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Week in Review–July 1st, 2017

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Saturday: Tour de France 2017–The Trainers, Power Meters and Gadgets of the Pro Peloton…

An awesome ride in the Swiss Alps

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But thankfully after a few hundred meters the asphalt resumed. … I usually leave my Garmins rolling so I can capture power data across all devices exactly the same.

Wahoo Fitness debuts Wahoo RPM, shows off Android KICKR control

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The 7-gram Wahoo RPM uses an internal accelerometer to determine cadence, similar to how many power meters coming onto the market today are using the internal accelerometer to measure cadence.

New Timex Run Trainer vs. Garmin FR210: Fight!

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The details on that watch are unclear, though current indications are for a higher end watch than the Timex Run Trainer and FR210 given that the new Garmin watch has been confirmed by Garmin to be supporting cycling power meters – a feature I wouldn’t expect on a lower end watch. … Now, in most cases most of us use distance (either kilometers or miles) to truncate workout portions if we’re doing it automatically (and for the most part, I don’t actually use Auto Lap except on long runs) – but this does show a case of Timex just edging out Garmin a bit.

How to: Garmin’s Semi-Secret Triathlon Display Mode (aka ‘Extended Display mode’)

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/06/garmins-triathlon-mode-extended-display.html

Given ANT+ has a range of upwards of 30-40 meters in unobstructed open air, it’ll easily beat you to your bike. … The same place you’d pair a cadence sensor, power meter, etc… Then scroll down to add a new ‘Extended Display…

Hands-on: Garmin Edge 520 Plus with Mapping

www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/hands-on-garmin-edge-520-plus-with-mapping.html

Don’t let the ‘100 series name fool you’, it’s got highly customizable data pages and even supports power meters.

Virtual Tour de France & L’Étape du Tour on Zwift: Everything You Need to Know

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Meaning that unlike some of the provisions that would be in place for an in-person Zwift event (such as validated rider weigh-ins or disallowing access to the trainers/power meters), those won't apply here.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

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Various cameras, power meters, head units, etc… Often times I’ll do this the night before, since I find it usually takes longer than I anticipated.

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

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

It allows you to compare power meters/trainers, heart rate, cadence, speed/pace, GPS tracks and plenty more.

Suunto 5: Everything You Need to Know & First Runs

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Only one minor quibble exiting the tunnel at the museum in the upper right, but it was only perhaps 5-7 meters off there briefly, whereas the COROS (beta) struggled a fair bit more there, as well as in the park in general. … Of course that’s also important because it allows more proper export of things like running power too.

First Look: Absolute Cycling One GPS Bike Computer

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- GPS claimed accuracy within 2 meters… Though, it was paired to a power meter (4iiii Precision) and heart rate strap (Wahoo TICKR) via Bluetooth Smart.

The Garmin FR225 with optical heart rate: Everything you ever wanted to know

www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/05/garmin-fr225-gps-optical-hr.html

Yes, to 50-meters. … My guess is that they used 95% the same hardware from the FR220, which didn’t quite have the right internals to do a low-power Bluetooth Smart mode needed for the smartphone notifications.

Hands on with the new Garmin Vivofit & Vivoki Activity Monitors

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As they are the only ANT to WiFi repeater on the market today and they only work with companies doing OEM/rebranding work (for those curious, it’s the same device I use to test numerous concurrent power meters with). … Total distance (in miles or kilometers):

The new DC Rainmaker Cave…and new Bertie’s Cake Studio in Paris!

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power meters with differing bottom bracket configurations). … Below it I’ve got huge and powerful USB charging strips to allow me to charge up tons of stuff at once.

Hands-on: Waterfi’s Spotify Streaming Swimming Music Player

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That’s about 50-75 meters away from my phone, obstructed by changing stalls and a few concrete pillars. … Finally, note that because the battery switch pieces haven’t been finalized yet, there wasn’t a way to power it off (or on).

A split-brain week (and weekend)

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Here’s a look at what it looked like as we were finishing up: Though with the 400’s set for a given split (1:21), I had to go a bit harder to make them work in the 2nd lane given it was 8 extra meters. … Still tons of good stuff – starting with tomorrow and the "Everything you ever wanted to know about the Polar/Look Keo power meter” post.

An inside look at downloading FR310XT workouts to the web without a computer

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This handy dandy little white pod the size of a quarter plugs into the bottom of your iPhone/iPod and allows connections to ANT+ devices such as heart rate straps, power meters, speed/cadence sensors and more.

Nation’s Triathlon 2009 Race Report

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Once I was a few hundred meters down the road, I got the shoes on. … I’m still in data gathering mode with the power meter and using it on a day-to-day basis, but this was also about collecting good race data.

Week in Review: June 9th, 2014

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6) Power meters for running? Long term, perhaps – but not quite yet today.

Whoop 3.0 Band & Platform In-Depth Review

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It allows you to compare power meters/trainers, heart rate, cadence, speed/pace, GPS tracks and plenty more. … The scales of these are based on different time parameters.

Week in Review–May 13th, 2019

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4) All crank based power meters are just Quarq’s: I always enjoy watching Keith.