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News March 10, 2020

WAHOO Introduces Stealth Into ELEMENT Lineup

If you’ve been eyeing the ELEMNT BOLT family of bike computers from Wahoo, and the killer feature that blocked the “Buy Now” click was the color options… There’s now another one “Stealth Black”, which is black, and stealthy? More importantly, the price also dropped to $230. Which might actually make it easier to make the purchase :). Also out today is a firmware update for the whole ELEMNT family, although just documented…

News March 6, 2020

Woohoo!!! Recovery beer is good for your brain

Or at least that’s how I’m interpreting the results of this study. Even better, although not for those new to the pub, is that the benefit of alcohol to brain health requires a long-term commitment to moderate consumption; where moderate consumption is in the range from 1-13 (wow, 13!) alcoholic drinks per week. Moderate consumption is good for your mental health, and now your brain as well. So make sure to take…

News March 5, 2020

Case study: An incomplete power meter review

Testing a power meter isn’t hard, as long as you have the appropriate control. It doesn’t matter how cost competitive the meter is. Accuracy matters. Capture the data, do the analysis, and show it all. So we can double check your work. It’s simply not good enough, to call it at this: From our tests the Avio ran a few watts higher compared to power meters we know to be accurate, but…

News March 5, 2020

Whoa, what’s up with the new Strava?

I’m both confused, and enthused with this new listen-to-your-users-and-deliver-what-they-want thing from Strava. Astute readers will notice I didn’t say customers there, because, at least now, all of us aren’t Strava’s real customer. It would be great if that changed, and I think if they keep it up this adding-useful-features cadence, and started delivering more real value for the paying users there’s a real chance that they could do that. Making the app/platform…

News March 4, 2020

Cycling treadmill falls flat

TBH, I’m at a loss for how the Oreka O2 is a real product that you (if you live in Europe) can buy. I can sort-of see how there’s a market for this thing, even though I wouldn’t buy one with someone else’s money. Inaccurate power, wonky feel, and the whole safety thing. Clearly not ready for retail. I can’t even see how it passed a liability review… How did Oreka get…

News March 3, 2020

Huh… Apparently baking soda might be a performance enhancing drug

Like all of Dylan’s videos, this is worth a watch start to finish. There’s nuance here that is difficult to summarize. What struck me more than the main point of the video (baking soda might improve performance, but there’s risk of GI issues when ingested, and topicals are an open question), is that AMP, a company that makes cycling products, decided that it was a good idea to use a known pathological…

News February 28, 2020

Rubbee is a beautiful abomination

I have mixed feelings about electric bicycles. On the one hand, there is no feeling better than blowing by one (tri-bike passes are a close second). On the other, it can take a lot of work to blow by an electric bicycle… And that’s the beautiful thing about them, they widen what’s possible on a bike. Whether that’s expanding who you can ride with, the duration or terrain of your route, or…

News February 26, 2020

Whoop, you had one job…

Buried in DC Rainmakers very thorough review of the Suunto 7, there’s an interesting tidbit around the quality of Whoop’s heart rate sensor, and it’s not great. To be fair the Suunto’s is even worse, but… Actually, there is no but. Getting heart rate that wrong, for either device is inexcusable… SMH…

News February 25, 2020

Strava surprises everyone by adding a useful feature

Hand to heart, the news that Strava added activity cropping to their mobile apps surprised on two fronts. First, I’ve never had to edit a activity, but I knew it was possible, and just assumed that it would be part of the mobile features set. Second, OMG, Strava actually added a feature that people would use. Maybe I’m being a bit harsh (unlikely), but after years of nothing, removing useful features, and…

News February 25, 2020

GCN asks a stupid question, takes 8 minutes and 16 seconds to answer it

Of course you can climb on aero wheels, they just aren’t well suited to the task. It will be faster to use a lighter set (W/kg is king on the climbs); unless you’re fast. Then there’s a sweet spot (probably around 45-50mm). The real question should be “can you safely descend on aero wheels?”. Because when you’re screaming down the side of a mountain at 40-50mph, turn a corner, and get hit…

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