Week in Review–March 16th, 2013
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/03/reviewmarch-16th-2013.html6) New Cervelo bike adds power meter magnet: I thought this was kinda interesting. … CycleOps looking for beta testers of firmware update for PowerBeam: If you bought a PowerBeam trainer AFTER roughly Fall 2012, and want ANT+ connectivity added back in (broadcasting of ANT+ data), hit them up.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/01/random-things-did-this-weekend-21.htmlHowever, it sounds like they’re getting closer to releasing their first iteration of advanced pedaling metrics for the PowerTap P1 power meter pedals. … On Sunday I met up with one of the lead engineers from PowerTap that was in town following working with pro cycling teams elsewhere in Europe the last few weeks.
The Santa Corrida de Noël 10K Race Report (2016)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/12/santa-corrida-race-report-2016.htmlOn the tech front I had the Stryd running footpod power meter (connected to the Fenix3), the RunScribe pods on my shoes too, and then both an Apple Watch Nike+ Edition, and a Garmin FR35. … A mere few hundred meters closer and it’d be in Paris.
Ballgames, Bags and Boxes
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/06/ballgames-bags-and-boxes.htmlHopefully this weekend I’ll have a chance to get through all of the DCR related boxes…I know there’s some cool new stuff from Wahoo in a rather large box, then there’s the gigantic VASA swim trainer/power meter to unbox.
A look MetaWatch, Google I/O and Potential Sport Uses
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/05/look-metawatch-google-io-and-potential.htmlprotocol for upcoming devices like the Polar/Look KEO pedal based power meter.So what’s the path ahead? Well, over the next month the device will start shipping to people (developers mostly) who’ve ordered it. … This watch includes five key features that are of interest to folks in the sport device world: A fully customizable 96x96p LCD screen, an accelerometer, waterproofing to 30 meters (3ATM), up to a week of battery life, and a vibrating motor for vibration alerts.
Garmin Forerunner 910XT delayed until after the holidays
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/12/garmin-forerunner-910xt-delayed-until.htmlAlso, as a random side note, this does not impact the Garmin Vector power meter release date, and that remains on target for March 2012 availability.
Interbike Exhibition Day 2 Overview
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/09/interbike-exhibition-day-2-overview.htmlYou can read all about Garmin’s new Vector power meter here in this post.
The Didn’t Get What You Wanted $500 Gadget Giveaway
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/12/the-didnt-what-wanted-gadget-giveaway.htmlIf you win, you can use that credit for anything from the GoPro Hero 8 Black to a Garmin Fenix watch to a massive pallet of nutrition gels, to the Favero Assioma power meter, or heck, even towards a new trainer.
The Top 10 Sports & Fitness Items You Bought in 2012
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/01/the-top-10-sports-fitness-items-you-bought-in-2012.htmlAnd, also like running, if you’re looking for cadence inside or out, there’s only one way to get it (aside from an expensive power meter).
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/10/5-random-things-did-this-weekend-17.htmlFor example a few photos people wanted on my cleats with the bePRO power meter pedals & pods:…
Ice Skating, GPS Watches, and Other Tidbits
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/12/skating-watches-tidbits.htmlWhereas Garmin more recently tends to fall into group C above, with most sport profiles offering very specific data for that profile (like the mountain bike metrics, or connected eBike metrics, or cross-country skiing power, or jump times in wind surfing, wave lengths in surfing, etc..). … Short of major shipping waterways, most of the others are maxing out at 2-3 meters in depth (there are 1.2 million Canals in the Netherlands).
