10,000+ Miles Later, I Join The Wahoo Family (a tech review)
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The Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM is my first bike GPS to finally answer the question everyone asks: "How far have you gone?"
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Video Timeline
00:00 - 10,000 miles later, Erik comes home to winter
01:09 - 60 Seconds: Where I’ve biked
02:29 - 3 Criteria to Choose the Wahoo GPS or bike computer
02:45 - How weatherproof is the Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM?
03:05 - Icy water test + 104º water test on Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM
03:19 - How long does the battery last for Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM? + charging cables
03:39 - iPhone or smartphone integration with Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM
04:33 - How does the Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM attach to your touring bike (Dark Roast)?
05:19 - Bike ride to NYC overlook with Erik (plus Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM in real life)
05:54 - Route navigation with the Wahoo ELEMNT app
07:44 - Size of the Wahoo TICKR heart rate monitor
08:51 - Your ENTHUSIASM is the biggest thing you need
10:02 - bonus content: how to charge camera batteries in the cold on a bike tour
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Erik Douds is an adventure filmmaker who has biked 10,000+ miles with teammate Annalisa van den Bergh while overcoming the obstacles of type 1 diabetes. Their work has been featured on the cover of Adventure Cyclist Magazine (100,000+ distribution), used for print ads inside Outside Magazine (2.8M readers), and he is a global ambassador for Beyond Type 1 (1M+ followers).
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Пікірлер: 6
Do you all have a favorite GPS to use on trips?
@AldenRoth
3 жыл бұрын
I current just use my watch! I have a garman forerunner and a suunto spartan sport.
I used the Garmin eTrex series since 2002 which is amazing for long rides since it got 40 hours on AAs. But now I use the Garmin Inreach Explorer+ for any adventure since it has satellite messaging which I find eases my mind while riding in precarious places or conditions. It's always interesting to see if other diabetic cyclists use heart rate and cadence sensors. I feel overload already having to manage the data from the pump, cgm, phone and gps as it is.
@ErikDouds
3 жыл бұрын
Andy! I'm excited by the soon-to-be future where ALL of our health data is pulled into one spot. Using Loop to manage my blood sugar, I am beginning to see carbohydrates on board, insulin on board, alongside predictive blood sugar lines. Having that integrate with heart rate and other info would be amazing. I will agree that it is A LOT at times. The amount of electronics I have to charge between diabetes + film does make me limit a lot of outside devices. Wahoo lasts me an entire week for my daily rides so don't find charging annoying. I'd be interested what it is like on longer tours // using it all day. Definitely will test it out and report back. Happy holidays!
Looks like a great GPS! I have a normal bike computer, but I definitely like the idea of syncing it to my phone, which I can't do currently. Can the wahoo connect to strava and share your rides?
@ErikDouds
3 жыл бұрын
Yup yup. Wahoo easily integrates with Strava and can automatically upload as well. My current flow -> 1) go on a ride (hit start/stop) 2) that route info is automatically sent to Strava 3) Ideally, I'd log in on the desktop Strava to upload high quality photos + notes about the ride.