FIT99 Live Studio Audience Recording at the Tour Down Under - Ask Anything

FIT99 Live Studio Audience Recording at the Tour Down Under - Ask Anything

Author: DC Rainmaker & DesFit February 7, 2020 Duration: 45:22

This was a special live studio audience recording of the FIT File podcast from the Tour Down Under at the Rapha pop-up shop. Guests include Wahoo lead developer Murray Hughes, sport scientist Neal Henderson, and a boatload of audience questions.

Note the video version is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxUeUJVH1Kw

0:00 – Bikes, Beer, and Tech Explainer
1:50 – Introductions
5:40 – The impact of less accurate power meters in the pro peloton/athletes
15:30 – To Murray: What was the most difficult Wahoo product feature to develop that you thought would be easy?
19:50 – What has surprised us in the last 12 months in sports tech?
26:00 – Do pros and elite athletes use indoor training apps/devices the same way as consumers?
28:00 – Why can't we just plug our trainers into WiFi?
31:35 – To Wahoo: What's Wahoo's power meter plans for Speedplay (since acquisition)?
32:25 – To Neal: As an elite coach, what do his athletes screw up the most?
34:14 – What do we expect with Zwift's entrance into trainer hardware?
37:35 – Is reliance of tech taking away from riding a bike?
41:30 – To Neal: What does he see with mental health in the pro peloton/elite competitors, and coping with pressures?

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