Last week, Garmin announced their first set of underwater friendly heart rate monitors. The HRM-Tri and HRM-Swim feature compact designs for minimal drag through the water. Storing up to 20 hours of heart rate data during your swims, both devices forward this data on to a compatible Garmin device at the end of each session and can even send real-time heart rate data to your watch when the monitor is out of the water.
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On your next run or ride, leave your phone, watch, and fitness tracker at home–all you need is a pair of The Dash wireless earbuds. These Bluetooth wireless headphones not only offer crisp sound for your music, but also feature biometric and phone functions, becoming an activity tracker that can compete with smart bands like the Garmin VivoFit, Jawbone Up, or Polar Loop.
The days of wearing huge hydration packs, over stuffing your jersey pockets, or duct taping a bunch of supplies to your bike for those extra long endurance rides may soon be over. Specialized has come up with an integrated system for carrying your gear called SWAT (acronym for Storage, Water, Air, Tool). Lightweight and discrete compartments for food, tools, water, and other necessities will be built directly into the frames of various 2014 Specialized models.
Bitten by the triathlon bug but don’t want to fork out the extra cash for…