during an annual family vacation where they were (for 5 days!), and plan appropriately. Seriously, just get them.
These aren't the latest anymore, that's the newer 3rd gen units. But if budget is in mind, it's hard to beat these. It's still what my wife uses as her daily driver, including tons of time on the indoor trainer/bike.
⚡This is now the lowest price we've ever seen the Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen) - a very solid deal, especially with the new WatchOS 10 features adding in offline topo mapping, power meter support, and plenty more.
This is Apple's latest Apple Watch model, and did quite well in my review when it launched about two months ago. Especially notable is all the new sports/fitness features it got this year, such as cycling power meter/sensor support.
This is really the first slate of sales we've seen on the Apple Watch Ultra 2, and the lowest price to date. Note: It'll show $739, and then to get the full extra $10 more off, you have to check that 'Apply Coupon' button under the price.
There's just no competition in our minds on the best running stroller - it's what we used with all three of our kiddos for everyting from intervals to 20-mile long runs. In fact, we actually have two of them - one at home in Europe, and one with family in Canada that we picked up used. Go Bob Go!
The DJI Avata is DJI's smaller form factor FPV drone, and one of my favorites to fly. I don't use it all the time, but more for very specific things requiring a bit more agility (whereas most of the times I'll use the DJI Mini 4 Pro, Air 3, or Mavic 3 Pro).
There's definitely something cool about seeing a sub-$300 drone. And there's nothing wrong with this drone, it's very good. Just be careful though, because it's lack of 360* obstacle avoidance means it's pretty easy to get yourself in a pinch for a beginner drone.
Up till the Mini 4 Pro came out, this was my go-to drone. It's what I shot almost all my drone footage from, and is great for both cycling and hiking (or trail running with a hydration pack to hold it), as it's super lightweight and includes everything you need.
⚡ This is the first time we've seen the DJI Mini 4 Pro on sale, for a product DJI rarely discounts so soon after release. This is a great drone, and my go-to unit now for most trips.
⚡ This is the first time we've seen the new Fenix 7 Pro series on sale, and it's a nice strong sale. The smaller Fenix 7S Pro watch has become my wife's go-to watch since it came out, for all of her training and 24x7 usage.
⚡⚡⚡ This is a crazy super strong deal, with Amazon having it as low as $449 (insane). Note that the Epix Gen 2 has continued to receive virtually all of the Epix Pro new features firmware updates. Also note: This deal is *STILL* available. Sometimes you'll have to click to show other retailers (on the right side), but it's still live.
⚡ This is the first time we've seen the new Epix Pro series on sale, and it's a nice strong sale. I'd say this is probably my go-to watch these days (middle-sized one), with the singular reason I tend to choose it over the Forerunner 965, being the built-in flashlight for night.
⚡ This is the first time we've seen the new Epix Pro series on sale, and it's a nice strong sale. I'd say this is probably my go-to watch these days (middle-sized one), with the singular reason I tend to choose it over the Forerunner 965, being the built-in flashlight for night.
⚡⚡⚡ This is a crazy super strong deal, with Amazon having it as low as $499 for Sapphire edition (insane). Note that the Epix Gen 2 has continued to receive virtually all of the Epix Pro new features firmware updates.
[Note: This is a renewed unit] Obviously, the Fenix 6 isn't the latest anymore, but these are still very capable watches and frankly, at $329, there's absolutely nothing from any of their even brand-new competitor watches (COROS, Polar, Suunto, etc...) that can even remotely compete with the features here. Heck, not even Garmin's own pricing for their Fenix 7 Pro can compete with this. Fwiw, all Garmin renewed units go back to the same factory original units came from. Frankly, there's virtually no difference. If you're on a budget, this is where it's at.
⚡ This is the first time we've seen the new Fenix 7 Pro series on sale, and it's a nice strong sale. The smaller Fenix 7S Pro watch has become my wife's go-to watch since it came out, for all of her training and 24x7 usage.
⚡This is a strong deal if you don't care about the new optical heart rate sensor (including ECG) of the newer Fenix 7 Pro, especially given the Fenix 7 series has received virtually all of the Fenix 7 Pro's new software features, keeping them essentially identical.
This is Garmin's mid-tier running watch, and is a very polished option with good multi-band GPS, and of course, a boatload of running metrics. This model also includes offline music such as Spotify and Amazon Music.
This is one of Garmin's most popular running watches, and this is now the lowest price we've ever seen on it. I often use this in my accuracy testing comparisons when validating other watches, due to it's very strong GPS performance. Note this is the base edition without solar.
This is one of Garmin's most popular running watches, and this is now the lowest price we've ever seen on it. I often use this in my accuracy testing comparisons when validating other watches, due to it's very strong GPS performance. This is the SOLAR edition.
This is a good deal, especially considering the Instinct 2 series got Training Readiness and a host of other new features over the course of just this year alone.
This is a great deal at $199 for the smaller 2S units, especially considering the Instinct 2 series got Training Readiness and a host of other new features over the course of just this year alone. Plus of course all the existing triathlon/power meter/etc support it has built-in.
This is the first time we've seen the Instinct 2X on sale, and since announcement it's received a huge slate of firmware updates and new features. It's best thought of as an Instinct 2.5, as it has almost enough features to really be more of an Instinct 3 (which doesn't exist at this point).
⚡ This is my defacto satellite communicator when out of coverage area, and I've used it on a number of major treks over the past two years when well outside of cellular service, both in a 24x7 tracking mode for friends and family, but also there in case of emergency. Would strongly recommend for anyone doing anything in the wilderness.
We have more Nest cam's than I can count. No really, we have half a dozen at the DCR Cave alone, plus more at home. We love them. Nest Cam's really only go on sale about 1-2x per year.
These are the WiFi mesh access points I use both at home and the DCR Cave. Love them - I don't need to dork with them, they just work. Sure, there are fancier 'Pro' versions now, but really, I just have zero issues.
While the new Pixel Watch 2 just came out a month ago, the Pixel Watch 2 got almost all the software features two weeks ago via software update. The Pixel Watch 2 does have a slightly better optical HR sensor, and better battery life, but otherwise is relatively similiar.
⚡The Karoo 2 is down to $299 ($100 off), but you can use DCR coupon code DCRAIN40 to get an additional $40 off, bringing it down to $259!!! A very solid deal given all the software updates it's received!
This is one of the other more popular display-laden rowing machines. I haven't tried this, but my sports-tech reviewing buddy DesFit has (linked at side) and liked it.
Hyperice Normatec 3 Leg Recovery System - $100 off
I actually quite like the Insat360 Go 3 and the combo of tiny form factor when you want it, and screen-box when you don't. I'm not sure $20 off is a sale worth jumping out of your seat for, but hey...a sale is a sale.
This is something I use frequently when shooting out and about and I need to re-charge a crapton of drone batteries, action cameras, or just cameras and such. I also use it on trips to Eurobike and elsewhere to keep equipment charged. I've even bought a solar panel to hook up to it (surprisingly effective). Heck, I've even powered a KICKR trainer ride from it!
Lasko High Velocity Pro-Performance Fan (U15617) - 23% off
This is one of the most popular indoor trainer fan companies out there, which rivals the Wahoo Headwind fan but cost a fraction of the price. Of course, it lacks ANT+/Bluetooth integration, but realistically if you really want that you can add a smart outlet for $10 to toggle it on/off from your phone if need be. I've actually got this fan in the DCR Cave recently on advice of many people.
Nespresso Vertuo Next Coffee & Espresso Kit - 30% off
⚡ Let's be honest: This place runs on Nespresso (or, well, the knock-off pods we buy). But, the machine is Nespresso. Without it, reviews most definitely would not get done (and certainly not on time). This is a pretty sweet deal if you ask me!
We use one of these and so far after just about five years, it's working great for us. Love it, and works better than trying to stick a regular Nest Cam out the window (since it'll reflect both during daytime and at night with the IR sensor).
⚡ I know, I know, I still owe everyone a review. Nonetheless, 2+ years later, I love this thing. We use it for more than pizza too, notably steaks (to get a really crispy sear). But a lot of pizza. It's completely portable, even easily fitting on our cargo bike. Note that I went with this model, the cheapest one they make, as I realized that buying the higher-end models that that support gas didn't make much sense for me. I have a gas grill already (and could easily just put a stone on it). Similarly, while a large 16" is appealing, realistically I've found this 12" more than enough for pretty substantial personal pizzas (and it makes it easier to handle). Full in-depth review pretty soon...probably. Also, $244 appears to be the lowest price ever.
I believe this is the lowest price we've ever seen on the original/base Peloton Bike model (without a bundle required). This is still a solid bike, and actually one that I use at home (I have the newer Peloton Bike+ at the office). Both my wife and I use these bikes interchangeably, and while the Bike+ has a bigger screen and better accuracy, there's very little difference in the core Peloton experience. I'd still recommend this model to most people. Note Peloton has stated/confirmed there will be no 'bigger discounts' on products during this holiday period.
This is a solid deal for the Bike+. Both my wife and I use both the Peloton Bike+ and the regular Bike (one at home, one at office) on a weekly basis. We like both. The Bike+ is more accurate than the regular bike, and also has a bigger screen and automatic resistance control. That said, the core Peloton experience isn't any different between the two - it's the same platform there. Note Peloton has stated/confirmed there will be no 'bigger discounts' on products during this holiday period.
Peloton has the Peloton Row on sale, both this base unit here, but also various bundled units as well. This is the first times we've seen the base unit (non-bundled) on sale.
This is a great dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart (with two Bluetooth Smart connections) chest strap that you'll often find me using as a reference strap in heart rate sensor testing. We only tend to see deals on it around Black Friday, always topping out around 20%. Note, the medium- size is the one on sale.
We have a few SONOS speakers around the house and DCR Cave (the Ikea variants at DCR Cave), but by far our favorite is the Roam, which we take outdoors into the garden during the summer, beach vacations, AirBNB's, etc... It has a battery in it, and also connects to both WiFi and Bluetooth. Love, love, love
I use a literal flotilla of these small SSD's for all my photo/video projects until they get moved off to the NAS system (Synology) for longer term storage. I have T5/T7 units, and are picking up a few of the larger T9 ones given the sale prices. Love them, incredibly fast and reliable.
⚡I use the SanDisk Extreme Pro SD Cards exclusively for all my video/photo shooting on my Panasonic GH5 and Nikon cameras (video and stills), including up to 6K recording with the GH5. I've mostly used 128's, but more and more lately I'm filling up cards faster with higher bitrates, so this sale is gonna have me pickup a bunch of the 256GB ones instead. The 128GB/ 512GB/1TB ones are also on sale too viathe same link. Note that usually I wait till these are about $40-45, so this is a fantastic deal and I'll be filling up.
⚡ A very solid deal, making it the least expensive smart bike out there. Note that while the deal is marketed as being 37% off, most of the time the bike floats between $2,500 and $2,800. Still - $1,999 is very solid.
This is the first time we've seen the new Suunto Vertical on sale, and especially notable given the huge firmware update it got this past week with tons of new features from the also-new Suunto Race watch.
⚡⚡ Holy crap, this is an incredible deal. Get this while it's hot and lasts. Note that you can also pair this with the NEO Motion Plates, which would give you a slight bit of forward/back rolling motion.
This is arguably my wife's favorite sports tech gadget. She uses it pretty much daily. Thus, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention this deal. Also, please don't tell her, she might just buy another one...
My wife uses the Theragun Elite, which is just slightly more expensive than this model at $299 on sale right now. But hey, I hear good things about all of these.
⚡⚡ This deal is back, and it's a pretty incredible deal. It's the Wahoo KICKR CORE down to $499, which REI briefly did this past June. Nobody else seems to be offering this deal, and even though the KICKR CORE got the price reduced to $599 recently, it's virtually unheard of to see these trainers below the $500 marker.
⚡ This is a very solid deal that happens twice a year, if you were looking at the Wahoo power meter pedals, grab these before this disappears (and it usually disappears). As with the Garmin Rally pedals, I continue to use Wahoo power meter pedals for accuracy testing of other brands/units.
⚡ This is a very solid deal that happens twice a year, if you were looking at the Wahoo power meter pedals, grab these before this disappears (and it usually disappears). As with the Garmin Rally pedals, I continue to use Wahoo power meter pedals for accuracy testing of other brands/units.
⚡ At some point, everything becomes a steal. While the Wahoo RIVAL struggles to be comepetitive with higher-end watches, at $99, it's a pretty crazy deal - especially for triathletes where Wahoo does some cool stuff around automatic transitions.
I've long been a fan of the Withings WiFi scales, especially since they can connect/push data to so many platforms, including Zwift! Note that the Body+ simply includes more data.
Stuff I Found Interesting around the Interwebs:
Here’s a not-so-small smattering of all the random things that I stumbled on while doing my civic duty to find the end of the Internet:
1) University of Calgary looking for Zwift study participants: Check out the linked post for details, but essentially it involves a bit of suffering on a bike indoors from your home with a heart rate strap and power meter. If that’s the sort of thing you’d like, hit it up.
3) Wahoo’s Credit Rating Downgraded, but, a silver lining: Sure, the credit rating downgraded them, but the key thing happened here that everyone kinda assumed would happen, specifically this part: “We are actively collaborating and moving forward positively with the support of our lenders and our private equity partner Rhone”. In other words, their private equity partners basically let them flail in the wind for the last 5-8 months, and then ultimately finally stepped in when things got truly dire. As with before, I don’t have any real issues recommending the purchase of a Wahoo product per my existing reviews (meaning, if the review says it’s good, go forth, if the review says it’s bad, don’t). Meanwhile, what’s *FAR* more interesting is waiting on the judge to decide on Wahoo’s injunction request against Zwift from the hearing last week…
4) Paris-Roubaix Bike Tech: Only The Escape could manage to make a bike tech gallery almost exclusively about where pro riders place their remote shifter buttons, interesting. And this is why I subscribe.
5) Rumors of Apple Glasses a few years out: Undoubtedly, eventually, we’ll get back to glasses-based wearables that don’t generally suck. Today is still not that timeframe (yes, I’ve tried a few recently, I can’t justify recommending any except perhaps FORM). If we look back historically, numerous elements of the stack was just too early. Be it clunky hardware, or half-baked software relative to non-glass features. It really has to be a seamless software experience (feature-wise) on hardware that feels no different than regular glasses. All for a price that’s reasonable. Anything will fail, again.
6) 200-mile Running Race in Tunnel: I’d never heard of this craziness until this weekend. The most recent edition two weekends ago, and it’s entirely bonkers.
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Hi Ray, is there anything like a Garmin Edge 540 / 840 / 1040 comparison coming?
I’m sort of pretty much sitting on the fence between the 840 and the 1040, as they’re the same price in Europe right now and I could need some decision help…
Garmin’s goal is that once the current beta firmware for the Edge 1040 releases, the Edge 840 and 1040 will be identical feature/software-wise.
The hardware differences then will be:
1) Edge 840 has extra buttons 1040 doesn’t
2) Edge 1040 has a bigger screen/bigger unit
3) Edge 1040 has a bigger battery/battery life
And…that’s it.
Thus, you can use the Edge 540/840 video up above as a proxy for Edge 540 vs 1040.
Personally, if they’re the same price, I’d go 1040. I like the bigger screen these days, and the lack of buttons hasn’t bothered me at all given how good the touchscreen is. Also, wouldn’t do solar, just not worth it unless you live in Arizona or something (which doesn’t sound like it).
Thanks for the fast and extensive reply! Seems I got it right then. I waited around for the 840 but now that it’s out, I’m just not sold on the screen size anymore (coming from an 830). In the videos it also looks like the new interface is better geared for the bigger 1040 and to me it seems a bit compressed on the smaller units. Good for Garmin that they are finally consolidating firmwares. I still hope to live to the day when they start doing that with the Fenixes / Forerunners.
4) the 1040 solar has 64GB storage which can be useful for map shenanigans with extra layers and info, or just installing full world mapping to save that sinking feeling when you get to your holiday and realise you didn’t install the map and now you have to use crappy hotel wifi to install overnight and hope it doesn’t fail like it often does…
That’s where that one went to! I had read it on my phone via something else via Twitter, and couldn’t find it. Replacing the link up above with that one!
So far escapecollective.cc has been awesome. They covered Paris-Roubaix from all the angles: going with a team on a recon ride, talking the family of rider who died several years ago, on course reporting, tech stuff, and, the actual races themselves. I highly recommend you subscribe.
Any info about VIRB support (it pairs, but no widget or any other way to control it) being removed from the 1040 (and probably other x40) firmware? I’ve sent a support request to Garmin recently about this but haven’t heard back.
I do hate that Garmin is starting to remove some support for legacy equipment. I still have a VIRB and used it diving in Key Largo last month. I haven’t used in on the bike or with my Fenix or 1030 in a long time but like knowing the support is there. Likewise, I notice the 540/840 no longer supports Varia Vision. I have one and haven’t used it in awhile but usually use it if I’m biking with just the Fenix, for instance, when I forget to charge my 1030.
Thanks for taking the time to respond to this. Unfortunately VIRB options in the Controls widget (which is shown in your link) isn’t there in the latest (last week’s) betas. I fear it’s getting silently phased out. Also the VIRB widget on the 1030 series was nice with the recording time info and all that (which is also shown in your link in the 1030 option). What bugs me is they haven’t even considered to make it available as an optional download.
Hmm…ok, now you’ve got me curious. I’ll do some charging, then poking.
I would *highly* suggest though, since this is sorta the point of the beta, to raise a bug on the Edge 1040 beta. I wouldn’t even phrase it as “oh, it seems to be removed”, but rather just phrase it as a bug “Paired VIRB is not enumerating in controls widget”
Good idea, just did that… Before that the “VIRB record” was broken for months on the 1040, so I suppose it was easier to hide the options temporarily rather than taking time to fix it 🙂
Good catch, have missed it, because didn’t use my old virb for a long time. Checked it on my Fenix 7x, there the virb widget is luckily still available (in case I want to use it someday again). I hope it is only an issue for the 540/840/1040 series, but …
Is it really still compatible with a Fenix 6 or 7 series device? There is no Varia Vision listed at the selectable sensors or does the sensor only become visible in the sensor list if you pair it?
With regards to the Tunnel – I ran a different race with Karl Baxter (featured in the article) earlier in the year and was chatting to him about the race. Its just utter nonsense. Its amazing what the mind and body can acheive – and all without GPS reception! 😉
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Hi Ray, is there anything like a Garmin Edge 540 / 840 / 1040 comparison coming?
I’m sort of pretty much sitting on the fence between the 840 and the 1040, as they’re the same price in Europe right now and I could need some decision help…
Hi Max-
Garmin’s goal is that once the current beta firmware for the Edge 1040 releases, the Edge 840 and 1040 will be identical feature/software-wise.
The hardware differences then will be:
1) Edge 840 has extra buttons 1040 doesn’t
2) Edge 1040 has a bigger screen/bigger unit
3) Edge 1040 has a bigger battery/battery life
And…that’s it.
Thus, you can use the Edge 540/840 video up above as a proxy for Edge 540 vs 1040.
Personally, if they’re the same price, I’d go 1040. I like the bigger screen these days, and the lack of buttons hasn’t bothered me at all given how good the touchscreen is. Also, wouldn’t do solar, just not worth it unless you live in Arizona or something (which doesn’t sound like it).
Thanks for the fast and extensive reply! Seems I got it right then. I waited around for the 840 but now that it’s out, I’m just not sold on the screen size anymore (coming from an 830). In the videos it also looks like the new interface is better geared for the bigger 1040 and to me it seems a bit compressed on the smaller units. Good for Garmin that they are finally consolidating firmwares. I still hope to live to the day when they start doing that with the Fenixes / Forerunners.
Going to get my 1040 tomorrow then.
I just replaced my 830 (after almost 4 years it developed a balky start/stop button) with a 1040. I don’t think I’ll ever go back to the smaller size.
4) the 1040 solar has 64GB storage which can be useful for map shenanigans with extra layers and info, or just installing full world mapping to save that sinking feeling when you get to your holiday and realise you didn’t install the map and now you have to use crappy hotel wifi to install overnight and hope it doesn’t fail like it often does…
Good point. I sat there thinking there was on more…that’s it!
Hi Ray,
For anyone who’d like to know more about the 200 mile tunnel race, here’s a BBC longform article that I found really interesting.
link to bbc.co.uk
That’s where that one went to! I had read it on my phone via something else via Twitter, and couldn’t find it. Replacing the link up above with that one!
Great article. Those folks are crazy 😉
So far escapecollective.cc has been awesome. They covered Paris-Roubaix from all the angles: going with a team on a recon ride, talking the family of rider who died several years ago, on course reporting, tech stuff, and, the actual races themselves. I highly recommend you subscribe.
Any info about VIRB support (it pairs, but no widget or any other way to control it) being removed from the 1040 (and probably other x40) firmware? I’ve sent a support request to Garmin recently about this but haven’t heard back.
I do hate that Garmin is starting to remove some support for legacy equipment. I still have a VIRB and used it diving in Key Largo last month. I haven’t used in on the bike or with my Fenix or 1030 in a long time but like knowing the support is there. Likewise, I notice the 540/840 no longer supports Varia Vision. I have one and haven’t used it in awhile but usually use it if I’m biking with just the Fenix, for instance, when I forget to charge my 1030.
VIRB is supported on the Edge 540/840 (see attached). But, I also see it just fine in the Edge 1040 too as a pairable sensor (16.14).
Garmin’s support article shows the control widget being there on the 540/840/1040: link to support.garmin.com
I haven’t charged up an old unit myself to validate, but that screenshot is from an Edge 540/840/1040 style device based on the UI elements.
Thanks for taking the time to respond to this. Unfortunately VIRB options in the Controls widget (which is shown in your link) isn’t there in the latest (last week’s) betas. I fear it’s getting silently phased out. Also the VIRB widget on the 1030 series was nice with the recording time info and all that (which is also shown in your link in the 1030 option). What bugs me is they haven’t even considered to make it available as an optional download.
Hmm…ok, now you’ve got me curious. I’ll do some charging, then poking.
I would *highly* suggest though, since this is sorta the point of the beta, to raise a bug on the Edge 1040 beta. I wouldn’t even phrase it as “oh, it seems to be removed”, but rather just phrase it as a bug “Paired VIRB is not enumerating in controls widget”
🙂
Good idea, just did that… Before that the “VIRB record” was broken for months on the 1040, so I suppose it was easier to hide the options temporarily rather than taking time to fix it 🙂
Ok, grabbed it out of the bin and plugged it in. It won’t hold a charge anymore, but works plugged in.
In any case, yeah, it’s missing from the controls menu after paired. It shows up as a sensor in the top bar thingy (next to GPS signal/etc…).
I checked adding more widgets, but none of them did the trick either. So…umm…yup.
Good catch, have missed it, because didn’t use my old virb for a long time. Checked it on my Fenix 7x, there the virb widget is luckily still available (in case I want to use it someday again). I hope it is only an issue for the 540/840/1040 series, but …
Ray,
Any idea if Garmin will continue to support Varia Vision with the Fenix series. Obviously, phasing it out of the Edge series. Thanks.
Is it really still compatible with a Fenix 6 or 7 series device? There is no Varia Vision listed at the selectable sensors or does the sensor only become visible in the sensor list if you pair it?
With regards to the Tunnel – I ran a different race with Karl Baxter (featured in the article) earlier in the year and was chatting to him about the race. Its just utter nonsense. Its amazing what the mind and body can acheive – and all without GPS reception! 😉
Yeah, that’d be sorta the ultimate test of something like Styrd!
Of course the Tunnel is bonkers, it’s organised by Brits! Remember only “mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun”. I think it’s genetic.
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