It’d be easy to look at the new COROS NOMAD and mistake it for a Garmin Instinct. Because visually…ummm…it’s darn near identical - down to the metal ring enforcement around the plastic bezel. But that’d be overlooking the fact| DC Rainmaker
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| DC Rainmaker
The tech on the women’s side of the Tour de France continues to grow, almost universally matching the men’s side (especially on the WorldTeams list), which is awesome to see. I checked out two stages this week to see| DC Rainmaker
(Above: CEO of Rouvy, Petr Samek, with Angel Rascon, Product Owner at BKOOL, on a ride together this week) Rouvy has announced the acquisition of the BKOOL indoor cycling platform, which has struggled financially in recent years, though it has| DC Rainmaker
Garmin has just announced an absolutely massive feature update via public beta for the Fenix 8, Enduro 3, and Fenix E watches. This adds in all of the newly announced Forerunner 970 running features, the new Venu X1 features,| DC Rainmaker
Like clockwork, two years later, we’ve got ourselves a new flagship Garmin Forerunner. Or in this case, two new Forerunners: The top-end Forerunner 970, and the mid-tier Forerunner 570. And relatively true to their historical releases, they’ve brought a| DC Rainmaker
Garmin has just announced the Garmin Venu X1, a watch designed to bridge the gap between Garmin’s existing mainstream Venu series (which typically targets recreationally active but not overly serious endurance athletes) and that of their Forerunner series (which| DC Rainmaker
It’s been more than five years since Polar updated their base Grit X watch (April 2020). Sure, they launched the Grit X2 Pro watch about a year ago, but that was designed to be the top-end replacement for the| DC Rainmaker
A bit over a month ago at Apple’s WWDC event, the company announced their newest versions of WatchOS, the software platform that the Apple Watch uses. It also announced new versions of iOS and various other operating systems. All| DC Rainmaker
The Tour de France is in full swing, and with it, a few days ago, the time trial stage. That’s always an interesting opportunity to check out which sports tech riders are using, such as bike computers, trainers, as well| DC Rainmaker
The JetBlack Victory is a product announcement that needs more room in a post title. If I could have used all the words in the title, it’d probably say: 'First Look at JetBlack Victory, the $399 Direct Drive Smart| DC Rainmaker
Elite has just announced a new smart-bike setup of sorts, as well as two new trainers. The new smart bike is effectively an upscale take on the also recently announced Zwift Ride, seemingly addressing the three most common complaints| DC Rainmaker
As has been the trend for the last 2 years at Garmin, they’ve apparently grown tired of people complaining about their display tech looking like it’s from 1987. Following various Garmin watches getting brilliant and responsive AMOLED displays, it’s| DC Rainmaker
Suunto has just announced the Suunto Race S, a smaller and lighter version of the Suunto Race they announced last fall. Except, it’s got more features, better accuracy, and is substantially cheaper. Unlike some of their competitors, it appears| DC Rainmaker
Today Look has announced two interchangeable power meter pedals, their Look KEO Blade carbon road pedal power meter, and their X-Track SPD-based power meter pedal. These two pedals share the same internals, allowing you to buy one set, and| DC Rainmaker