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Blog Events Featured August 25, 2022

Garmin Gravel Worlds 150 – 2022 Recap

Gravel Worlds is the largest organized event I’ve ever participated in, and the longest hardest race I’ve ever done. Race didn’t go to plan, but it was a fantastic experience that I hope to do again some day. Intro: 00:05 An Item of Feedback: 01:15 Race Start: 02:00 Thoughts on Aerobars: 03:40 Mistakes Were Made: 04:52 More Feedback: 06:40 Making Lemonade: 07:47 Grabbing the Takeaway(s): 09:07 Celebrate Good Times: 11:39 Measuring the…

News August 23, 2022

Garmin August 2022 Smartwatch/Cycling Computer Update

Garmin is claiming that they released all the HRV, SATIQ, Training 2.0 stuffs for the fēnix 7, epix, Instinct 2, Forerunner 945 LTE and Edge 1040/1040 Solar. This is great news for the folks who want the goods, but aren’t comfortable running the BETAs. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to pull down the release build either directly or with Garmin Express. But, I’m not complaining too loudly, it might just be because…

News August 15, 2022

Hambini’s Wheel Buyer’s Guide

Hambini is a great source of information for all things aerodynamic, and many things engineering. This guide is actually more educational seminar than guide, and I don’t mean that in a bad way at all. It is a fantastic resource for better understanding what to look for in a wheel when you go shopping.…

Blog Featured August 4, 2022

So you broke your collarbone…

Breaking a collarbone is an extremely common injury for cyclists. Having gone through the experience recently, I thought it would be helpful to document the fitness loss and recovery timeline, and provide some guidance around what worked for me as I tried to get back to where I was before I crashed.…

News July 22, 2022

OMG! Garmin fēnix 7 9.22 change log is MASSIVE!

NGL, my fēnix 7 was feeling a little left out by all the fēnix 6 love the last few days… So it’s good to know that Garmin can hold both devices close to their collective heart when it comes to the adding and fixing goodness. I’m especially happy to see better surfacing of HRV data, but also given some of the instability I experienced with 9.15, it’s great to see the long…

News July 22, 2022

Even more HRV love for the fēnix 6

Seems like only yesterday that Garmin pushed out a huge step forward in the HRV tracking game for the fēnix 6, but no, it was actually two days ago 🤯. The glaring issue with that update, not that I am complaining in any way, was that they didn’t include the HRV glance/widget. 22.76 fixes that; so now you can see your HRV numbers from the night before. Awesome sauce! Added HRV Status…

News July 20, 2022

Wowzers! Garmin adds HRV goodness to fēnix 6 lineup!

You will need to install the 22.75 ALPHA build of the firmware, to get the new HRV features, but I’ve found those to be plenty stable for daily use. What’s interesting is that it doesn’t appear to have added the HRV glance. So it will be interesting to see how this all plays out as the firmware update develops. It does include new sensor hub, so I’m optimistic that Garmin will add…

Blog July 5, 2022

Maybe thoughts and prayers aren’t enough…

Seven people were murdered in Highland Park because we allow those who value guns more than the lives of the people in their communities pretend that this is fundamentally a question of Freedom. Where their bizarre concept of Freedom somehow outweighs the much more tangible freedom from random violence that everyone should enjoy, and not just those who live in affluent communities. We get distracted, pretending that the problem is assault rifles,…

News July 1, 2022

Outbound Lighting Launches Detour Road/Gravel Bike Light

One of the best bike lighting decisions I’ve ever made was to take a chance on the Outbound Lighting Evo/Hangover MTB combo. It is AWESOME!!! So, I have no doubt that their new $179 Detour road/gravel light is equally awesome. Although, I would probably only use it for gravel with one of these guys, because every dropbar bike I have, has an integrated GoPro mount under the computer. Our original Road Edition…

Events June 27, 2022

Hammer Hundo Gravel Race

I had been toying with the idea of racing the Hammer Hundo in September. It’s being put on by the same group that did the Turkey Burner, so I have every confidence that it will be a great event, with a great course. But September is a long time away, and life happens… So… I’ve just let this sit on the slow burner of things I plan to do, but haven’t gotten…

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