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CADEX Boost Road Bike Saddle: Details // Installation // Review

October 25, 2019

Switching up to the CADEX Boost saddle on my road bike for the last few months has been a very useful exercise after a few issues in the saddle department over the winter/indoor season. This video covers all the details and I give my take on it after a few 1000km. Cadex Official: https://www.cadex-cycling.com Specs: […]

The FIT File PodCast with DC Rainmaker and GPLAMA – Week of August 8th 2019.

August 13, 2019

It may be quiet now, but things are starting to brew in both the Lama Lab & DCR Cave. Enjoy the calm before the storm as we dive into a slew of topics. Here’s the full topic list: Philips sues both Garmin and Fitbit Kinetic R1 Smart Trainer – Ready for prime time? MARQ Review […]

Kinetic R1 “Rock’n’Roll” Smart Trainer: Unboxing // Install // Ride Review

August 1, 2019

Kinetic R1 Direct Drive Smart Trainer – The ONLY direct drive trainer that rocks and rolls with side to side motion. This trainer has been verging on release for around 12 months now, with a few false starts as Kinetic worked out a few issues. Kinetic have been in this game a LONG time with […]

Garmin EDGE 530 & 830 Firmware 3.50 Updates // ANT+ & BLE Fixes

July 1, 2019

The Garmin Edge 530 and 830 – The latest cycling offerings from Garmin haven’t been without their release issues. Firmware 3.50 for both the Edge 530 and Edge 830 list a number of fixes to the most commonly reported software bugs. Be sure to update! Please remember to click SUBSCRIBE to support my YouTube channel […]

Shimano Based Crankset Power Meters: Not As Accurate As You Might Think

June 29, 2019

This report presents clear evidence, based on robust data, that power readings derived from dual sided cycling power meters using Shimano cranks, does not provide consistent levels of accuracy as specified by power meter manufacturers. The Shimano alloy crankset is a popular base unit for a number of companies to use for their power meter […]

June 27, 2019

I’ve owned this domain since 2013 and never really put it to much use. I’ve running a blog since early 2007 over on gplama.blogspot.com that really started this all. I’ve since moved towards YouTube as my primary content posting location. However I needed to wrangle back more control over my content, and my reliance on […]