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Wattbike Announces US Availability for ATOM Smart Bike

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/09/wattbike-announces-us-availability-for-atom-smart-bike.html

Atop that, since I originally tested way back nearly two years ago they’ve now got Zwift gear indicators on-screen, again, making it more clear which gearing you’re in.

The new Garmin Edge 520: Everything you ever wanted to know

www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/07/garmin-edge-520.html

Since then numerous apps have added support, including Zwift, TrainerRoad, Kinomap and others.

The 2021 Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/12/gear-i-use-swim-bike-run-list.html

Trainer Apps: Zwift, TrainerRoad, and Peloton: I pay for subscriptions to all of these (and a number of other platforms for testing), but these three are are what I primarily use.

Week in Review–November 17th, 2018

www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/11/week-in-review-november-17th-2018.html

2) Zwift plans to add map choice: Kinda-sorta-maybe.

Garmin Vivoactive HR In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/05/garmin-vivoactivehr-review.html

Indoor training apps are precisely this reason: Zwift, TrainerRoad, PerfPro, etc… Cycling studios, etc… Why add such functionality only to…

Hands-on with new Wahoo Fitness KICKR SNAP

www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/06/wahoo-kickr-snap.html

That was co-announced with Zwift, TrainerRoad, Kinomap and others all announcing support.

The Best GPS Sport Watches (2021 Recommendations Guide)

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/11/best-gps-sport-smartwatches-recommendations-guide-2021.html

Ideally, you’d also buy something that’s multi-channel Bluetooth too (like the latest sensors from Polar, Garmin, and Wahoo), just in case you need to connect multiple things to that sensor at once (such as Zwift and a watch).

Hands-on: Polar’s OH1 Standalone Optical HR Sensor

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/09/hands-on-polars-oh1-standalone-optical-hr-sensor.html

Still, for anyone with a Garmin prior to this year, or older Suunto units, or even Zwift using ANT+ on your PC – this won’t work.

Hands-on with new CycleOps Hammer Smart Trainer

www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/05/cycleops-hammer-smart-trainer.html

So be it Zwift, TrainerRoad, Kinomap or nearly two dozen others – all of them can support the Hammer (and most do already).

Fitbit Charge 5 vs Garmin Vivosmart 5: A Ridiculously Detailed Comparison

www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/05/vivosmart-ridiculously-comparison.html

Same goes for more longer-term data, or even broadcasting out your heart rate to apps like Peloton or Zwift.

Polar Grit X GPS Watch In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/04/polar-grit-x-gps-watch-review.html

The inability to pair to a smart trainer on apps like Zwift or TrainerRoad as a second connection of Bluetooth Smart (only Wahoo KICKR’s support that, due to most other devices using older Bluetooth chipsets), means that you won’t get all of the training load bits into the watch.

Garmin Forerunner 645 Music GPS Running Watch In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/03/garmin-forerunner-645-music-gps-watch-in-depth-review.html

In fact, here’s a workout I did using the FR645 while pushing a stroller and running outside on Zwift (and filming all at once).

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/04/5-random-things-i-did-this-weekend-90.html

We dive into left-only power meters, Apple Watch ECG expansion, early Garmin MARQ & Samsung Galaxy Active data related to swimming, and new podcast name ideas! Plus we talk about how the big Zwift live TV event went last week as well as some more tidbits from my Mallorca trip.

Week in Review–February 6th, 2017

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/02/week-in-reviewfebruary-6th-2017.html

3) An app that gives you treadmill pace without a footpod: It can, in turn, be used with Zwift for running.

Week in Review–June 8th, 2015

www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/06/week-reviewjune-2015.html

Tuesday: Tacx Rolls out open ANT+ Trainer Profile support, Zwift/TrainerRoad/Kinomap follow…

Garmin’s Vivomove HR: Everything you need to know

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/09/garmins-vivomove-hr-everything.html

This is useful if you have another device like an Edge cycling device or perhaps even Zwift on a desktop computer.

Strava’s New Automatic Gear Tracking: Quick How-To Guide

www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/05/stravas-new-automatic-gear-tracking-feature-how-to.html

For example, here I’ve got my Indoor Smart Bikes collection, tagged for Virtual Rides (Zwift/Rouvy/etc…), and my cargo bike (Urban Arrow), tagged for E-Bike rides.

Apple Fitness Plus Review: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/12/apple-fitness-plus-review-full-details.html

*Peloton’s Digital App does support the Apple Watch HR, while Peloton’s Bike oddly does not, except the newer Bike+ (Note:…

Week in Review–April 11th

www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/04/week-in-reviewapril-11th.html

- Zwift and trainer app thoughts…

Strava Cuts Off Ironman Virtual Club: An Explainer To Sports Tech Drama

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/04/strava-cuts-off-ironman-virtual-club-an-explainer-to-sports-tech-drama.html

Be it a big partner like Garmin, Zwift, or Fitbit, a medium -sized partner like FulGaz, or a single hobbyist dude in a studio apartment with three fake test users.

Friday Sports Tech Livestream Q&A Recorded Session Available!

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/04/friday-sports-tech-livestream-qa-recorded-session-available.html

Interestingly, it’s been just over a year since the last DCR livestream, where I did a dual Alpe d’Huez ride side-by-side comparing Zwift and FulGaz to see how close the courses mirrored each other off the same dataset concurrently.

Week in Review–December 13th, 2020

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/12/week-in-review-december-13th-2020.html

2) Virtual Cycling and Real Cheating: Cracking Down on ‘Digital Doping’: A New York Times piece that I was quoted in a few times, discussing where Zwift stands here, mostly around the topics I discussed in this piece here.