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Road Bike, Training & Nutrition - April 23, 2020

Ventum NS1 adds more affordable mechanical build, plus free smart trainers & 10% back in the U.S!

If you’ve waited until now to purchase a smart trainer, you may be out of luck. The sudden influx of people riding out their coronavirus shelter-in-place days in their homes has nearly wiped out the stock of the most popular smart trainers out there. But thanks to Ventum’s Stay Home Stimulus Plan, you’ll not only […]

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Polar Grit X GPS multisport smartwatch dials up new outdoor training capabilities

Polar takes watch-based training & GPS tracking to the next level with the all-new outdoor sport focused Grit X smartwatch. The Grit takes everything users love about the activity, fitness & recovery tracking of their Vantage watches, then adds several more useful outdoor sport features for cyclists & runners – like Komoot navigation, real-time nutritional […]

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Remote Otter: Skratch Labs finally lets you drink your calories (and explains with Legos)

The entire premise of Skratch Labs’ hydration formula was that you drink your hydration, eat your calories. But some athletes really don’t like eating on the bike. Food can get dropped, and it just takes a little longer to do, which is critical when you’re hammering rough terrain at the front of the pack. Now, […]

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Gadgets & Hacks, Training & Nutrition - April 22, 2020

Developed on the fly, free Mapdec App connects cyclists to coaches for active training during lockdown

Faced with the challenge of his local cycling coach Mapdec getting locked-down due to COVID-19, software developer John Jones decide to just code a new remote training app so he could stay on track with his fitness goals. The resulting Mapdec app progressed rapidly (let’s call John a man on a mission), and is now […]

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Remote Otter: GU Energy adds Cola-flavored gel, Salted Lime Chews

Need to refresh your palate? GU’s new Cola Me Happy energy gel mimics the most popular brown soda flavor, and their Salted Lime chews come close-is to mimicking our favorite lime flavored mixed…well, here, we’ll let them tell the story on these tasty new ways to fuel your rides: The Cola-flavored gel has 40mg caffeine, […]

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