Garmin slashes Vector pricing & adds Shimano pedals, Edge 25/810/Varia Radar & PowerPod on Sale
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/04/garmin-slashes-vector-pricing-adds-shimano-pedals-edge-25810varia-radar-powerpod-on-sale.htmlA) Garmin Vector2 now has a Shimano pedal compatibility upgrade kit you can get for $99. … Whereas the Edge 25 just came out last summer, and the Varia Bike Radar in the same timeframe.
Garmin Forerunner 165 In-Depth Review: Best Budget Running GPS?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/02/garmin-forerunner-165-in-depth-review.htmlGarmin’s newly announced Forerunner 165 marks two notable occasions. … External heart rate, Foot pod, Bluetooth Headphones, Cycling Lights, Cycling Radar, Speed/Cadence sensors, Tempe sensor
Garmin’s new Vivoactive HR & Vivofit 3: Hands-on & First Run
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/02/garmins-vivoactivehr-vivofit3.htmlOn Friday Garmin announced their new Vivoactive HR & Vivofit 3. … This includes the Varia radar and Varia lights.
Garmin Edge 1040 (with Solar) In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/06/garmin-edge-1040-with-solar-in-depth-review.htmlWith Garmin’s introduction of the Edge 1040 Series they’ve become the first GPS bike computer to not only add solar panels to it, but also add multiband GNSS, dramatically increasing the accuracy of the GPS tracks – especially in tougher conditions. … Heart Rate (ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart), Speed/Cadence (ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart), Garmin VIRB (ANT+), Cycling Lights (ANT+), Cycling Radar (ANT+),…
Garmin acquires Backtracker bike radar system (and company iKubu)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/01/acquires-backtracker-company.htmlThis morning Garmin has announced the acquisition of iKubu. … The product was a two part system that used a small radar pod on the back of your bike to warn you of traffic that was overtaking you.
Garmin Edge Explore 2 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/07/garmin-edge-explore-2-in-depth-review.htmlThis week at Eurobike 2022, Garmin announced the new Edge Explore 2, which is a product line that’s historically been targeted at bike touring and navigation/routing. … - Added full Garmin RCT715 Radar-Camera support (swipe-down camera controls)
Garmin Forerunner 745 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/09/garmin-forerunner-745-depth-review.htmlGarmin has announced the new Forerunner 745, a successor to the now four-year-old FR735XT. … Headphones (Bluetooth), External Heart Rate (ANT+/Bluetooth Smart), Speed/Cadence (ANT+/Bluetooth Smart), Cycling Power Meters (ANT+/Bluetooth Smart), Footpods (ANT+/Bluetooth Smart), VIRB Action…
Garmin Vivoactive 5 In-Depth Review: Now With An AMOLED Display!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/09/garmin-vivoactive-5-in-depth-review-now-with-an-amoled-display.htmlTo the surprise of many, Garmin has just announced the Vivoactive 5 – which is essentially a mini-Venu 3 (both in price and features). … Headphones (Bluetooth audio devices), Heart Rate Sensors, Speed/Cadence, eBike, Foot Pod, Tempe (Temperature), ANT+ Cycling Lights, Cycling Radar (ANT+), Golf…
Garmin Instinct 2X Solar In-Depth Review: Bigger and Flashlight-Equipped!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/04/garmin-instinct-2x-in-depth-review-bigger-and-flashlight-equipped.htmlGarmin’s new Instinct 2X aims to complete the threesome size lineup of the Instinct 2 series, offering now a small, medium, and large edition. … External Heart Rate, Speed/Cadence, Power, Foot Pod, VIRB, Tempe, RD Pod, Cycling Lights, Cycling Radar, Extended Display, XERO Laser Locations,…
Bryton Gardia R300 & Magene L508 Cycling Radar Sensors Announced at Eurobike
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/07/bryton-guardia-r300-magene-l508-cycling-radar-units.htmlThis week at Eurobike, both Magene and Bryton announced competitors to Garmin’s Varia cycling radar units, becoming the first non-Garmin company to make such an accessory. … While many companies (including Wahoo, Stages, Hammerhead, and more) have made their bike computers compatible with Garmin Varia radar, only Garmin themselves has actually made the radar units that you affix to the back of your bike.
Hands-on: Garmin’s New Fenix 5 Multisport GPS Series–with mapping!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/01/hands-on-garmins-new-fenix-5-multisport-gps-serieswith-mapping.htmlRight on cue, Garmin has released their next edition of the Fenix series – the Fenix 5. … Sensors: Added Varia Bike Radar
Garmin Vector In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/garmin-vector-review.htmlBecause I want to be transparent about my reviews – Garmin provided a production edition Garmin Vector set, with final production firmware. … Going forward the Vector team has outlined a few areas that are on the radar.
Hands-on: Wahoo Adds Radar Support for ELEMNT/BOLT/ROAM, confirms TrainerRoad Connectivity
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/08/hands-on-wahoo-adds-radar-support-for-elemnt-bolt-roam-confirms-trainerroad-connectivity.htmlSupport for Garmin’s Varia radar series continues to be one of the most popular requests I see come across the site, and back in May, when the ROAM released, many of you were disappointed at the lack of support. … Today Wahoo has rolled out support for ANT+ radar units to their entire lineup of GPS bike computers, including the original Wahoo ELEMNT, the BOLT, and the new ROAM.
Garmin Edge 1030 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/08/garmin-edge-1030-in-depth-review.htmlAfter over three years, Garmin has updated its flagship GPS navigation computer with a new edition – the Edge 1030. … ANT+ Radar
Best Bike Computer 2017: Garmin Edge 520 vs Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/07/best-bike-gps-2017-garmin-wahoo.htmlThis post is all about bike computers, and in particular the most popular two bike computers out there right now: The Garmin Edge 520 and the Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT. … Or, it’s because it didn’t hit my mental radar as I wrote this.
Garmin Adds 25+ New Features to Fenix 7/Epix/Instinct 2, Shifts to Quarterly Features Updates
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/05/new-garmin-features-fenix7-instinct2-epix7.htmlFirst up, is that Garmin started rolling out this week an update for Fenix 7 & Epix series watches, including some 28-50 different new features (depending on how you want to count them). … Added support for bike radar and lights.
A Closer Look at Garmin & Qualcomm’s Satellite Chipset Partnership
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/01/qualcomms-garmin-emergency-satellite-partnership.htmlBut buried at the end of a press release from Qualcomm and Iridium last week was a single quote from the head of Garmin’s Outdoor division (overseeing Fenix/Epix/Instinct/inReach/handhelds/etc), talking about a barely mentioned new partnership designed to go head-to-head with Apple’s Emergency SOS via Satellite search that was launched back in November (and December in Europe). … And hey, maybe down the road they’ll figure out how to bake Snapdragon Satellite or similar satellite componentry and antennas into bike computers (or perhaps bike lights/radar, or bike-specific accessory) such that it can work in an always-on tracking config without having to hold your phone/device like a token to the satellite gods.
How To: See Map Overlays of Varia Radar Data, with Vehicle Counts
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/05/varia-radar-maps-connect-app.htmlAs part of my Garmin Varia RTL515 & RVR315 radar review last week, a few eagle-eyed readers spotted a unique data field within my Garmin Edge device: The ‘Vehicle Count’ field. … Nope, it’s a Garmin Connect IQ field, and it works with *any* Varia radar and most newer Garmin units.
Hands-on: Garmin Edge 520 Plus with Mapping
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/hands-on-garmin-edge-520-plus-with-mapping.htmlToday’s multi-pronged release of cycling gear by Garmin is probably the company's most decisive yet at fending off competitors to its lucrative head unit business. … And lastly, there was the new RTL510 bike-light radar combo-dish.
Garmin Edge 130 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/garmin-edge-130-in-depth-review.htmlBut here’s the funny thing – out of the pile of Garmin new gear announcements today, I’m most impressed with the little Edge 130. … It can support power meters and more, show you Strava Live Segments, transmit all that in real-time via Live Track, while connecting to ANT+ radar and light systems.
Garmin Instinct 2 vs Fenix 7: A Very Detailed Comparison
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/02/instinct-detailed-comparison.htmlIt’s $699 for the base Fenix 7 (which includes mapping, music, WiFi, and Garmin Pay), whereas the Instinct 2 base unit starts at $349. … Fenix 7: Club Sensors, Headphones, Heart Rate, Speed/Cadence, Foot Pod, Tempe, Lights, Radar, Power, VIRB, Shimano Di2, Shifting (e.g.
Garmin’s new Index Smart WiFi Weight Scale: Hands-on (or feet-on)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/10/garmins-weight-scale.htmlWrapping up what ought to be classified as a massive year of new product announcements (21 sport products*), Garmin added two more products to the pile today: A weight scale and a revamped optical-sensor enabled Vivosmart HR. … *2015 Fitness Products: Fenix3, Epix, Vivoactive, Vivofit2, VIRB X, VIRB XE, Forerunner 25, Forerunner 225, Forerunner 230, Forerunner 235, Forerunner…
Cannondale SmartSense System Long-Term Review: Synapse 1 RLE
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/02/cannondale-smartsense-synapse-1-rle.htmlThe radar functions identically to any other Garmin radar, as it’s still Garmin internals inside. … In fact, unlike a ‘normal’ Garmin Varia radar where the communications bits are in the unit at the back, here, they are in the cradle.
Garmin Fenix 7 & Epix Get 50 New Features in Beta Update
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/07/garmin-fenix-7-epix-get-50-new-features-in-beta-update.htmlGarmin is seemingly on a roll the past 7-10 days, with having released the much-anticipated firmware bringing all the new Fenix 7 Pro & Epix Pro features to the non-Pro editions, via a new public beta firmware update. … This will show you weather radar overlay data, such as precipitation, clouds, wind, and heat.
Garmin Varia UT800 Smart Bike Light In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/04/garmin-varia-ut800-smart-bike-light-in-depth-review.htmlToday, Garmin introduced their latest generation front bike light – the UT800. … Aside from the Varia Radar light I reviewed two years back, this is actually the first pure light focused in-depth review I’ve done (though I did do a first look of the See.Sense ICON lights).
