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Wahoo’s Black Friday deal means a free app?!

Friday 27th November, 2020 – Wahoo, the indoor fitness company desperately trying to get outdoors, has today announced a special Black Friday offer for customers who purchase any of their smart trainers via the Wahoo website.   

Available over the whole Black Friday weekend – ending midnight on Monday – anyone who buys a KICKR SNAP, KICKR CORE, KICKR or KICKR BIKE smart trainer will receive a…

Bkool launch a new look and features

Bkool, a brand that to many long-time Zwifters, was the byword for ‘those what look high!?’ They have since moved on to focus on their indoor training platform and offers an experience much like the other indoor cycling platforms. However, more features have arrived.

Bkool claim 100,000 active subscribers and 250,000 registered on their platform and these are impressive stats. I suppose…

Everest with World Bicycle Relief and RGT Cycling

RGT Cycling Joins Forces with World Bicycle Relief and Everesting.CC For 31 Day Everesting Challenge

RGT Cycling Now Officially Approved for Everesting Attempts

RGT Cycling, the free to use virtual cycling platform will launch a 31 day challenge in partnership with Everesting.CC and World Bicycle Relief.

Starting on December 1st 2020 the event challenges aspiring pioneers to rise up and…

Do we need yet another sports watch? Wahoo, the indoor cycling giant think so and apparently, so do the Brownlee brothers. Yes, the very same Olympian heroes of triathlon and investors in other sports tech firms such as Incus Performance and HUUB.

Okay, what are the USPs of this new device?

24 hour battery in GPS

Seamless, yes it knows (or allegedly does) when an athlete transitions from…

The Value of a Fan

Maybe too large, but you get the point?!

Aimed at those of us who ‘indoor cycle,’ ‘paincave,’ Zwift,’ or even ‘Peloton.’ We often see pictures from the ‘post your paincave Saturday’ style social media posts. What often strikes us here at the Titaniumgeek is the lack of a decent fan – or even a fan at all!

Arguably, a fan, after a suitable turbo trainer and bike is THE most important piece of…

Suunto 9 – Smart Watch for the Adventurer

Built for those who go above and beyond

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 that to record an activity, I can either use the Apple workout app, or Strava or…

Incus Performance Launch Running Beta! #marathon #running #swimming #triathlon

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 and create meaningful data that you can use to get fitter, faster and stronger.

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Elite Sterzo and Zwift Steering Come out of the Labs!

Zwift Labs has it’s first major release, and the Elite Sterzo has been made as dedicated hardware to allow Zwifters to really take control of their indoor rides

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 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!

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The @RideBeeline is a device I didn't think I needed - as smart compass for cycling. Essentially giving you fussy directions making city navigation by bike a breeze. Check out the #Beeline Smart Navigation Compass Review: Second Screen Done RIGHT!

The Beeline navigation compass is another Kickstarter darling done good. But why has a cycling navigation device, without GPS, such a success?

The @Elite_Cycling Zumo TRAINER REVIEW is now live. The @goZwift GEAR TEST continues! How have elite managed to make the lowest cost direct drive trainer on the market?

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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Zwift Running With The NPE Runn Treadmill Sensor Review

Okay, so there is a small raft of foot pod sensors available for runners out there in order to gain additional metrics with regard to cadence and pace when you’re out pummelling the tarmac. Some of those senses can be used for Zwift running. Now we are beginning to see devices that are clearly intended specifically for Zwift running. The Nort Pole Engineering Runn Treadmill Sensor is one of those…

So @thebisaddle ShapeShifter has been on test for the last few months here. Have they made a @bisaddle_rider convert out of me, or is the customisable bike saddle a pain in the butt (or should that be #perineum ?)

Everyone has their opinion as to what the best saddle is from a fit and comfort perspective. Will with the BiSaddle ShapeShifter Saddle you can adjust the dimension of the saddle to fit you. So does ultimate configurability translate to ultimate conform? Let’s get this BiSaddle review underway and find out

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Saris H3 Smart Trainer Review – Zwift Gear Test

There has been quite a bit of a change since Cycleops launched their Hammer smart trainer in 2016. To the degree that Cycleops has been folding within the parent company leaving the Saris H3 smart trainer. So let’s see if the H3 is more than just a name change in the Saris H3 review

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HEXR Helmet Review - Could Your Next Lid Be 3D Printed? Expensive, but very good, and backed by strong INDEPENDENT data

The technology behind cycle helmets has remained unchanged for the last 30 years. HEXR has managed to create a custom mapped, 3-D printed cycle helmet which they claim is 26% safer than a standard lead. So should you consider the HEXR helmet for your next upgrade?

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Tacx NEO Bike Smart Review – Everything You Wanted to Know

Some products take longer than others to come to market. The Tacx NEO Bike Smart has been a particularly long gestation. So, time for the full Tacx NEO Bike Smart Review!

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