Sports Technology News and Reviews

Huge Sports Tech Amazon Deals List!

 It’s that time of year again, for the first round of sales going into the holidays. While I still expect we’ll see bigger deals as we get closer to Black Friday, there are some solid deals in here. The … Read More Here

Favero Announces Potential Spindle Breakage Replacement Program

Favero has announced a program to replace a specific production timeframe/batch of affected Favero Assioma road power meter pedals, which could result in spindle breakage. In this scenario, spindle breakage means both the interior power meter spindle, but also including … Read More Here

Oura Announces Oura 4: Here’s what’s actually changed!

Oura has kinda quietly (in the middle of the night) announced their new Oura 4 ring, which the company says has substantially improved accuracy in certain areas compared to their previous Ring 3, as well as slightly improved battery life. … Read More Here

Garmin Lily 2 Active In-Depth Review: Now with GPS!

 Less than 10 months after the existing Lily 2 came out, Garmin has pretty substantially upgraded the offering with the new Lily 2 Active. This watch, as the name might imply, is definitely targeting a more sporty customer, with … Read More Here

Saris Significantly Reduces Smart Trainer Prices, Says They Plan to Rebuild Company

It’s been almost precisely two years since Saris imploded under debt, and then was acquired under receivership by C+A Global. In the lead-up to that, and what followed, virtually all of the smart trainer-related engineering and design talent left the … Read More Here

GoPro Hero 13 Black vs iPhone 16 Pro: Ultimate Camera (Action) Test!

 It’s that time of year again, for the iPhone vs GoPro test, focused on action. Or, video scenarios in all sorts of fun ways. As always, the reality of 2024 (or the last numbers of years), is the line … Read More Here

FIT File: Techtember Roundup! Apple Watch, Pixel Watch, GoPro, DJI, and More!

 For those not subscribed to the FIT File (it’s free!) via your regular podcast app or on YouTube, here’s a quick post with the highlights from the most recent episode. In this episode, we chat about all the new Techtember … Read More Here

COROS September 2024 New Features: A Quick Recap

COROS has announced a smattering of new features for both their watches, as well as their Dura bike computer. In the case of the bike computer, this firmware update will mark the resumption of shipping, after the company halted shipping … Read More Here

Apple Watch Ultra 2 vs Apple Watch Series 10: Every Difference Detailed

 Once again, I went down the rabbit hole. This time detailing all the differences between Apple’s two latest models – the Apple Watch Ultra 2 Black and Apple Watch Series 10. In total, I’ve gathered roughly 40 differences between … Read More Here

Apple Watch Series 10 In-Depth Review

 The thing to understand about Apple Watch releases, is they aren’t targeting last year’s buyers. Nor even the year prior. Instead, they’re targeting previous Apple Watch owners 3-5 generations back. And true to that form, Apple each year just … Read More Here

Google Pixel Watch 3 In-Depth Review: The Best WearOS Sports Watch?

 To many, the Pixel Watch 3 will be about a (finally) bigger size – now 45mm instead of the previous 41mm size. But to those into sports and fitness, it’s actually much more than just size: It’s the biggest … Read More Here

New DC Rainmaker Cycling & Running Gear Available!

The most astute of followers have noticed over the course of the year I’ve been trialing some new DC Rainmaker branded cycling and running gear. It’s been a number of years since the last cycling kit was available, and plenty … Read More Here

Wattbike Proton Smart Bike In-Depth Review

Wattbike has just announced what they’re billing as the beginnings of a refresh cycle for their entire indoor bike lineup, covering both ends of their indoor bike range – including both electronically controlled bikes, and wind resistance bikes. However, as … Read More Here

Apple Watch Series 10: Everything You Need To Know

 Today Apple announced Apple Watch Series 10, with a substantial hardware change and upgrade. In fact, so big it’s now got a bigger screen than the Apple Watch Ultra 2 (which didn’t see a new hardware version this year, … Read More Here

Zwift Ride Frame Now Available Standalone, New Zwift Cog 2.0 Available, and More

This past week Zwift announced a number of updates for their hardware. While I got slightly behind this week (more on why in the next few weeks, fear not, it’s all good!), I wanted to touch on this. If for … Read More Here

Wahoo Announces Big KICKR Price Changes

This will be a relatively quick post, as it’s really not all that complex. In conjunction with Zwift’s standalone Zwift Ride Frame announcement, Wahoo has also announced a reduction in pricing across the board. This includes all of their smart … Read More Here

FIT File: Garmin Fenix 8 and Enduro 3: Let’s Chat

 For those not subscribed to the FIT File (it’s free!) via your regular podcast app or on YouTube, here’s a quick post with the highlights from the most recent episode. In this episode, we chat about the the new … Read More Here

The Garmin Fenix 8 Complete Beginners Guide

 Just a quick heads up that I’ve just published on YouTube a super-detailed hour-long complete user guide for the new Garmin Fenix 8 series (covering both AMOLED and Solar versions). And honestly, anyone with an Enduro 3 can basically … Read More Here

Garmin Enduro 3 In-Depth Review: The Cheaper/Better Fenix 8?

 The Enduro 3 is here, and seemingly has one mission, and one mission only: Go big on battery. Nearly triple their competitors, upwards of 320 hours in a regular GPS configuration. At least in theory, anyway. But fear not, … Read More Here

Garmin Fenix 8 In-Depth Review: Worth the Upgrade?

 The Fenix 8 is here, bringing with it not just new hardware features, but also the end of the Garmin Epix lineup. Or, at least the end of it for now. Fear not though, that ending is merely in … Read More Here

The Google Bike: An In-Depth Review

 I was recently out at Google to preview new stuff, including the new Pixel Watch 3, as well as other behind-the-scenes testing and lab pieces. In doing so, I had a packed day on their sprawling campus, and the … Read More Here

Team Car Ride: Tour de France Femmes Behind the Scenes (and Smart Trainers)

As part of the time trial stage, I was checking out all the sports tech goodness the women had on tap. If you remember from my previous post, I dove into the cycling power meters and other pieces. However, for … Read More Here

Tour de France Femmes: Behind the Scenes & Power Meters!

 The women’s Tour de France is in full swing this week, and most notably, in my country of residence: The Netherlands. That’s made it super easy to check things out this year, on a few different stages – both … Read More Here

Google Pixel Watch 3 Hands-on: A (Big) Running Focus

 Most headlines today will tout the new Pixel Watch 3 finally being available in a secondary larger 45mm size. And indeed, that’s a big deal. It’s no longer the tiny little watch the first two generations of Pixel watch … Read More Here

Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 In-Depth Review: Half the price, half the accuracy?

 While the new Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra and new Samsung Galaxy Ring got all the attention during Samsung’s trio of fitness products launch, the reality is that most people are going to end up buying the more affordable Samsung … Read More Here