I think we should celebrate Garmin’s emotional maturity. After years of complaints around sensor dropout with the 530/830/1030 Edge devices, they’ve take a massive step towards healing. Kudos :P.…
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There’s not a lot new with the just announced Garmin fēnix 7 Pro and epix Pro smart (ish) fitness watches. Garmin put their newest optical heart rate (OHR) sensor in both (which might enable ECG readings at some point), they put the flashlight that was in the fēnix 7 X in all of them, and… that’s about it. So if you already have a fēnix 7 or epix, there’s not a lot…
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May 31, 2023
Campy is still in business?
Please tell me I’m not the only one who thinks that every time Campagnolo pops in the news. Because the second question I ask myself, after acknowledging that the word “bankruptcy” isn’t in the headline, is “Why is Campy still in business?”. They’ve been struggling for relevancy for as long as I’ve paid attention to cycling, and their products seem to pivot around being the most expensive. But, not the best……
I really wish that we could all just be honest, admit to ourselves, and the world, that there is no such thing as an “aero gravel wheel“. Acceptance is the first step towards healing, right? I dunno, doesn’t matter because even though there’s no chance in h-e-double-toothpicks that this wheel is aero-optimized*, that doesn’t mean it isn’t interesting.…
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April 27, 2023
Netflix <3 Tour De France
I’m a sucker for these kinds of dramatized recap shows, and TBH, I’m not sure why. I already know the outcome, not going to learn anything, except maybe what Tadej’s favorite post win drink is. Anyway, I know what I’ll be doing on June 8. Yay Netflix!…
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March 28, 2023
New Garmin Beta Process Actually Works – 13.09 Is Available
I haven’t had a chance to dig into the new Beta yet, just installed it about 5 min ago. But the news here isn’t all the good stuff below. It’s that their new process for getting Beta firmware works, and my approach for knowing to check for it also works 👏. The big thing that stands out here is “Added Wrist Based Running Dynamics”, which was a feature that launched with the…
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March 20, 2023
Garmin Changes Beta Program
While I didn’t have an issue with the previous Alpha/Beta processes, I can see how the implementation narrowed the usefulness to the data collection process. Complexity limits the number of people running the updates, fewer people means less diversity in testing. The TL;DR here is that you won’t need a computer to get the updates. But the process is still manual, in that you need to check for updates on the device;…
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March 16, 2023
Hypershell Seems Like a TERRIBLE Idea
I might be missing something here, but this Hypershell thing seems like a terrible idea. It’s difficult for me to stress how horrible this appears to be. To be clear, I don’t mean that it won’t work. It probably will, at least if you define “work” narrowly, and briefly, enough. It appears to provide lift/press assistance to the upper leg. But there are two huge problems with that. The 1HP (peak) output…
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March 3, 2023
I like big bottles, and I cannot lie…
Trek’s got back… or, sorry, 34oz water bottles for sale on their website. So I know that size shouldn’t matter, but I don’t understand the fascination with tiny water bottles. Dehydration isn’t cool, it impacts performance, and I don’t care about Rule #52. Things that make you slower, are stupid. Putting more water on the bike makes sense on so many levels, unless you have a team car following you to hand…
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March 2, 2023
Garmin Releases Forerunner Epix, er…, 965
If you love the Garmin Forerunner 955 form factor, I’m more of a fēnix guy, but lusted after the AMOLED display on the Epix, or Venu models. The new Forerunner 965 is the thing for you. There are also a bunch of new software features, but those are coming to the 955 (and probably the fēnix/Epix as well) in the next feature drop. Overall, it looks solid, and pretty. I’ve never been…