SRAM RED XPLR Gravel Groupset & Power Meter In-Depth Review (2024)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/08/sram-red-xplr-2024-gravel-groupset-power-meter-review.htmlWhereas for SRAM’s RIVAL-based power meters (including the default units in a FORCE/RIVAL/APEX), those measure only the left-side power via a bottom bracket power meter. … Oh, and there’s an updated power meter as well.
Timex Run Trainer GPS 2.0 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/03/trainer-depth-review.htmlYou can change all of of the major unit types, for example from miles to kilometers, or pace from Min/Mi to Min/Km, as well as speed metrics within the ‘Units’ section. … It’s USB powered and the box does not come with a wall adapter.
Timex Run Trainer 1.0 GPS In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/11/timex-run-trainer-gps-in-depth-review.htmlYou can support up to five different main sets, each with their own parameters. … The only catch is that the Timex Run Trainer doesn’t connect to either ANT+ Speed/Cadence bike sensors, nor ANT+ Power Meters.
Garmin Forerunner 910XT In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/10/garmin-forerunner-910xt-in-depth-review.htmlEach bike can then store a slew of different saved parameters, such as ANT+ sensor details (power/speed/cadence) and wheel size/bike weight. … On the left side is all your power goodness (which I’ll detail in a second).
Garmin Fenix2 Multisport Watch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/03/garmin-fenix2-multisport.htmlIt’s distance only, but in either kilometers or miles. … First up, the power adapters.
PowerTap PowerCal In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/11/cycleops-powercal-in-depth-review.htmlCycleOps has a long history of power meter head units (and power meters), an area they’ve been at the forefront of for years. … A bit over a year ago CycleOps announced their latest devices – and with it their first power meter that wasn’t in a rear wheel hub.
Stages Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/01/stages-power-meter-in-depth-review.htmlIt does this via accelerometers within the unit, there are no magnets required. … [Please Note: As of June 18th, 2013 I have published an in-depth update for the Stages Power, based on new firmware.
Apple Watch Ultra In-Depth Review: It’s a Start!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/09/apple-watch-ultra-review.htmlTake for example power meters, there are a few apps (and I’m sure more than I know) that can pair to Bluetooth power meters, such as WorkOutDoors. … Sure, Apple’s WatchOS 9 update for many of their other watches, including the recent Apple Watch Series 8, has brought a massive slate of new features aimed at that crowd – such as running power, triathlon support, and more.
How to: Troubleshooting Power Meter and Trainer Accuracy Issues
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/12/troubleshooting-trainer-accuracy.htmlGenerally speaking, it’s actually super rare these days to find systematically inaccurate power meters or trainers. … No matter the product, eventually, for every product review I post, sooner or later someone has a power related accuracy issue with their unit.
Garmin Forerunner 310XT In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/09/garmin-forerunner-310xt-in-depth-review.htmlOne new class of devices that the 310XT supports that previous Forerunner devices haven’t supported is power meters. … When you first power on the Garmin 310XT it starts by asking you a series of questions.
Garmin Edge 810 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/01/garmin-edge-810-in-depth-review.htmlWorkouts allow you to create predefined parameters to follow while outside (or inside). … On the left side, you’ve got the power button, which also controls the light/display options, as well as allows you to access sensor state information such as ANT+ connectivity and smartphone connectivity (as well as weather).
Garmin Edge 510 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/01/garmin-edge-510-in-depth-review.htmlIt’ll do so automatically after just a few hundred meters, by using GPS (assuming you have a speed sensor on as well). … The first button – the power button – is located on the left side.
Garmin Forerunner 920XT In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/11/garmin-forerunner-920xt-review.htmlFurther, you can access power meter metrics from ANT+ power meters, and speed/cadence/combo sensors from ANT+ devices there as well. … When you add USB power to the FR920XT mid-activity, it’ll instantly end the activity and begin full charging.
Polar Vantage V Multisport GPS In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/12/polar-vantage-multisport-review.htmlYou can store power meters (cycling or running), cycling cadence sensors, cycling speed sensors, running footpods, and external HR straps. … Additionally, there are some ‘common’ data pages that you can enable or disable, such as time of day, pace, altitude, power, and the newly added via firmware countdown and interval timers..
Apple Watch Series 2 and Nike+ Edition: Sport & Fitness In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/02/series2-edition-review.htmlFrom there you can specify a goal, such as elapsed time, calories, or distance (yards/meters). … It allows you to compare power meters/trainers, heart rate, cadence, speed/pace, GPS tracks and plenty more.
Garmin Forerunner 620 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/11/garmin-forerunner-review.htmlmiles or kilometers), and in fact, there’s actually settings to change any of the different fields (such as elevation, pace, distance) individually and independently of each other. … On the left we’ve got the power cable, in the middle we have the watch plus the HRM-Run pod, then the manual, and then finally the heart rate strap that connects to the HRM-Run transmitter pod.
First Look: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100–Now with power meter option
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/06/shimano-power-meter.htmlThe R9100 platform is vast – it covers everything from shifting to brake systems, drivetrains to wheels, and pedals to power meters. … Today, every power meter company in the industry just breathed a huge collective sigh of relief: Shimano did not ultimately decide to baseline their long rumored integrated power meter as part of the Dura-Ace standard offering.
Suunto Ambit 2 and 2S In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/04/suunto-ambit2-review.htmlAs you can see below the Ambit2 (silver) is 1.74mm thicker than the Ambit2 S (Lime) – again, remember we’re talking millimeters here. … This four-pin charging clip simply bites onto the unit itself, and can be powered via any old USB wall outlet you have lying around – or a computer.
Wahoo KICKR ROLLR Smart Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/02/wahoo-kickr-rollr-trainer-review.htmlAfter that, you’re good to go! You can see the details on the KICKR ROLLR within the app, as well…… However, unlike all of Wahoo’s existing smart trainers, the KICKR ROLLR requires your bike have a power meter for use with most apps.
Tour de France 2019: The Trainers & Power Meters
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/07/france-trainers-meters.htmlWhile that’s a substantial difference from an athletic standpoint, the underlying technology used by these teams remains the same – at least when it comes to the trainers and power meters. … From the bikes to the wheels to the power meters and trainers.
Suunto Run In-Depth Review: $249 with Offline Music & More!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/05/suunto-run-in-depth-review.html- No Power Meter Support: It does support external heart rate sensors, external footpads, but not power meters or speed/cadence sensors. … The device takes most of the features of the popular Suunto Race S introduced last year, and shaves off a bit of the multi-sport components, like power meter support (but keeping triathlon mode), as well as skips offline topographic maps.
COROS Pace 2 Hands-On: A $199 Multisport watch with Running Power
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/08/coros-multisport-running.htmlAnd here’s the data from the Garmin Fenix 6 showing the same stability using the GPS/wrist-based hybrid for pace (despite claims to the contrary, all major vendors use a blend of GPS + wrist-based accelerometers for smoothing pace data). … I was perhaps half-way through my first run with the Pace 2 after they enabled running power when I realized what COROS had just done.
Garmin Edge 500 In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/12/garmin-edge-500-in-depth-review.htmlWhile GPS-based altimeters used in aviation and military applications are far more accurate – those used in consumer applications tend to be sketchy. … The power supply group: This group contains a typical USB wall charger, with three different power adapters.
Apple Watch SE (2022/2nd Gen) In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/12/apple-watch-depth-review.htmlAs well, you can specify the units of measure for the workout itself, for example maybe you want meters on the track and miles on the roads. … With WatchOS9 came a boatload of new features including triathlon mode, structured workouts, and running power.
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Polar/Look Keo Power pedal-based power meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/09/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know_19.htmlCrashes, Parts, and Repairs: Probably the most common concern of pedal based power meters is around breakage during a crash, primarily due to the potential exposure of the pedal and/or radio transmitter pod to the ground. … (Above: The shipping/retail box for Keo Power) By most accounts, the Polar/Look Keo Power pedal based power meter system is the closest pedal based power meter to public availability.
