The Week in Review is a collection of both all the goodness I’ve written during the past week around the internet, as well as a small pile of links I found interesting – generally endurance sports related. I’ve often wondered … Read More Here → | Continue reading
Hi hi, this is Bobbie (The Girl), otherwise known as Ray's other half. 2024 was an awesome year of training and racing, and I'm now about 2 years back from my triathlon hiatus. Having been out of the triathlon scene … Read More Here → | Continue reading
Hi hi, this is Bobbie (The Girl), otherwise known as Ray's other half. 2024 was an awesome year of training and racing, and I'm now about 2 years back from my triathlon hiatus. Having been out of the triathlon scene … Read More Here → | Continue reading
So it's the end of the year, and I had semi-promised last year to actually update this list at least once a year. Thus, I'm checking that box. As I always note though, I’m not a person of change. At … Read More Here → | Continue reading
It was time for the last DC Rainmaker Open House in Amsterdam, and the event certainly didn’t disappoint! It was the largest one to date, squeaking in everyone we could within the roughly 200-person limit we have for the DCR … Read More Here → | Continue reading
The Week in Review is a collection of both all the goodness I’ve written during the past week around the internet, as well as a small pile of links I found interesting – generally endurance sports related. I’ve often wondered … Read More Here → | Continue reading
It’s been 9 years since Wahoo changed indoor cycling with the Wahoo KICKR Desk, Wahoo has seemingly quietly announced the introduction of a new version of its KICKR Desk, aptly named KICKR Desk V2. This new version offers minor updates … Read More Here → | Continue reading
Zwift has announced an expansion of compatibility for the Zwift Cog and virtual shifting for three additional trainers today, which are: - Elite Direto XR - JetBlack Volt V2 - Decathlon’s Van Rysel D100 In the case of all three, … Read More Here → | Continue reading
It’s December - and you know what that means: It’s time for the annual (and sprawling) - Sportswatch Year in Review video! This marks half a decade in a row of this annual video, where Des of DesFit, and … Read More Here → | Continue reading
After years of waiting, we’ve finally got a new Wahoo cycling GPS - and it’s a beast. At least, in terms of size and weight. And in the future, Wahoo also hopes in terms of features and position in … Read More Here → | Continue reading
I’ve organized all the best sports technology deals below in the tables by category. I’ll be updating them throughout November & December. Keep in mind not all deals last (especially over Black Friday weekend when Amazon themselves will briefly run … Read More Here → | Continue reading
Yesterday Strava sent out an e-mail to users, outlining a change that’s occurring almost immediately, regarding 3rd party apps and the way apps are allowed to access and process data from Strava. All of these changes impact what is … Read More Here → | Continue reading
When the JetBlack Victory was announced this past summer, it sent waves through the smart trainer industry. In one shot, it pretty much knee-capped all of the existing sub-$1,000 trainers, if not most of those above it too. After all, … Read More Here → | Continue reading
Today Zwift announced a new expansion that includes a throwback to the days of the original Jarvis Island, the very first ~5km route where Zwift began. Though, this new road expansion adds that original pavement plus 6 new routes, including … Read More Here → | Continue reading
The Week in Review is a collection of both all the goodness I’ve written during the past week around the internet, as well as a small pile of links I found interesting – generally endurance sports related. I’ve often wondered … Read More Here → | Continue reading
In conjunction with DJI releasing a new budget-friendly FPV goggles yesterday, they also somewhat quietly released a firmware update for their DJI NEO. That firmware update addresses one of the two biggest issues the NEO had: Speed. Or rather, … Read More Here → | Continue reading
The Week in Review is a collection of both all the goodness I’ve written during the past week around the internet, as well as a small pile of links I found interesting – generally endurance sports related. I’ve often wondered … Read More Here → | Continue reading
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 new COROS … Read More Here → | Continue reading
Today we’ve got a round-up of two piles of Wahoo Fitness news. I could have squished these into a ‘Week in Review’ post, but decided they were probably worth longer discussions. Thus, let’s get rolling. Wahoo Adds KICKR Bike SHIFT … Read More Here → | Continue reading
At first glance, the headline news here is that COROS has finally announced an AMOLED watch. But, I actually don’t think that’s the most interesting piece here. Instead, it’s the fact that for the first time in its history, COROS … Read More Here → | Continue reading
There’s always one acquisition each year that comes out of left field, and this year’s award is online training log platform TrainingPeaks announcing the acquisition of IndieVelo, which is an indoor cycling app akin to Zwift or Rouvy. Indievelo is … Read More Here → | Continue reading
The Week in Review is a collection of both all the goodness I’ve written during the past week around the internet, as well as a small pile of links I found interesting – generally endurance sports related. I’ve often wondered … Read More Here → | Continue reading
It’s been too long, far-far-far too long, since I’ve updated my very old Photography Gear I Use post. All this, despite many of you reminding me on a very often basis. Part of the problem is that I use so … Read More Here → | Continue reading
Polar has just announced their Vantage M3, a watch that aims to complete a trio of watch hardware options from the company, and ultimately, complete their transition to AMOLED devices. I kinda honestly thought that they’d skip making an … Read More Here → | Continue reading
Insta360 has just launched their latest action cam, the Ace Pro 2. This unit adds an absolute boatload of smaller tweaks: Some hardware, some software depending on said new hardware. The headline features is the 8K functionality, though, that’s … Read More Here → | Continue reading
Well, it’s time to make things ‘Facebook Official’, minus, actually updating my Facebook page. As some of you have started to figure out, we’ve begun the process of relocating to a new adventure and a new country. After 6 years … Read More Here → | Continue reading
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 things Strava … Read More Here → | Continue reading
We're finally seeing some technical progress from DJI in the ActiveTrack realm. Their just-released DJI Air 3S is their first consumer drone to include forward-facing LIDAR, which uses lasers to determine what's in front of it. This allows it … Read More Here → | Continue reading
It is with great excitement and a little bit of sadness that we announce the final DCR Cave Open House in Amsterdam, Netherlands (we're sure this time). So if you've put off coming to the event, you've now been served … Read More Here → | Continue reading
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 list … Read More Here → | Continue reading
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 Mo … | Continue reading
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 → | Continue reading
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 → | Continue reading
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 … Read More Here → | Continue reading
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 → | Continue reading
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 → | Continue reading
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 → | Continue reading
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 → | Continue reading
The thing to understand about Apple Watch releases, is they aren’t targeting last years 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 slightly … Read More Here → | Continue reading
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 → | Continue reading
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 → | Continue reading
Wattbike has just announced what they’re billing as the beginnings of a refresh cycle for their entire indoor bike lineup, covering both end of their indoor bike range - including both electronically controlled bikes, and wind resistance bikes. However, as … Read More Here → | Continue reading
Today Apple announced Apple Watch Series 10, with a substantial hardware change and upgrade. In fact, so big it’s not got a bigger screen than the Apple Watch Ultra 2 (which didn’t see a new hardware version this year, … Read More Here → | Continue reading
Here's your complete GoPro Hero 13 Black Beginners Guide. In this I cover virtually everything you need to know about the GoPro Hero 13 Black, starting with what's in the base box, up to how to select resolutions and … Read More Here → | Continue reading
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 → | Continue reading
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 → | Continue reading
It's that time of year again, when I go out and see how many times I can crash a drone in a set period of time. And it's quite likely I set a record this time, both cycling and … Read More Here → | Continue reading
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 → | Continue reading