DC Rainmaker
@dcrainmaker.com
I write about sports tech and endurance sports. I also put together some pretty detailed product reviews along the way...stop by the site to check it out. Once DC, then Paris, Amsterdam, and now Mallorca.
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Garmin News Tidbits: Peloton Integration, Earnings Miss, Sleep Mode Controversy, MicroLED interview, and plenty more: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/11/garm...
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Garmin News Tidbits: Peloton Integration, Earnings Miss, Sleep Mode Controversy, MicroLED interview, and plenty more: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/11/garm...
For the first time ever, an AI support chatbot didn't suck. In fact, it was astonishingly good. Here's a super-quick story of my failed Oura ring, and some impressive support tech: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/11/bogg...
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
For the first time ever, an AI support chatbot didn't suck. In fact, it was astonishingly good. Here's a super-quick story of my failed Oura ring, and some impressive support tech: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/11/bogg...
Zwift just got a big expansion of new pavement in New York City, including a new Power Segments feature, F-Zero-style escalators, and more! I gave it a few rides, here are my thoughts: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/zwif...
October 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Zwift just got a big expansion of new pavement in New York City, including a new Power Segments feature, F-Zero-style escalators, and more! I gave it a few rides, here are my thoughts: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/zwif...
It's up! The Oakley-Meta Vanguard In-Depth Review, which are smart glasses (with a 3K camera) that integrate with Garmin, Strava, and more. And critically, after a decade+ of trying crappy smart glasses, these are really effing good. Everything you need to know! www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/oakl...
October 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
It's up! The Oakley-Meta Vanguard In-Depth Review, which are smart glasses (with a 3K camera) that integrate with Garmin, Strava, and more. And critically, after a decade+ of trying crappy smart glasses, these are really effing good. Everything you need to know! www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/oakl...
Pixel Watch 4 In-Depth Review! After boatloads of runs, rides, swims, and more, here's everything you need to know about Google's latest watch. The awesome, the good, and a wee bit of unexpected ugly. Dive in: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/pixe...
October 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Pixel Watch 4 In-Depth Review! After boatloads of runs, rides, swims, and more, here's everything you need to know about Google's latest watch. The awesome, the good, and a wee bit of unexpected ugly. Dive in: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/pixe...
Pixel Watch 4 In-Depth Review! After boatloads of runs, rides, swims, and more, here's everything you need to know about Google's latest watch. The awesome, the good, and a wee bit of unexpected ugly. Dive in: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/pixe...
October 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Pixel Watch 4 In-Depth Review! After boatloads of runs, rides, swims, and more, here's everything you need to know about Google's latest watch. The awesome, the good, and a wee bit of unexpected ugly. Dive in: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/pixe...
Here are all the best sports tech deals on Amazon for Amazon Prime Day. Worth a quick look. Including the new Garmin Venu X1, KICKR CORE & KICKR V6, Suunto Run, and many more: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/amaz...
October 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Here are all the best sports tech deals on Amazon for Amazon Prime Day. Worth a quick look. Including the new Garmin Venu X1, KICKR CORE & KICKR V6, Suunto Run, and many more: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/amaz...
Exclusive: Strava just sued Garmin, demanding the company stop selling all their fitness devices (watches and bike computers), due to infringing on a patent. I dive into what's being said, a whole lot of history, what it means, and much more: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/stra...
October 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Exclusive: Strava just sued Garmin, demanding the company stop selling all their fitness devices (watches and bike computers), due to infringing on a patent. I dive into what's being said, a whole lot of history, what it means, and much more: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/stra...
Suunto Vertical 2 is here! It marks the end of new MIP-based display at Suunto. But also the first Suunto with a flashlight! Critically, Suunto claims no battery loss compared to Vertical 1...so, I put that to the test with a 15hr trek: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/suun...
September 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Suunto Vertical 2 is here! It marks the end of new MIP-based display at Suunto. But also the first Suunto with a flashlight! Critically, Suunto claims no battery loss compared to Vertical 1...so, I put that to the test with a 15hr trek: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/suun...
Garmin Lifestyle Logging & Health Status: These two just-launched features seem to be the final software puzzle pieces needed for a future direct showdown with Whoop. The question is, how do they compare to Whoop's features? I dig in: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/life...
September 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Garmin Lifestyle Logging & Health Status: These two just-launched features seem to be the final software puzzle pieces needed for a future direct showdown with Whoop. The question is, how do they compare to Whoop's features? I dig in: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/life...
The Garmin Venu 4 series is out! And this one is definitely interesting. It's (by far) the biggest upgrade in features ever to the Venu series, but also, the biggest jump in price to the Venu series. Dig in for all the details: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/garm...
September 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The Garmin Venu 4 series is out! And this one is definitely interesting. It's (by far) the biggest upgrade in features ever to the Venu series, but also, the biggest jump in price to the Venu series. Dig in for all the details: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/garm...
The new Garmin Instinct 3 Crossover AMOLED & AMOLED Tactical is here. The Crossover watches are the ones with real mechanical hands, full gearbox and all. But this time, combined with an AMOLED screen and more. Here's everything you need to know: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/garm...
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The new Garmin Instinct 3 Crossover AMOLED & AMOLED Tactical is here. The Crossover watches are the ones with real mechanical hands, full gearbox and all. But this time, combined with an AMOLED screen and more. Here's everything you need to know: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/garm...
Here's a deep-dive comparison between the Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Apple Watch Series 11. I dig into over 50 features and how they compare, from hardware to software and plenty more: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/appl...
September 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Here's a deep-dive comparison between the Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Apple Watch Series 11. I dig into over 50 features and how they compare, from hardware to software and plenty more: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/appl...
Apple AirPods Pro 3 Sports & Fitness In-Depth Review: Gonna tell you straight up, these are impressive from a HR accuracy standpoint. After the PowerBeats 2 Pro accuracy dumpster fire earlier this year, this is an astonishing turnaround. All the details & testing: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/airp...
September 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Apple AirPods Pro 3 Sports & Fitness In-Depth Review: Gonna tell you straight up, these are impressive from a HR accuracy standpoint. After the PowerBeats 2 Pro accuracy dumpster fire earlier this year, this is an astonishing turnaround. All the details & testing: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/airp...
Apple AirPods Pro 3 Sports & Fitness In-Depth Review: Gonna tell you straight up, these are impressive from a HR accuracy standpoint. After the PowerBeats 2 Pro accuracy dumpster fire earlier this year, this is an astonishing turnaround. All the testing: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/airp...
September 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Apple AirPods Pro 3 Sports & Fitness In-Depth Review: Gonna tell you straight up, these are impressive from a HR accuracy standpoint. After the PowerBeats 2 Pro accuracy dumpster fire earlier this year, this is an astonishing turnaround. All the testing: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/airp...
Apple secretly added a huge new feature to iOS26/WatchOS26...but then oddly didn't tell anyone about it. Here's everything to know about the new custom workout builder in iOS26, including all the customizations and details: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/appl...
September 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Apple secretly added a huge new feature to iOS26/WatchOS26...but then oddly didn't tell anyone about it. Here's everything to know about the new custom workout builder in iOS26, including all the customizations and details: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/appl...
The Garmin Edge 550 & 850 have a secret feature: User-serviceable batteries. This means that (way) down the road if the battery dies you can swap it out. Fully supported by Garmin. So I decided to take it apart and see how easy it is. Dive in, literally: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/garm...
September 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The Garmin Edge 550 & 850 have a secret feature: User-serviceable batteries. This means that (way) down the road if the battery dies you can swap it out. Fully supported by Garmin. So I decided to take it apart and see how easy it is. Dive in, literally: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/garm...
The Apple Watch Ultra 3 is out! It includes not just satellite SOS messaging, but full text messaging, location updates, and more. All...for free. Here's everything you need to know about the Ultra 3, including both the new hardware and software bits: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/appl...
September 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The Apple Watch Ultra 3 is out! It includes not just satellite SOS messaging, but full text messaging, location updates, and more. All...for free. Here's everything you need to know about the Ultra 3, including both the new hardware and software bits: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/appl...
It's out! The new Garmin Edge 850 cycling GPS. It's got all the features of the Edge 1050 (and more actually), but in a smaller size. Except, there's a price to be had. Both to your wallet, and battery life. Here's all the testing details: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/garm...
September 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
It's out! The new Garmin Edge 850 cycling GPS. It's got all the features of the Edge 1050 (and more actually), but in a smaller size. Except, there's a price to be had. Both to your wallet, and battery life. Here's all the testing details: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/garm...
The new Zwift Click V2 is out! For a mere $49 (including the Zwift Cog), it now splits into two...err...clicks, and offers the Zwift Play controller experiance, but in a much smaller form factor. Here's everything you need to know: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/zwif...
September 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The new Zwift Click V2 is out! For a mere $49 (including the Zwift Cog), it now splits into two...err...clicks, and offers the Zwift Play controller experiance, but in a much smaller form factor. Here's everything you need to know: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/zwif...
It's out! The Garmin Fenix 8 Pro series, which (finally) brings LTE connectivity, but also two-way satellite messaging, and even MicroLED displays. I dig into how all the features work, from the cellular bits to the satellite bits, and plenty more: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/garm...
September 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It's out! The Garmin Fenix 8 Pro series, which (finally) brings LTE connectivity, but also two-way satellite messaging, and even MicroLED displays. I dig into how all the features work, from the cellular bits to the satellite bits, and plenty more: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/garm...
Here's everything you need to know about Polar's new Whoop competitor, from the hardware, to the software, to accuracy, how it compares to Whoop, and more! Dive in: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/pola...
September 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Here's everything you need to know about Polar's new Whoop competitor, from the hardware, to the software, to accuracy, how it compares to Whoop, and more! Dive in: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/pola...
It's up, both the written & video reviews of the new Suunto Race 2! A watch that substantially increases the optical HR sensor accuracy, increases the display size, increases the GPS battery life, and plenty more newness. Full details and testin: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/08/suun...
August 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
It's up, both the written & video reviews of the new Suunto Race 2! A watch that substantially increases the optical HR sensor accuracy, increases the display size, increases the GPS battery life, and plenty more newness. Full details and testin: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/08/suun...
Wahoo has issued a firmware update for the BOLT1 & ROAM1, to fix the GPS-time issue. This update will get those units back in action, though the ELEMNT1 unit remains outstanding. Full details: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/08/rele...
August 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Wahoo has issued a firmware update for the BOLT1 & ROAM1, to fix the GPS-time issue. This update will get those units back in action, though the ELEMNT1 unit remains outstanding. Full details: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/08/rele...
COROS has just announced their new COROS NOMAD watch, packed with offline maps (with new map features), a speaker for voice notes, long battery life, and plenty more. All for just $349! I dive into what works...and what doesn't. Full in-depth review: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/08/coro...
August 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
COROS has just announced their new COROS NOMAD watch, packed with offline maps (with new map features), a speaker for voice notes, long battery life, and plenty more. All for just $349! I dive into what works...and what doesn't. Full in-depth review: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/08/coro...