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Friday Tidbits: Spring’s gonna be busy for new toys!

2) CompuTrainer Updates: I had a good call Wednesday night with the owner of CompuTrainer regarding issues seen with HR monitor dropouts in the CompuTrainer setup (as I posted in last week’s Slowtwitch Mailbag).

Week in Review–April 7th, 2019

Wednesday: How To (Sorta) Make Your CompuTrainer Wireless: PerfPro’s CT Smart Wireless Bridge… - CompuTrainer, the new ANT+ FE-C software option, plus who the heck bought CompuTrainer?

Wahoo CEO Details Fixes for Issues Surrounding KICKR 2018 & KICKR CORE

Of course, someone will invariably recall the days of the CompuTrainer or some other product from years ago.

Week in Review–Dec 22nd, 2018

2) Founder of CompuTrainer passes away: There’s no denying that CompuTrainer was a pioneer in the indoor training space, and Chuck was one of the nicest guys out there.

A Power Primer – Cycling with Power 101

Let’s just assume that's 275w to make things simple (despite having 18 months of CompuTrainer data, I actually don’t have an FTP established yet since all my workouts never really went for ‘go as hard as possible for long’, so 275w is a semi-random shot in the dark).

Elite & Wahoo Reduce List Prices on Trainers

If we look back to the CompuTrainer days, it was Wahoo that introduced their first trainer, the original Wahoo KICKR in 2012, undercutting the then gold-standard CompuTrainer by some $400+.

Weekend Wrap-up: TrainerRoad, Cold DC Runs, and more

Later on during the weekend I would get The Girl’s bike all setup to use TrainerRoad as well, including setting it up to use and control the CompuTrainer.

Week in Review–May 22nd, 2011

So with that, let’s get into the action! Weekly Mailbag over at Slowtwitch.com: This week I cover the following topics over at Slowtwitch as part of the mailbag series: 1) Comparing Garmin GTU-10 vs Spot Tracker 2) Creating CompuTrainer courses from GPS files 3) Heart Rate Strap Combo Platters You can read all my past weekly mailbags at Slowtwitch here.

Week in Review–Jan 27th, 2018

Which is ironic, because the thing that everyone in the industry wanted to buy was CompuTrainer (when they shut that down).

Any problem can be solved with a hacksaw

I've still got to tackle the last holdout - the Computrainer computer.

First look at the new CycleOps Joule and Joule GPS, PowerTap hubs, PowerCal, and VR software

This 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).

Wahoo RIVAL Multisport GPS Watch In-Depth Review

Remember CompuTrainer? Yup – Wahoo was the legit ‘CompuTrainer Killer’.

The 2015 Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List

Currently The Girl has pushed forward an “Occupy KICKR” movement that has left me back on the CompuTrainer.

Putting together the Vasa Swim Trainer/Ergometer in less than 90 seconds

In 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

Like previous years, Bonzai held CompuTrainer racers within the grounds of their massive booth estate.

Checking out the EZ-Trainer iPad ANT+ App

But 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).

Separating product timeline fact from fantasy: The After Party Edition

Stuck

Here’s the items up for review: CompuTrainer – Essentially a computerized trainer that can change resistance.

The 2013 Swim/Bike/Run Gear I use List

Currently The Girl has pushed forward an “Occupy KICKR” movement that has left me back on the CompuTrainer.

Week in Review–December 27th, 2015

5) CompuTrainer Recall: This was also a few weeks ago – but I really want to ensure folks see this.

A working weekend in Vegas

Recording at the time was a CompuTrainer (via TrainerRoad), the Quarq RED SRAM 2012 Cinqo (they let me hold onto the bike a couple weeks longer to test against the Polar/Look pedal pieces), and finally…the Polar/Look power pedals.

Week in Review–March 5th, 2017

Wednesday: The End of An Era: CompuTrainer Ceases Production… - CompuTrainer shutting down their line

First look at Zwift, an ultra real graphics trainer app

They also support doing the same for the CompuTrainer and plan to support the PowerBeam Pro.

Wahoo Fitness KICKR now (sorta) available for pre-order

No, it doesn’t have the road smoothness of the LeMond Revolution, but it also has more finesse than the CompuTrainer when it comes to load application (i.e.

Interbike 2011 Day 2 Overview (Sports Technology)

Shortly thereafter I ran across b.There – which aims to take your standard trainer and turn it into an mini-CompuTrainer.