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Huge Sports Tech Amazon Deals List!

www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/10/amazon-deals-sports-tracker.html

#5) iPad for $199: Ya probably didn't see this coming, but, going into indoor trainer season, my iPad's get a workout running apps like Zwift, TrainerRoad, Rouvy, Indievelo, and many more.

Wahoo Relaunches Speedplay, Announces Power Meter Plans (POWRLINK Zero)

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/03/speedplay-powrlink-announcement.html

Some companies like Favero & SRM offer ‘single-channeling’ the Bluetooth broadcast, so that apps like Zwift don’t get all confused.

GoPro Adds Webcam Feature to Hero 8 Black: How-to guide

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/07/gopro-webcam-feature.html

So, if you wanted to livestream/Zoom your next Zwift session or such with friends and get the full bike in there – this is much easier.

Strava Launches Tour de France Hub with Routes/Segments/Rider Uploads

www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/06/launches-segments-uploads.html

Doing so brings you to this page below, which on the top shows the overall route, and then down below has some of the challenges, as well a link to the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (the 8-day variant for the women that starts later in July).

Mid-Week Tidbits: Canyon supports trainer riding and Suunto clarifies platform future

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/11/supports-clarifies-platform.html

For those not familiar, Canyon’s bike trainer policy was basically ‘Don’t ride your bike on a trainer’, which while a stupid common bike manufacturer policy that’s never been substantiated by any incident I’m aware of, it only reached the pinnacle of hypocrisy last year when Canyon decided to sponsor an esports Zwift racing team.

Pioneer announces new color-mapping GPS bike computer, plus new power meters

www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/09/pioneer-announces-computer.html

In any event – all this stuff was fine and dandy, but meant that if you had something like Zwift on an Apple TV or TrainerRoad on iOS, you couldn’t connect to the Pioneer power lineup without a bunch of accessories.

Bkool Announces New Smart Go Trainer

www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/09/bkool-announces-trainer.html

To put it in perspective, I very rarely go above 800w – and even then it’s only for a second…

Week in Review–Dec 17th, 2017

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/12/week-review-17th-2017.html

4) Someone rode Zwift for 24 hours straight: And apparently did so on purpose as well.

Strava cuts off Relive: Here’s what actually happened

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/07/strava-platform-dispute.html

Their API being the development hooks that thousands of developers leverage, including companies likes Garmin, Suunto, Zwift, Trailforks, Polar and many others.

Week in Review–July 6th, 2020

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/07/week-review-july-2020.html

Sunday: DCR Video: Riding Zwift on the Actual Champs-Élysées…

Week in Review–August 5th, 2017

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/08/week-reviewaugust-2017.html

And then the folks from the Zwift Podcast also stopped by as well.

Week in Review–November 1st, 2015

www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/11/week-reviewnovember-2015.html

Monday: Zwift’s New Workout Mode: First workout overview…

Week in Review– March 7th, 2021

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/03/week-review-march-2021.html

Friday: Zwift Plans Three At Home Fitness Hardware Products…

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/05/random-things-did-this-weekend-69.html

And that’s true…except I snuck in one ride just before The Girl left, this one on Friday with a few of the guys from Zwift that were in town for a meeting.

COROS Rolls Out 10 New Features To Vertix Series, APEX Pro, Pace 2

www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/05/features-vertix-series.html

I do my structured cycling workouts using an app like Zwift or TrainerRoad, and if outside, on a dedicated bike computer.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/07/random-things-did-this-weekend-51.html

I alternate back and forth between TrainerRoad and Zwift, depending on my mood.

The Girl’s 2018 Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List

www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/10/the-girls-2018-swim-bike-run-gear-i-use-list.html

But at the moment I have just started using Zwift, and I like the combo of these two, and the “realness” of the ride.

Power Meter Pedals In The Pro Peloton?

www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/07/power-pedals-peloton.html

Wahoo has 3-4 teams that will likely be seen on Wahoo’s POWRLINK Zero power meters at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift later this month.

Garmin Acquires Firstbeat Analytics: A Quick Analysis of the Winners and Losers

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/06/acquires-firstbeat-analytics.html

And heck - now there's zero excuse for people's uploads to Garmin Connect from Zwift or TrainingPeaks not to count in their Garmin device's Training Load (which is powered by Firstbeat).

Week in Review–May 20th, 2018

www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/05/week-in-review-may-20th-2018.html

Monday: Hands-on with Road Grand Tours and their new update: Is it a viable Zwift competitor?…

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