Zwift VIDEO First Look: Real Roads Arrive on Zwift
Real roads, Zwifty familiarity! Zwift VIDEO brings real-world scenery to Zwift, complete with steering, power-ups, segments, route badges, and workouts. In this video I take a closer look at the launch routes, what the new Zwift Plus subscription costs, what you can and can’t do, and how much data those 4K rides chew through. Is […]
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COROS DURA V2 Solar First-Look: What they got RIGHT & What they got WRONG
The COROS DURA 2 SOLAR is here, and so is a massive price increase! At US$499 (or $549 with a mount), it’s DOUBLE the price of the original DURA. So is it twice as good? After a few rides, I’ve found some genuinely impressive improvements to the mapping, excellent battery life, and a better overall […]
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Stages SB200 Smart Bike Review: More BIKE less TANK
Stages is back with the SB200 smart bike! A complete redesign with WiFi, customisable shifting, broad platform compatibility, and an incredibly smooth ride feel. I’ve spent weeks putting it through the Lama Lab Test. There’s plenty to like, but the ERG behaviour and higher-power accuracy deserve a closer look.
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Installing GARMIN Express on macOS 27 – Temporary Workaround
Garmin Express still runs on macOS 27 under Rosetta, but its installer can refuse to install it on an Apple Silicon Mac. In this video, I walk through an unofficial, temporary workaround as posted on the Garmin forums. Command: bash -c “$(curl -fsSL https://gist.githubusercontent.com/sevenlayercookie/ba26f8b1fffc5143eb3046bdb8c0695f/raw/garmin-express-install-silicon.sh)” _ –auto
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Shimano’s New SPD-SLR Pedals Are a Compatibility Nightmare
Shimano’s new SPD-SLR road pedal system promises lower stack height, reduced weight and improved performance but breaks compatibility with more than 23 years of SPD-SL pedals and cleats. In this review, I examine the new pedals, cleats and shoes, the complicated upgrade path, and whether these marginal gains are really worth starting over.
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Van Rysel D500 V2 Smart Trainer In-Depth Review
The Van Rysel D500 V2 is a quiet, stable, Zwift-ready smart trainer that gets the basics right, but a closer look reveals some significant rough edges. In this in-depth review, I test its power accuracy, ERG performance, cadence reporting, virtual shifting, thermal drift, ride feel, and free-ride responsiveness. While the D500 V2 performs sufficiently on […]
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Measuring Smart Trainer ERG Ride Feel // Ranking Trainer Performance
Why can the same ERG workout at the same power and cadence feel harder on one smart trainer than another? I’ve analysed seven 300W ERG sessions to see whether short-term variability in power, crank torque, and cadence can finally put a number to smart-trainer ride feel.
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Garmin Update 32.20 for EDGE 550/850/1050 – What’s New?
Garmin Edge update 32.20 has landed for the Edge 550, 850, 1050, and Edge MTB, bringing a long list of fixes plus a few undocumented additions worth knowing about. In this video I run through what’s new, including changes to radar alerts, gear/equipment tracking, and navigation, while also looking at the lack of a matching […]
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Garmin PLEASE Make This Product – The Varia RTL525 Radar
Garmin’s latest RearVue 820 is technically impressive, but it isn’t the straightforward RTL515 replacement many riders wanted. In this video, I make the case for a Varia RTL525: USB-C charging, longer battery life, a better-positioned power button and the same proven radar behaviour, mount and US$199 price that made the RTL515 the benchmark.
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CYCLAMI LA150 Bicycle Radar Review // DO NOT BUY!
The CYCLAMI LA150 is a cheap bicycle radar tail light with a long detection range on paper, but my testing found serious and repeatable problems with vehicle detection, threat persistence, and overall reliability. Add no configuration app, no practical firmware-update path, and underwhelming support, and this becomes more of a warning than a review.
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