Garmin just added a new “do pretty much everything” GPS watch to their fitness line up that comes in a smaller, lighter, sleeker package than their top of the line fenix 3 (the watch André Greipel wears while winning Giro sprints). The watch is an update of their Forerunner named the 735XT.
“The Forerunner 735XT is the ultimate GPS smartwatch for athletes who want dialed-in data for training and race day,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin vice president of worldwide sales. “It offers comprehensive data for all of their activities, keeps them connected with smart features including notifications and automatic uploads to Garmin Connect, and lets them customize their device to fit their needs with Connect IQ’s free apps, data fields and more.”
But the coolest feature of this watch is a live suffer score right there on your wrist.
The Forerunner 735XT is Connect IQ compatible and is the first device to come with the Strava Live Suffer Score app pre-installed. Suffer Score is based on users’ heart rate and tells them how hard they’ve been working. So whether a weekend warrior or a professional athlete, if their heart is working hard they can rack up a high score.
So there, knock yourself out and then show your friends. For the official word from Garmin, please follow the jump. [click to continue…]
As hardmen and women by the hundreds struggled across the finished line on Sunday afternoon, April 24, 2016, it was obvious that the 5th Annual Belgian Waffle Ride was the toughest yet. With 146 miles of body pounding, mind bending terrain (including 41 miles of dirt and 13,000 feet of climbing) it is no wonder that this year’s event was won by Jelly Belly’s Josh Berry, a professional cyclist with experience from some real Belgian classics.
“I’d heard about the BWR, but it was even better than I expected,” said Berry, professional cyclist for team Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis. “These events are for the riders, and it’s great to have challenging rides where just finishing is an accomplishment. Not everyone can go race in Europe, and this gives people in North America a taste of something hard, but available to everyone. The mix of dirt and hills really suited me and made for a super fun day out there. I hope to be back next year.”
On the women’s side international cyclo-cross star, Amanda “Panda” Nauman (pictured above) dominated the field to beat defending women’s champion Rhonda Quick by just over 12 minutes.
For more details from the ride (and complete waffle results), please follow the jump.
On the morning of May 1st, 32,000 cyclists from every state in the nation and dozens of countries around the world will come together in lower Manhattan in support of Bike New York’s free bike education programs. From there, they will ride 40 miles through the five boroughs of New York City on car-free streets, which will include the FDR Drive, the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, and the Queensboro and Verrazano-Narrows Bridges.
Sound like something you’re into? Follow the jump for all the details.
It’s not going to help us anytime soon, but if you’re a global cycling hipster and you’re planning rides in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Denver, London, Melbourne, Milan, NYC, Paris, SF, Sao Paulo, or Sydney in the near future, then Strava’s new local guides have you covered. . . at least for helping with a list of the top 10 best rides.
Strava Local combines your favorite routes and destinations with similar activities from our millions of athletes, then distills that data to reveal the best running and cycling adventures in the world.
To check them all out (and we think you should), please click the link.
Pivot Cyclse has just released the details on the latest version of their hardtail XC race machine the LES and it looks delicious. Follow the jump for all the technical details.
Heard about the Belgian Waffle Ride and wondered what it is all about? Wonder no longer. Just click play and watch the pain roll right out. You’ll be left dumbfounded and drooling, much like the warriors who complete this 135+ mile ride each year.
Most of all you’ll understand exactly why the Belgian Waffle Ride has become the most unique cycling event in North America. If you’re inspired by this, and how could you not be, there are still four spots for the April 24, 2016 event. Click here to register.
Going to the Sea Otter Classic this weekend? Well, if you are, Brooks would like to invite you to ride with them at 11 AM on Friday, April 15, 2016 on their On The Rivet Ride, a two hour “mixed terrain ride.” Just bring your bike (cross or road will work), helmet, and the rest of the stuff you need for ride and meet up at the Brooks booth (135).
Castelli sponsored athlete and author Rebecca Rusch will be on hand to sign autographs, slap high fives and see us off on the ride. Rumor has it she will be raffling off a signed Castelli Jersey, as well as a signed BROOKS jersey.
Brooks promises that the ride will be at a conversational pace with no dropping. And, if you get there early they’ll have a limited number of C13 saddles for you to demo on the ride. If you’re the kind of cyclist that requires an invitation to join a group ride, then consider this your invitation.
Tired of using rocks, sticks, and trash to prop your bike up for those perfect Instagram moments only to have to spend hours Photoshopping them out later? Pure Fix bicycles announces today (April 1, 2016) their all new No-See-Stand using “clear-shadow technology.” The invisible kickstand holds you bike up perfectly and delivers “Instagram gold” every time. The stand is being offered today for the introductory price of $12.99. Click the link for more info.
Don’t worry about weighing your helmet any longer. Rudy Project has announced today )(April 1, 2016) a helmet that will actually take 20 grams off your total weight on the road. It’s called the Wing57 Anti-Grav.
While the new Wing57 Anti-Grav technically still has a mass of 300 grams, Rudy Project’s findings enabled engineers to inject gravity repelling particles into the helmet structure. The result is a net weight of negative 20 grams here on Earth, not enough to uncomfortably tug on the chin strap, but enough that users must ensure their helmet is securely stored when not in use.
For the official word from Rudy Project, please follow the jump.
