Week in Review: February 19th, 2012
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/02/week-in-review-february-19th-2012.htmlMost times these different streams don’t overlap, so be on the lookout at all these places for good stuff! So with that, let’s get into the action! DCRainmaker.com posts this past week: Here’s all the goodness that ended up on the main page of DCRainmaker.com this week: Saturday: Week in Review–February 11th, 2012 Monday Morning: Weekend Wrap-up- TrainerRoad, Cold DC Runs, and more Monday Evening: RacerMate (CompuTrainer) resolves RacerMate One contract issues, might release this summer Tuesday Morning: The Top 7 iPhone Swim, Bike, and Run apps I use regularly and why Tuesday Evening: Garmin Vector power meter delayed until Summer Thursday: Tip of the Day- How to clean your trainer tire block…the easy way Friday: Friday Tidbits- Velodromes, 10K’s, Polar Power Meters, and a bike dishwasher Stuff that I found interesting around the interwebs: Here’s a not-so-small smattering of all the random things that I stumbled on while doing my civic duty to find the end of the Internet: 1) A detailed look at doping science vs law vs sport: Anytime the guys from Sport Scientists weigh in on something, it’s worth a read.
A look at Wahoo KICKR support on Windows via ANT, and what the rest of the industry is doing
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/05/support-windows-industry.htmlNow, you can see that they still have a bit of work to do on cleaning up some of the CompuTrainer verbiage (which shows and is 25MPH).
Week in Review–Jan 27th, 2018
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/01/week-review-27th-2018.htmlWhich is ironic, because the thing that everyone in the industry wanted to buy was CompuTrainer (when they shut that down).
First look at the new CycleOps Joule and Joule GPS, PowerTap hubs, PowerCal, and VR software
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/06/first-look-at-new-cycleops-joule-and.htmlThis is inline price-wise with the to-be-released CompuTrainer RacerMate One Suite – which will offer some overlapping areas of functionality (though no ability to create your own courses with video).
The 2015 Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/05/2015-swimbikerun-gear.htmlCurrently The Girl has pushed forward an “Occupy KICKR” movement that has left me back on the CompuTrainer.
Any problem can be solved with a hacksaw
www.dcrainmaker.com/2008/01/any-problem-can-be-solved-with-hacksaw.htmlI've still got to tackle the last holdout - the Computrainer computer.
Wahoo RIVAL Multisport GPS Watch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/11/wahoo-multisport-review.htmlRemember CompuTrainer? Yup – Wahoo was the legit ‘CompuTrainer Killer’.
Putting together the Vasa Swim Trainer/Ergometer in less than 90 seconds
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/06/putting-together-vasa-swim.htmlIn my ways it reminded me quite a bit of the CompuTrainer in terms of heaviness, except these boxes were bigger and harder to move around.
A look at the 2012 Washington DC Multisport Expo
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/03/look-at-2012-washington-dc-multisport.htmlLike previous years, Bonzai held CompuTrainer racers within the grounds of their massive booth estate.
Checking out the EZ-Trainer iPad ANT+ App
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/02/checking-out-ez-trainer-ipad-ant-app.htmlBut more importantly, it’s the only computer-based platform aside from the TACX or CompuTrainer that allows you to display your actual data in real-time (ok, Golden Cheetah has it too these days).
Week in Review–February 20th, 2011
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/02/week-in-reviewfebruary-20th-2011.html1) How to deal with CompuTrainer HR Monitor Dropouts 2) Best books to train by HR? 3) Using the FR310XT for all three legs of a triathlon You can read all my past weekly mailbags at Slowtwitch here.
BKOOL demonstrates KICKR compatibility, new user-video route upload function, Android app
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/demonstrates-compatibility-function.htmlThis is the device profile that will ultimately end up on every trainer company I’ve talked to, using a single standard for how trainers are controlled (singular exception: Racermate’s CompuTrainer).
Weekly Mailbag–June 26th, 2010
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/06/weekly-mailbagjune-26th-2010.htmlOne thing I have for my CompuTrainer is a small sideways mount that quickly and easily unscrews.
Week in Review–August 7th, 2011
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/08/week-in-reviewaugust-7th-2011.htmlHere’s what got updated: CompuTrainer FINIS AquaPulse FINIS Swimsense Garmin Forerunner FR60 Garmin Forerunner 110 Garmin Forerunner 210 Garmin Forerunner 305 Garmin Forerunner 310XT Garmin Forerunner 405 Garmin Forerunner 410 Garmin Forerunner 610 Garmin Edge 500 Garmin Edge 705 Garmin Edge 800 Nike+ GPS Sportwatch Polar RCX5 PowerTap and Joule Timex Global Trainer Withings WiFi Scale Yeah, it’s a lot.
An In-Depth Visit Behind the Scenes at Garmin Headquarters
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/04/scenes-garmin-headquarters.htmlAnd even for legacy trainers such as the CompuTrainer (where the company refuses to innovate), 3rd party programs like TrainerRoad and PerfPro could actually emulate an ANT+ resistance control unit if they wanted to – enabling users to use their bike computers to control the trainer.
StageONE $699 ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart crank-based power meter announced
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/09/stageone-699-ant-bluetooth-smart-crank.htmlOnce I have a unit, I’ll be able to provide concurrent power data accuracy tests from this, a PowerTap, and a CompuTrainer (three total streams).
Me vs the Hurricane
www.dcrainmaker.com/2008/09/me-vs-hurricane.htmlZ2 on a Computrainer is much harder than Z2 outside, because you don’t get any breaks for downhill segments.
A Very Strange CES Vegas 140.6
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/01/very-strange-vegas.htmlA quick CompuTrainer mounting exercise and then he was off for the remainder of his 112 mile bike ride.
Swimming, crazy man, Tunebugs and Crabs
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/02/swimming-crazy-man-tunebugs-and-crabs.htmlCompuTrainer Garmin Forerunner FR60 Garmin Forerunner 110 Garmin Forerunner 210 Garmin Forerunner 305 Garmin Forerunner 310XT Garmin Forerunner 405 Garmin…
SRAM Quarq Riken Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/meter-depth-review.html- CompuTrainer Pro…
Weekly Mailbag–July 17th, 2010
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/07/weekly-mailbagjuly-17th-2010.htmlAnyway, it’s my belief that in general folks overspend on standard trainers (I know, weird coming from the guy that has a CompuTrainer), but just my two cents.
Paris Blog: House Hunters International–Part II
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/08/paris-blog-house-hunters-2.htmlOf course, some of the trainers are ones I’ve bought (CompuTrainer’s, Bushido, Kurt Kinetic), and others have longer lead times (PowerBeam pending final software suite).
Weekly Mailbag–August 17, 2010
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/08/weekly-mailbagaugust-17-2010.htmlOne such feature of GC is the ability to create what is in effect the monitoring portion of a CompuTrainer…except for $30 instead $1500.
Zwift Confirms New Hardware Division: Posts Job Positions To Build Indoor Smart Bikes
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/11/positions-building-indoor.htmlFor example, we still don’t know who the heck ever bought the CompuTrainer portion of RacerMate.
Week in Review–August 31st, 2013
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/08/reviewaugust-31st-2013.htmlTrainerRoad: If you’ve got a CompuTrainer, Wahoo KICKR or Kinetic inRide, I’d definitely recommend this update, which addresses a few issues.
