Training with power remains one of the most elite market niches in cycling: so expensive that even some ProTour teams limit their riders' access to power meters, keeping them under lock and key and lending them out for limited tests. In the ...
Tags: Transportation, bike, software, hardware
Sigma is taking aim at the enthusiast market with its first GPS-equipped bike computer that also uses the widely adopted ANT+ protocol to read data from external sensors and power meters. It's also offering two other computers that pack ...
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Bike geeks and computer geeks (and one and the same) will come together next month at a "Hackfest" here, where developers will be challenged to come up with bike-themed mobile or web applications in three hours or less. The event is being ...
SRAM on Monday went public with its long-rumored 11-speed road groups and hydraulic disc and rim brake options for the road. The company is launching 11-speed in its Red and Force road groups. Red 22, as it's called, will be available in ...
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Fiber optic cables are the high-speed wires of glass or plastic that is generally used for communication purposes. These days, many large networks of universities, campuses, corporate and government sectors rely on this fast communication ...
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Italy IMQ mark of quality certification is an acronym for homes. It was founded in 1951, is an independent, non-profit agency, is responsible for electrical and gas appliances and materials inspection and certification. IMQ ...
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Using a low-cost apparatus designed to quickly and accurately measure the properties of handheld laser devices, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, an agency of the US Department of Commerce) have tested ...
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Much has been said about the integration of PXI products with LXI and VXI to create hybrid test systems, but less has been said about combining PXI and USB products in a test system, writes David Owen from Pickering Interfaces. USB is a ...
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Cervélo on Thursday unveiled the second frameset to come out of its Southern California R & D facility, the Rca. The company previewed the limited-production frame to a dozen journalists last week during a two-day media camp in ...
The organization behind the ANT+ wireless protocol, used in many power meters and others sports monitoring products, announced a new generation of the protocol Tuesday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The new ANT ...
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Tour de France hero Greg LeMond said he expects to begin selling bicycles again, possibly showing prototype models as early as this year's Interbike. "I've got quite a few different ideas," LeMond said in a Skype interview with BRAIN this ...
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Yokogawa sees a growing need for accurate power measure in today’s more energy-conscious world. Not only battery-powered device, but white goods and industrial systems need tight control of power consumption to comply with ...
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BOULDER, CO(BRAIN) — An article about a pair of Colorado cyclists who video recorded a driver allegedly harassing them was the most viewed story on bicycleretailer.com in 2012. One of the riders was an industry insider — ...
Tags: Colorado cyclists, Peaksware, TrainingPeaks, training software
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (BRAIN) — Strava has added more advanced power and heart rate analysis features to its premium subscription service. While Strava offers a free version of its ride tracking app, it also offers a premium version ...
Tags: Strava, subscription service, ride tracking app, power meter data
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Power meter manufacturer Stages Cycling is sponsoring the Scott-3 Rox World Cup cross-country team, including Geoff Kabush, for 2013. The team will use Stages' crankarm-based power meter for training and ...
Tags: Stages Cycling, team, power meter