The FIT File with DC Rainmaker and DesFit

Episode 100 baby!!! With sports tech warming up, we resume our mostly-weekly uploads as we march towards spring. Or, err...fall for Lama. Here's what we dive into this episode:

Coronavirus impact on sports tech - Favero gets on social media? - PRICE HIKES for sports tech! - Pioneer Exits the Power Meter Business - Wait, and a price drop! - Peloton bricks competitors bikes - The Suunto 7 Review (and a sad story) - Tacx/Garmin NEO Warranty Fiasco - Strava’s continued new features (!?!)

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This was a special live studio audience recording of the FIT File podcast from the Tour Down Under at the Rapha pop-up shop. Guests include Wahoo lead developer Murray Hughes, sport scientist Neal Henderson, and a boatload of audience questions.

Note the video version is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxUeUJVH1Kw

0:00 – Bikes, Beer, and Tech Explainer 1:50 – Introductions 5:40 – The impact of less accurate power meters in the pro peloton/athletes 15:30 – To Murray: What was the most difficult Wahoo product feature to develop that you thought would be easy? 19:50 – What has surprised us in the last 12 months in sports tech? 26:00 – Do pros and elite athletes use indoor training apps/devices the same way as consumers? 28:00 – Why can’t we just plug our trainers into WiFi? 31:35 – To Wahoo: What’s Wahoo’s power meter plans for Speedplay (since acquisition)? 32:25 – To Neal: As an elite coach, what do his athletes screw up the most? 34:14 – What do we expect with Zwift’s entrance into trainer hardware? 37:35 – Is reliance of tech taking away from riding a bike? 41:30 – To Neal: What does he see with mental health in the pro peloton/elite competitors, and coping with pressures?

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Shane's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gplama Ray's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dcrainmakerblog

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Here's what we covered on this weeks special episode of the FIT File:

• Team NTT's crazy data-driven analytics and coaching platform
• Leomo sensor solution for proper bike fit
• Chatter about kangaroos, koalas, snakes, and other Australian things.

Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnTcHkv1EQE

And on social, you'll find us at:

Shane's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gplama Ray's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dcrainmakerblog

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We dive into what Ray's been doing in Mallorca the past few days including an update on both the Samsung Galaxy Active and Garmin MARQ Athlete watches, plus Shane takes us down the rabbit whole that was two power meter reviews (at opposite ends of the goodness spectrum). Plus we discuss Zwift's big televised event, as well as the latest Apple Watch update rolling out ECG support to a boatload more countries.

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Ray and Des chat about the new Zwift Ride "Smart Bike", New Bike Computers from Garmin and COROS, The New Suunto Race S sports watch, and plenty more sports tech goodness.

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Timestamps:

0:00 What's Coming Up! 2:48 Zwift Ride: Are Smart Bikes Dead? 15:07 YouTube Music App on Garmin 22:22 COROS Dura: Forever power? 32:48 Garmin Edge 1050: Brilliance or Battery? 47:58 Suunto Race S: Unreal pricing 56:22 Wahoo TRACKR: Finally usable?

// Related Content //

Zwift Ride Review (Des): https://youtu.be/WXjEzLkENCU?si=rD4n6aO2pWpOBF6j

Zwift Ride Review (Des): https://youtu.be/CZ8_2QpNuzM?si=6JpYT56ma0Yk2_Uw

Zwift Ride Review (Ray - website): https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/06/zwift-ride-indoor-bike-review-future.html

Garmin + YouTube Music (Des): https://youtu.be/_Z576iM6X7Y?si=m__WJUHnc19LbrrF

Garmin + YouTube Music (Ray): https://youtu.be/umSKIcGOzc0?si=jl_Zqr9fUHee1A4O

Garmin + YouTube Music (Ray - website): https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/06/youtube-music-setup-garmin-watches.html

Garmin Edge 1050 Review (Des): https://youtu.be/bPiLzeFi7x0?si=QX0X7FyHRWINseOK

Garmin Edge 1050 Review (Ray): https://youtu.be/Nd11DIFGcZc?si=vVCnjMzEDlf2mM5X

Garmin Edge 1050 Review (Ray - website): https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/06/garmin-edge-1050-in-depth-review-brilliance-battery.html

COROS Dura First Look (Des): https://youtu.be/JnPTWJGtnn8?si=7wQdD_sHstooHAgj

COROS Dura First Look (Ray): https://youtu.be/yyM59ND0SsU?si=BSz4jffbV9kxtRBy

COROS Dura First Look (Ray - website): https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/06/coros-dura-cycling-gps-first-look-hands-thoughts.html

Suunto Race S Review (Ray): https://youtu.be/ht0k5_4C3zY?si=SR5tOJv5PAZpPHHh

Suunto Race S Review (Ray - website): https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/06/suunto-race-s-in-depth-review-smaller-cheaper.html

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DC Rainmaker on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/dcrainmakerblog

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