Garmin Fenix 5/5S/5X Plus In-Depth Review (with Maps, Music, Payments)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/06/garmin-fenix5-review.htmlThis includes things like distance, calories, and heart rate zones. … On the other sensor front, I’ve largely used power meters (Vector 3, Stages LR, Favero Assioma, SRM Exakt specifically), and the Wahoo SPEED ANT+ speed sensor.
Polar Grit X2 Pro In-Depth Review: A Flagship Watch?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/05/polar-grit-x2-pro-in-depth-review-long-term-testing.htmlWhat’s funny is that if you were to look at the total distances here, you’d think they were close (Reference Buoy at 1.19km, Garmin Epix Pro at 1.19km, and Polar Grit X2 Pro at 1.16km). … For lack of anywhere else to put it, the Polar Grit X2 Pro can pair to Bluetooth Smart sensors, namely: Heart Rate sensors, Footpads, Running Power Meters (Stryd), Cycling Power Meters, Cycling Speed/Cadence sensors, and some body temperature sensors.
Garmin Epix In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/01/garmin-epix-depth-review.htmlHowever, you’ve also got two additional data fields you can add: Distance and Time till empty. … You can estimate it taking about 5-10 seconds per song to download, so about 10 songs per minute (speed varies based on the length of the song and other factors).
Garmin Enduro 2 GPS Watch In-Depth Review: Tested to the Limit!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/08/garmin-enduro-review.htmlAnd here’s the two lighting me up from the same distance, at full brightness setting. … You can leave it on automatic, or, you can customize the speed threshold (just like you could on Auto Pause previously).
Wahoo KICKR Move Smart Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/09/wahoo-trainer-review.htmlThe above two are mostly just useful when pairing to more basic smartwatches that might not support power meters/cadence, but I don’t expect it matters to too many people – especially given that the Apple Watch now supports power meters natively (and will show speed/distance from the KICKR MOVE). … Next, the KICKR MOVE comes with an 11-speed cassette on it.
Magellan Echo In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/11/magellan-depth-review.htmlThe upper half of the page has my summary stats (distance, duration, pace, heart rate), which is then followed by a map of my run and some graphs of my data. … You’ll notice in this same area you can also pair other sensors like (ANT+ or Bluetooth Smart) heart rate straps, footpods, power meters, speed/cadence sensors, and straight-up cadence-only sensors.
NPE Runn Treadmill Smart Sensor: Everything you need to know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/01/treadmill-sensor-everything.htmlSince this distance is known, figuring out the speed is easy. … The small pod simply attaches to your treadmill and then broadcasts itself as a smart treadmill, allowing apps like Zwift to get your current speed as well as cadence.
Garmin Forerunner 955 (with Solar) In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/05/garmin-forerunner-solar-review.htmlIf you increase intensity, it’ll decrease your duration till death (in either distance or time). … eBike (ANT+), Extended Display (ANT+), External HR (ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart), Footpod (ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart), Headphones (Bluetooth), inReach (ANT+), Cycling Lights (ANT+), Muscle O2 (ANT+), Power (ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart), Cycling Radar (ANT+), RD Pod (ANT+), Shifting (ANT+), Shimano Di2 (Propriety ANT), Smart Trainer (ANT+), Speed/Cadence (ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart), Tempe (ANT+), VIRB (ANT+).
Behind The Scenes: Super League Pro Triathlon on Zwift–How it all works
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/08/league-triathlon-behind.htmlAnd all people had to remain spaced at 1.5 meters apart (the required distance in the Netherlands). … They were swapping out cassettes as required to ensure compatibility with different drivetrains of athletes (for example an 11-speed cassette versus a 12-speed one).
How to kick butt in indoor triathlon races
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/03/how-to-kick-butt-in-indoor-triathlon.htmlMax distance in allotted time: In this format you’re usually given a set time (i.e. … Further, in most cases, when you clean-up your flip/open turn, you’ll likely also be coming off the wall faster/harder, which will in turn probably also speed you up a bit as you depart the wall.
Timex Cycle Trainer 2.0 GPS In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/06/timex-cycle-trainer-20-gps-in-depth.htmlIn addition to showing you how fast and how far, the unit also allows you to enable and configure alerts for the following parameters: Time/Distance, Speed/Pace, Heart Rate, Cadence, and Power. … You can override the default settings to provide custom speeds if you wish.
COROS APEX Multisport GPS Watch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/02/coros-multisport-review.htmlYou can also shortcut into settings, and enable Auto-Pause, as well as distance, pace, cadence, and HR alerts. … Note that if you’re using an indoor trainer and haven’t paired the speed side of the equation over, these numbers will be rather low in wintertime (like mine are for cycling).
COROS Pace 3 In-Depth Review: The Best Bang for The Buck?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/11/coros-depth-review.htmlAs you can see above, there isn’t any sort of distance to turn or other detail - stuff most other companies have. … Next, when it comes to sensor support (namely for cycling), COROS supports all the major Bluetooth Smart sensor types in terms of power meters, cadence sensors, speed sensors, heart rate straps, and even running footpods & Stryd running power meters (it also has native running power too, which near-identically matches Stryd’s values).
Suunto 9 Baro Multisport GPS In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/07/suunto-multisport-review.htmlWhen it comes to interval workouts, you can define a specific work and recovery duration/distance, as well as have a free-form warm-up/cool-down time period. … Suunto has long since used the ‘Fused’ branding for other areas, such as FusedSpeed and FusedAlti.
Google Pixel Watch 3 In-Depth Review: The Best WearOS Sports Watch?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/09/google-pixel-watch3-review-sports-fitness.htmlIn my case, I went for having Steps up top, the Readiness score at the right, the Cardio Load on…… In fact, I even visited a Google HQ lab they set up, complete with a fancy force measurement running track section, high-speed body positioning cameras, and more.
Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist HR In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/05/suunto-spartan-review.htmlAnd these days, this activity tracking properly shows up on the smartphone app and web as well – something it didn’t do in the past! Note however that at this time Suunto does not track any sleep metrics (at all), nor do they track distance walked (at all). … While Suunto has made good gains in terms of improving the speed of the user interface, I’d argue it still feels sluggish at times.
Garmin Venu 2 Plus In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/01/garmin-venu-plus-depth-review.htmlYou can also configure alerts for heart rate, run/walk, pace, time, distance, cadence, and calories. … The unit supports Headphones (Bluetooth audio devices), Heart Rate Sensors, Speed/Cadence, Foot Pod, Tempe (Temperature), ANT+ Cycling Lights, ANT+ Radar, and golf club sensors.
Apple Watch Ultra In-Depth Review: It’s a Start!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/09/apple-watch-ultra-review.htmlYou can also see total steps, total distance, and floors climbed listed one swipe lower. … It allows you to compare power meters/trainers, heart rate, cadence, speed/pace, GPS tracks, and plenty more.
Garmin Venu SQ In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/09/garmin-venu-sq-depth-review.htmlAnyway, moving along to activity tracking, the unit will monitor your steps/sleep/distance using the accelerometer inside it. … The supported sensor types are: Headphones, Heart Rate, Cycling Speed/Cadence, Running Footpods, Tempe (Temperature), ANT+ Cycling Lights, ANT+ Cycling Radar, Golf Club sensors.
How to kick start your way to your first triathlon
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/01/how-to-kick-start-your-way-to-your-first-triathlon.htmlThus, I think the first thing you should do is figure out what distance you’re going to want to race. … No, it doesn’t connect to a heart rate strap or a footpod, or a cycling speed/cadence sensor.
Wahoo Fitness KICKR Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/03/fitness-trainer-review.htmlThe KICKR uses open-ANT+, and provides speed and power (and thus distance). … It’s here we can pair any number of devices – from the KICKR to heart rate straps, to speed and cadence sensors.
Garmin Forerunner 745 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/09/garmin-forerunner-745-depth-review.htmlHowever, there are a handful of new features here, including a new track recognition mode that nails your track workout’s GPS map to the correct lane on the track, as well as ensuring the distance is virtually identical to what you run. … But, if you’re new to the Garmin ecosystem, then this will get you up to speed.
Polar Grit X GPS Watch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/04/polar-grit-watch-review.htmlSo if you’re outside you’ll see things like speed/pace, distance, etc… More or less all the usual goodness you’d expect from a GPS watch. … It allows you to compare power meters/trainers, heart rate, cadence, speed/pace, GPS tracks and plenty more.
Fitbit Charge 4 with GPS In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/04/fitbit-charge-band-depth-review.htmlThe default one shows the date/time in large font, and then down along the bottom you’ve got a single metric which you can tap to rotate through the core metrics of distance walked, stairs, Active Zone minutes, steps, heart rate, and calories. … It allows you to compare power meters/trainers, heart rate, cadence, speed/pace, GPS tracks and plenty more.
Garmin Tactix In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/10/garmin-tactix-review.htmlWithin this option you can specify the wheel-size of your wheel, enabling you to get accurate speed distance indoors (or, if on trails with switchbacks where GPS may be challenging). … It’s definitely not as fast as some of the newer units that can do satellite pre-caching to speed up initial acquisition.