Virtual Lake Superior Bike Tour Combining my love of bicycle touring, fitness tech, and software development, I’ve embarked upon a new project. Although cycling around Lake Superior is definitely still on my bucket list, the advent of immersive indoor cycling applications such as Zwift and Rouvy presented the potential for a “virtual” tour that I […]
For those considering a Garmin VivoActive 3 Music, here are a couple of things that I didn’t know about prior to my purchase. My current watch, a fēnix 5, checks off every box with one exception: I’d like to be able to run with music without carrying my phone. Hence the interest in the VivoActive 3 […]
35 AARP Anarchists and Still Crushing It “The list of what I want to accomplish continues to grow,” says 64-year-old Purple Patch athlete, Rick Wimmer. “Society expects people to retire, but this is how I get the most out of life!” Maintaining a growth mindset is everything – at any age. My favorite line from […]
Xert Launches New App To Help Cyclists KOM/QOM Segments | TriRadar 31st July 2018 The app uses Xert’s advanced algorithms to determine the ideal power a rider should target in real-time to guide them throughout the segment. It is the first software to use a rider’s live power output and known fitness parameters to do […]
It’s been a while since I’d tried VirtuGO so with the release of beta 0.19.0.2, I’d thought I’d see if it had made any progress. Unfortunately, my primary complaints are unchanged. The gradients happen way too suddenly as there’s no sense of “momentum” when transitioning between ascents and descents or vice-versa. Even the sections that […]