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As 2019 draws to a close, end-of-year data is beginning to roll out. Turn on your Spotify Wrapped and let's take a quick look at Strava's Year in Sport. With close to 50 million athletes uploading 19 million activities a week, Strava has a lot of data to pull from. That data has a lot... Continue Reading →
PRESS RELEASE: Gamux After more than a year of research and development, the moment has finally come. We are proud to introduce our first 3D printed products. Those who have heard of Gamux probably know us because of our activities in the UCI DHI World Cup. In addition to racing, we have always felt the... Continue Reading →
Wahoo Fitness announced its acquisition of Speedplay pedals today. The acquisition closely follows Wahoo's recent acquisition of the Sufferfest online training platform. Speedplay is an American company best known for its small, dual-sided clipless road pedals which offer a large range of pedal axle widths, adjustable cleats and big floats. According to a press release... Continue Reading →
Here’s a roundup of all the cool new Gear & Tech for the week. Garmin Edge 530 & 830 The Edge 530 and 830 from Garmin are very similar. The 830 is touchscreen, while the 530 relies on buttons. The real fun stuff, however, is inside the computer. Both now integrate with Trailforks for accurate... Continue Reading →
When U.S.-based WorldTour team EF Education First announced a partnership with apparel company Rapha late last year, it was announced as going beyond just apparel. EF and Rapha detailed plans to blend gravel and mountain bike races into the team’s conventional pro road race schedule. Now there's confirmation that EF will send riders to Dirty... Continue Reading →
Garmin took advantage of Sea Otter hype to launch some new offerings today, including the Edge 130, the Edge 520 plus, and an update to its Varia rear radar system. Edge 130 The Edge 130 is an all new unit. It's got a small footprint (1.8-inch display), but still packs in a lot of features... Continue Reading →
Garmin just released two new products the first of which is the Edge 1030 computer which provides a range of updated and enhanced features in a slim, new package. In addition, is a completely redesigned power meter package. from Garmin, the Vector 3/3S, which is a dual-sensing, pedal-mounted system. Garmin Edge 1030 The new Edge 1030... Continue Reading →
Wahoo’s original Elemnt computer was launched in 2015. It was joined earlier this year by the Elemnt Bolt, which Wahoo claimed was the first aerodynamic bike computer. Wahoo’s latest computer is the Elemnt Mini. With a 1.8 inch diagonal screen in place of the Elemnt’s 2.7 inches and the Elemnt Bolt’s 2.2 inches, it’s significantly... Continue Reading →
Today is Amazon Prime Day, it's basically Amazon's private version of Black Friday/Cyber Monday in July for one day. The sales technically started last night (9PM EST), but it continues through today. The sale is for Amazon Prime members only. Let's get right into the deals. Remember, availability is limited, both in time and quantity. Health &... Continue Reading →
Toms Skujins (Cannondale-Drapac) started stage 2 at the Amgen Tour of California with hopes of repeating his 2015 win. The 25-year-old Latvian had a good start toward making that hope a reality as the race climbed up and over Mt. Hamilton toward the finish outside of San Jose. But disaster struck for Skujins as the... Continue Reading →
Every morning, industrial designer Clément Dauchy rides his bike to work in San Francisco. On rare occasions, he would hit all the traffic lights on green and breeze to work. Mostly, though, he'd get stuck at red light after red light. When cycling up the city's many hills getting stuck at a light meant wasting... Continue Reading →
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