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The Magene P515 Power Meter - Unlike a few recent competitors, this one actually held up well when put under pressure! 🚴🏻‍♂️⚡️📊✅

YouTube Review: https://youtu.be/4YmvCSDVaPQ

When you have to check the date to ensure it's not April 1st.... and it's not. 😲

"Limiting the size of bike computers is intended to prevent an excessive increase in the amount of data available during races, which could significantly compromise rider safety. "

Screen size is a bad proxy for distraction. More thoughts on this over on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9nFBr-ARdP4

The Digital Peloton News - Going a little deeper than just the press release details on a few things that have crossed my desk in the last week or so.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/uNGZdbbEt7Q

I spoke about "AI" coaching back in 2018 on a Lama Drives. This is all still relevant 8 years on, even more so with the new Strava MCP released today.

IMO there's a LOT more it can do than just giving you interval sessions.

Lama Drives 360° - A.I. Coaching: Big Data will be your next coach. My thoughts on where things are headed in the cycling coaching space with all this activity data being uploaded to Strava, Garmin Connect, Zwift, etc. It's a...

Garmin Edge firmware 31.29 brings a big changelog across the x40, x50, and Edge MTB units, with headline additions including Bosch smart system eBike support, improved Garmin Connect gear tracking, and radar data screen color-mode support for Varia 820 users.

Details: https://youtu.be/jlXjpgp86GY

Garmin’s Varia RearVUE 820 gets firmware 6.70 and MyBikeRadarTraffic has been updated to work with the Varia 820 when paired over Secure Bluetooth, allowing Edge users to display and record vehicle counts, approach speeds, and detection locations. 🚴🏼‍♂️.......🚗⚠️

Full details: https://youtu.be/Ucfq_p3JT0A

A welcome update for anyone using Zwift Play controllers: Firmware 2.0.1 has landed, pairing both controllers together so they now appear as a single Bluetooth connection to the game - just like the Zwift Ride and Click v2 controllers.

Full details here: https://youtu.be/vMLtSTZF7pw

The move away from open standards like ANT+ toward proprietary ecosystems is changing how our devices connect, what features we get, and who controls the experience. If you’re buying new gear, this is something you need to understand.

Full discussion over on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DW5m9X9Qjug

Back on the mic talking bike tech, power meters, indoor training, and the latest industry news. If you were into the ZwiftCast back in the day and want to stay across everything Zwift (and beyond), add this one to your podcast feed!

Wattage Cottage Episode 1: Rouvy Acquisition, New Zwift Levels, and the Challenge of Virtual Gravel Just the first episode of what we hope is a long-running and useful community Zwift podcast.

Here’s one we didn’t see coming - Zwift has acquired Rouvy (and FulGaz along with it). Two of the biggest platforms in indoor cycling are now effectively under one roof. 🥁😀

What does this mean for Zwifters and Rouvy subscribers right now? Full breakdown over on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0pGEMsf-nGI