A pandemic of cycling platforms seems to be upon us and many are the same. We now have the freedom to use N+1 and not to be stuck on any one platform. Here is what we currently have: Ride on a smart trainerEven when you have steering, it is within a set routeMental alertness can…
Apparently, it all started with a new indoor cycling platform headed by a chap named Eric, a want by some enthusiastic people to make indoor cycling racing ‘esports’ become the biggest thing since the Tesla share-price and a chap named Niels who had a snazzy smart-bike https://www.virtuprocycling.com/Product/ElitePrivateB2C. Eric and his platform went one way and…
Or is it ‘Smart? Please read on… Okay, the headlines about this smart-trainer: Bluetooth and Ant + compatible and therefore with most, if not all, indoor cycling training platforms Wattage accurate to 2.5% Sprints up to 2,000 watts Simulates climbs up to 16% steep With these stats, we consider this to be a mid-range unit…
It seems that long-term ‘Zwifters’ are looking for somewhere more akin to the origins of Zwift to do their indoor training on a bike. Going by the messages that we receive, RGT seems to be the preferred choice. At the Titaniumgeek HQ, we are busy doing the December 2020 Everesting Challenge on RGT and very…
TV viewers in the UK will have seen the dragons on Dragons Den pass the offer to invest in Hedkayse and we sat there and thought ‘You constantly invest in gin companies and yet you pass on this?!’ Thankfully, Hedkayse have gone from strength-to-strength and this video is well worth a watch – well produced…
The update to the original Atom – A smartbike for all training platforms Okay, you are looking for a smartbike, or you are looking for a smart trainer/turbo trainer and you’ve heard of the Wattbike Atom. You may have also heard of the Tacx Neo Bike, the Wahoo Kickr Bike or the Stages Bike and…
We recently rode these two hyper-eBikes around the ancient city of Coventry. Both are top-end folding eBikes, both have unique capabilities and both are in their own way, incredible. The video tells all and soon, we will have our in-depth review of the GoCycle GX
The objective of this article is to bring to your attention a resource that sits within Zwiftpower. It is the analysis section. For those of you who want to settle an argument at the IRL or virtual cycling cafe, you can spend hours searching on Zwiftpower. Here you can find the dual power recordings of…
For years, I have been the advocate of a sturdy music stand for my media devices when indoor-cycling. When I checked out the mighty Wahoo’s version, I was tempted and yet, no compelled. KOM Cycling are not shy of manufacturing high quality cycling peripherals and here is a link to what they have to offer…
In seven short years, eRacing/eSports/Virtual Racing/chasing pixels/real-racing-on-fake-bikes has come a long way. In the beginning, the Zwift community came up with a way of categorising races based upon watts per kilogram (w/kg). A ranking system was developed, again by the Zwift community, and whilst we raced, there was always the nagging feeling that w/kg wasn’t…
Naenka are the new kid on the block in the world of bone conduction headphones – designed for runners and athletes – hence the name. We took an initial look back in November and here is the update. It’s all too easy to do a couple of day test, whack a product on eBay, recycle…
Accurate temperature measurement for parents, athletes and the health aware.
There is a wide range of bone conduction headphones on the market now, rather than leaving the “budget” option as last years model, AfterShokz have released the OpenMove. Are they a bargain at half the price of their bigger brother?
Year-long series of events on Zwift to celebrate the achievements of Black athletes Zwift, the online training platform for cyclists, runners and triathletes worldwide, has today announced the launch of the Black Celebration Series (BCS), a year-long initiative to celebrate the history, athletes, heritage, and joy the Black community brings to Zwift from around the…
UK manufacturers making your turbo training rock!
YuChiang Cheng who joins Zwift as Chief Product Officer where he will own the end-to-end customer experience of Zwift’s products; driving customer value, innovation and quality. Cheng will lead Product Design & UX, Engineering, Game Design & Art, Product Management, R&D, Content Programming, LiveOps, QA, and Community Support. That is some job list and many…
A first look at these AfterShokz competitors fitness fanatics’ headphones. Why bone conduction and not in-ear headphones? As we know, the faster the music, the faster we go! At the same time, it’s good to be aware what is around you. Safety is no accident! We are a fans of Aftershokz and were early adopters,…
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