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Let’s get down to it. You use headphones for fitness. You have discovered that not have cables dangling around is tremendous. You’ve tried bone conducting, especially from Aftershokz, and you are sold. Then, a pandemic came and with it, most of us discovered that working from home was as effective as working from the office….
A triathlete/long-range cyclist with a vision, married with a top-class design consultancy has created a new cycling product – the NRG stem. This stem contains a LiPo battery and phones and navigation devices can be plugged into the stem and recharged whilst you are on the move. Whilst we all have our own favourite bikes,…
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…
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?
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,…
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 trainer Even when you have steering, it is within a set route Mental…
We invested in two cycling related Kickstarter projects after listening to a Cycling Tips podcast. There was a view on there that not a lot of any use comes out of Kickstarter (they were talking about cycling tools) and I thought that I’d try the Lumos Helmet and the Loop Mount. Why the Loop Mount….
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…
In the mists of time, when the world was in black and white and smog lined the streets, during the winters, I cycled outdoors, in the dark with British Standard kite-marked lights. These lights were that effective that the only thing that they illuminated was themselves. One night, I almost collided with a car and…
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 would not normally do the sales promotion thing here on the Titaniumgeek – however, we are rather keen on this brand and this is a super offer to you, our Titaniumgeekers. It’s been a tough year, where time spent with loved ones has been limited, so instead of buying for themselves on Black Friday,…
Don’t get me wrong, the Sunnto 9 is an incredible piece of engineering. It’s battery lasts for a long time – from 25 to 120 hours – depending on the mode selected. Personally, I’m a big fan of the Apple Watch and Apple’s approach of the app being king. What I mean by this is…
Could this be the next step forwards in collating and understanding the data that we collect? Most of us wear fitness gadgets and collect data, but hand-on-heart – what do we really do with the data? This is the thinking behind the Nova Running Beta – to take your data using a rather unique device…
Zwift has brought steering to the full game, and Elite has produce a steering riser block – the Elite Sterzo Smart to give you the best access to that world
The Lumos Ultra Helmet is the latest Kickstarter from the eponymous company. Not to spoil the ending, but read on to find out why the baby Lumos is actually the best yet!
The Beeline smart compass is another Kickstarter darling done good. But why has a cycling navigation device, without GPS, such a success?
Over the last few years, the direct mount smart trainer has been recognised as the gold standard when it comes to indoor bike training. Kinetic has long relied on the Rock and Roll system to differentiate from rivals, but the lack fo a direct mount trainer has been a sore point. Not any more!
With the Elite Zumo, Elite seems to be adopting a Mercedes approach to smart trainers, produce a trainer for every possible niche, and every possible price mark. Available at £427, the Elite Zumo is the cheapest direct smart trainer on the market, let’s take a look at what might be Elite secret weapon for 2020
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James Gill