I’ve owned a few Garmin GPS devices over the years. I fell into the Garmin ecosystem mostly because at the time, there weren’t really any viable options! Now there are actual decent competitors such as Wahoo, Hammerhead and Bryton. Still, I’ve (mostly) stuck with Garmin. My first ever Garmin device may come as a bit of a surprise…
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The best powermeter data fields for your cycling computer
Finding the best powermeter data fields to display on your Garmin Edge or Wahoo Bolt / ROAM cycling computer. What to know about your watts!
2020 Resolution Ride #8 – Does a “virtual 100km” even count, bro?
Yesterday I rode 100km. Kind of. Technically I went nowhere. You see I rode virtually around Amsterdam, clocking up over 100km on my Tacx NEO smart trainer in the process. Why? I’m still not sure. Mostly because I hadn’t done it before, plus all the cool kids were doing it. I got up in the…
What can we learn from the Garmin ransomware attack?
For almost a week, Garmin users were unable to access their Garmin Connect accounts. This meant they couldn’t upload workouts or automatically sync activities to Strava! Sure, it’s easy enough to do the old way with a USB data cable, but that’s beside the point. We all know now that Garmin were cyber attacked by…
No love for Zwift (choose outside)
It’s not what you’d call “trainer season” down here in Tasmania. I keep my Zwift membership active all year round as it’s handy to jump on the turbo trainer when I am time-pressed or work gets in the way. I regularly join the SAS or AHDR morning Zwift bunch rides. It’s a solid hour of…
UCI Virtual World Champs? You gotta be Zwifting me…
In breaking – but not surprising – news, the UCI have teamed up with Zwift to announce plans for an official UCI-sanctioned Virtual Cycling World Championships! Wait, what…? Yes. You read that right my friends. An officially recognised professional Virtual Cycling E-Sports World Championships. That’s the hallowed Rainbow Striped awarded for cycling indoors. Yeah, no….