Garmin Archives

How Does Garmin Measure Your Heat & Altitude Acclimation?

November 10, 2022 at 11:39 am5 min reading

Are you planning a cycling holiday somewhere warm and mountainous? Cycling in harsh conditions like high altitude and heat feels a lot harder at first. Your Garmin can help you understand how quickly your body adapts to these environmental factors. Let’s review how to read…

Can Your Garmin Accurately Measure Your VO2 Max?

October 7, 2022 at 5:11 pm5 min reading

Health & Training

Getting your VO2 max measured requires expensive laboratory equipment and it’s not really cheap or convenient to do it often. Garmin promises to estimate your VO2 max just by having you wear a watch while exercising. How accurate are Garmin devices when it comes to…

Back in the Saddle – Safety Tips

May 10, 2022 at 10:36 am5 min reading

Health & Training

Every time a new cycling season comes, it’s worth doing a refresh sesh on some basic safety principles. It only takes a few minutes and it can be exactly what you need to avoid crashes, dehydration, and sunburn.

Cyber Monday Deals and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling

November 29, 2021 at 10:59 am4 min reading

Socialising and Culture

Black Friday is gone, but the Cyber Monday deals are here.

The Best of the Cycling Black Friday Deals

November 24, 2021 at 5:02 am4 min reading

Socialising and Culture

The official Black Friday is still a few days away. However, most brands have already unveiled their deals to the world. We’ve assembled a list so you won’t miss out on any of the opportunities.

How to Get Back to Training After COVID-19 Lockdowns

July 23, 2021 at 10:04 am6 min reading

Health & Training

COVID-19 lockdowns derailed our cycling training routines and getting back into them has its challenges. You have to know how to maintain the initial motivation, prevent injuries, and enjoy the cycling life again. Let’s go over a few tips and tricks to help you set…

Equipment Changes for the 2021 WorldTour

January 18, 2021 at 9:45 am5 min reading

Road cycling

Every few years when contracts end, the cycling WorldTour experiences a veritable merry-go-round of equipment sponsorship changes driven by a number of motives such as money (of course), product innovation and changes in team ownership.

The Best of the Black Friday Cycling Deals

November 27, 2020 at 12:56 pm4 min reading

Socialising and Culture

Time to do some shopping, folks!

Surviving the Office as an Athlete – Fighting Sitting

September 17, 2019 at 1:09 pm5 min reading

Health & Training

Sitting itself is not inherently evil, but if you spend a lot of time in any position, your body will adapt to it. Unfortunately, having a desk job, driving a car to the office, and cycling all have one thing in common, a lot of…

Should You Buy the Latest Garmin or iPhone?

October 29, 2018 at 8:41 am4 min reading

Health & Training

Nowadays you can use any smartphone as your cycling computer, there’s no question about that. Phones can do so many things so well that you have to wonder: Is the latest Garmin still a better bike computer than the latest iPhone?