It’s here, the new Garmin Fenix 8 Pro & Fenix 8 Pro MicroLED. These two new watches add in both LTE & two-way satellite messaging connectivity, as well as brighter displays for both, including the first wearable to use … Read More Here →| DC Rainmaker
For the past 18 months, Polar has been making steps towards a Whoop competitor. Back in May 2024, they announced the Polar 360, which was a business version of such a device, aimed primarily at healthcare scenarios and workplace/wellness … Read More Here →| DC Rainmaker
Suunto has just announced the new Suunto Race 2, a watch that aims to take the existing Suunto Race 1 and provide it with incremental hardware updates to give Suunto more capabilities for future updates. But additionally, Suunto says … Read More Here →| DC Rainmaker
Just as a super quick weekend PSA, Wahoo has released a firmware update to address the back-to-the-past time issue that started a week ago, reverting the time back nearly 20 years. That in turn rendered those units mostly useless, due … Read More Here →| DC Rainmaker
Insta360 has announced their latest action cam, the Insta360 GO Ultra. This unit attempts to shift forward the Insta360 GO lineup from being less full-featured, to now having more higher-end features from their Ace Pro series. This includes a … Read More Here →| DC Rainmaker
Google has announced its newest Pixel Watches, the Pixel Watch 4 (in both 41mm and 45mm sizes). These watches may look relatively similar from the outside, but there’s a host of new features inside, including the first in a … Read More Here →| DC Rainmaker
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
(Finally, found a use for ChatGPT image generation that isn’t horrific!) An ugly software bug reared its head over the weekend for owners of the Wahoo BOLT V1 & ROAM V1 cycling GPS units. Those units were first introduced in … Read More Here →| 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
In this episode, we chat about hot new summer cycling tech with a new Garmin bike computer, smart wheels from Zipp, the new SRAM Force AXS and Rival groupsets, and even new indoor training tech. 0:00 In this episode| 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
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
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
Over the past few days Suunto has rolled out firmware updates adding a slate of data fields to their current-gen watches, plus a few new features. The big-ticket feature is Track Running mode, which they announced with the Suunto Run| 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
Looking to become a DCR Supporter and get access to exclusive content like the DCR Shed Talkin' videos? You've found the right spot! If you're looking for all the behind-the-scenes tidbits, becoming a DCR Supporter is where it's at. You'll| 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
Above I've got a bit of a round-up video of sorts diving into a few different things I found floating around the Eurobike show floor. Some of it's cool, some of it's quirky, and some of it might well| DC Rainmaker
I recently sat down with Eric Min, one of the co-founders and current CEO at Zwift, to dive into a whole slate of topics. This is actually a bit of a two-part interview set. This interview is heavily focused| 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
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 talk about what it's actually| DC Rainmaker
Over the last decade and a half, I’ve tested almost every autonomous follow-me drone made in the market. During that time period, we’ve seen many newcomers attempt to break into the market. Albeit, with less success these days, given| 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
