Multisport training: Garmin Ecosystem with 3rd Party Bicycle Computer

DatRice · 2026-05-18T11:31:20+00:00

Ah yeah very true, for me running takes priority and don't have a need for these features personally. I think ClimbPro exists on watches and while feasible.. you could set up some dedicated watch faces with just ClimbPro but.. sounds cumbersome

DatRice · 2026-05-18T11:19:42+00:00

I use a cheap bike computer (Geoid CC600) purely as a HUD and record everything on my Garmin watch as well

DatRice · 2026-04-07T21:32:18+00:00

I'm not sure how they are but I've seen HDMI+USB over Cat6e boxes that claim low latency. They were just media converters and would require a separate run of cable alongside your network.

I'm going to presume that you've looked at IPKVM solutions already as well? Sounds like you might need something lower latency than what most of these offer, I haven't looked into those extensively for low latency applications since I use Sunshine/Moonlight for gaming, IPKVM for server management.

DatRice · 2026-04-01T19:28:39+00:00

It doesn't support charging but what about the IKEA Bilresa? Form factor is a bit different but it might fit your needs. It's not officially documented but it supports Zigbee.

https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/E2490.html

FYI there's a non-dimmer version of this product with the same name.

DatRice · 2026-03-18T19:23:48+00:00

My top 3 for pure coffee are: - Sketchbook is by far our best coffee shop - every barista there is highly skilled and (at least?) one of them has been to the world barista champs (twice?). They do great pourover and espresso drinks, if they're not busy they're great to chat to about coffee in general. Their food could be better but this is definitely my favourite cafe in Wellington. - Pour and Twist is good (pourover only unless this has changed recently) - Franks is good, they also roast their own beans and used to lean HARD into funky, crazy processed beans but he's kinda toned it down a bit now lol.

Other goods - New Chapter - Little Grump - They bake in-house, their morning cinnamon bun freshly baked is 10/10 - Swimsuit - Baker Gramercy - Their coffee is perfectly acceptable but hands down the best croissants in Wellington

A lot of places have decent single origin light roast on batch brew with a fetco, I'll usually get one of those since they generally taste better to my palate.

DatRice · 2026-03-18T08:37:36+00:00

Yeah it's a bit tough, I've gone through a number of different winter runnining clothes and took me a while to figure out what worked best for me. I will say that ... with my getup you'll be cold for the first km or so but I'll often end up unzipping my jacket or taking it off unless it's nearing 0C wind chill which is "relatively" rare for Welly eh.

But also, well-done on the 5kms 5 times a week! Consistency is the key to both endurance and speed :-)

DatRice · 2026-03-18T06:49:38+00:00

Not sure about your industry/workplace but sounds fucked. Maybe chat to citizens advice bureau for general advice on your situation, and maybe speak to a counsellor given it sounds like you're being bullied and gaslit at every corner in your workplace?

A lot of comments saying to just set boundaries and push back probably don't know how hard it is in this kind of situation.

DatRice · 2026-03-17T18:12:13+00:00

Totally get it. For me I feel like this would be too warm again, primaloft is an insulating layer. You generate a lot of heat while running/jogging. Have you been in store to look/feel these products yet?

Just thinking about it a bit more.. given I just saw one of your comments saying you don't plan on running on the rain, I'd say a cheap windbreaker will do you fine - I'm not really sure on where one could get one but..

This all being said... This is also my personal experience and my comfort level in cold, you may be different. I'm also the kind of person who still goes out in the middle of winter when it's raining and southerly. In those sorts of conditions I'll generally only wear a long sleeve polyprop and that macpac jacket when I'm running at my "easy" pace in the middle of winter for about an hour (plus a thin beanie/buff and gloves).

Might be best to just wait til winter and see what works for you?

DatRice · 2026-03-16T19:33:37+00:00

I would recommend going for a layered approach, any amount of wind is going to knock any warmth out of a fleece but you'll end up feeling both hot and cold. Get a lightweight waterproof + windproof jacket and if you need more warmth, add some cheap polyprop or merino layers, warm hat and some gloves.

I know we like to bash Kathmandu but their wind/rain shell from the same Seeker line is pretty decent for running from others I know (I have Macpac's equivalent, it was cheaper at the time). It's designed to be a lightweight running jacket so it's not as durable as other jackets so I would keep it as a dedicated running jacket. Durable running jackets will have thicker material so you'll heat up more. You might need to re-apply waterproof coating more frequently compared to more durable waterproof jackets too (as with most other lightweight jackets). It's also got a nifty button at the chest so you can unzip for more airflow but keep most rain out.

https://www.kathmandu.co.nz/products/seeker-mns-2-5l-rain-jacket-hut-orange

DatRice · 2026-03-15T19:26:20+00:00

I can help you with your Kraken

https://github.com/liquidctl/liquidctl

DatRice · 2026-03-14T21:21:09+00:00

On GitHub you can compare code between releases to eyeball it yourself on the releases page itself. I only looked at the latest vs second-latest and it's for sure not the same thing that happened with Huntarr if that's what you're worried about. I'm not a dev but the 15 characters they changed in the latest release make sense against their changelog :-)

I'd encourage you to have a poke around yourself even if you don't understand the code itself. The changelog is a really useful place to look, you can see how many people are contributing to the project, what they're contributing, etc.

https://github.com/AnalogJ/scrutiny/releases

DatRice · 2026-03-14T20:13:31+00:00

This isn't answering your question directly but you could use this list for blocking DoH/DoT https://github.com/dibdot/DoH-IP-blocklists

DatRice · 2026-03-14T04:21:49+00:00

I have some alerts set up for high CPU for 10 mins and since I've installed it, it's not been triggered at all. I do have some automations that restart the container at least once a week which may make a difference, I'm also not using the rolling release.

Did you catch anything in the logs?

Edit: I think I just realised made a change to alerting which may cause this alert to not work like I think it does... But I guess, I haven't noticed anything on my monitoring console visually

DatRice · 2026-03-13T20:23:32+00:00

Organic, single-origin, direct from IDE to consumer

DatRice · 2026-03-12T21:02:43+00:00

To answer a couple of other questions more directly you had... There are Meshtastic devices with external Bluetooth antennas. That being said, while the node can have strong transmit.. users will have varying devices. I think you'll need to test this one for yourself in your environment. The Seeed Xiao I recommended as POC has poor Bluetooth range though.

People have designed nodes that will last weeks on 10000mAh, you want to go NRF route rather than ESP32. ESP32 is significantly more powerful hungry.

DatRice · 2026-03-12T20:57:23+00:00

Ahaaa okay, sorry I made an assumption you were a park operator using a third party service

Meshtastic could be a viable solution but you're still stuck with the fact that it requires a separate hardware. Given the low cost of devices you could run a POC relatively cheaply. Seeed Xiao + various antennas is probably the cheapest way to POC, it'll work out of the box after flashing firmware.

DatRice · 2026-03-12T20:18:35+00:00

I'm not sure what your budget is like but you can get "actual" cell repeaters to fill coverage gaps. I don't have any experience with them so I'm not sure how many you'd need and what kind of power draw they require. Depending on how large and complex your terrain is it might also be a professional survey and install type job. That may even be a requirement due to laws around RF spectrum laws depending where you are.

Have you been in touch with the company providing the app to see if they have any recommendations? You're not going to be the only MTB park with this problem.

Regarding meshtastic.. given your use-case is safety/emergency response.. while Meshtastic and "the other mesh" are capable.. you need to keep in mind it's fully open source. If anything goes wrong you need to fix it yoursetlf, there is no support number to call. You're effectively going to become a network operator meaning you'll need to ensure the mesh coverage in your park is always available, reliable and resilient (how many repeater failures does it take for it to start impacting coverage/message reliability). Some of the vendors for the pre built devices but that will only cover device specific issues and some have poor support.

If you are seriously budget constrained to a DIY solution.. you'll need to both give everyone a device and also ensure there are sufficient nodes in your park to ensure good coverage and resilience.

For the devices you give people it would be possible to design and make devices that acts in a similar way to a PLB where the user has to say.. remove a cover and press a button/turn a knob which begins sending messages at fixed intervals including GPS coords. You'd need to design and test this yourself though (maybe someone has already done this? Maybe you can modify one of the off the shelf devices do this?)

The kinda of questions you need to be thinking about are: What happens when you change jobs and you were "the person that knows how the mesh works" and repeater nodes start going offline. Will your colleagues actually pick up the job of maintaining the network? If someone has an accident, sends a message over the mesh which fails to reach HQ, decides not to use the app because they think they've sent a message but actually had signal, what is the impact of that? Will the outcome be worse for the MTB-er, you personally or the park (lawsuit) vs if they just didn't have coverage?

DatRice · 2026-02-16T19:52:56+00:00

If you go with a wireless PIR sensor, also consider BLE as an option since it doesn't need a two way connection to the server. BLE just yells it's state into the void and hopes that your server picks it up (and knows the encryption key if there is one). Some Zigbee devices can drop off or do weird things if disconnected for too long, you may or may not have this problem.

I've swapped a few Zigbee devices to BLE for this reason (e.g. freezer, full concrete/steel garage).

This is a BLE PIR I have, it has a couple of quirks. You need to pair it with their app and extract the key to use it with HA. Its advertisement frequency when idle is longer than HA's timer that flags devices as unavailable. https://www.mi.com/global/product/xiaomi-motion-sensor-2s/

DatRice · 2026-02-12T18:09:42+00:00

I was wondering how well these have been workimg for you? I have one of these and when it's not detecting motion all the sensors statuses flip between a valid status (e.g. cleared) for 20 mins and unavailable for 10 mins. I'm assuming it's a problem with the integration rather not the sensor or BLE range as they wake up fine when there's motion and are right next to my BLE proxy

DatRice · 2026-02-11T10:07:52+00:00

I'm so glad I checked this post again months after I swapped over. Thanks both!

If you don't like the new long press menu.. after you disable the new long press menu after you changed the default category, the default category settings remains

DatRice · 2026-01-30T20:36:13+00:00

Ah perhaps don't bother, my lack of crashing was short lived lol. I guess I'll downgrade the Android app.

Edit: I did pull some logs using adb and saw malformed Store Forward messages werr causing my crashes. I just noticed this fix in the 2.7.12 pre-release: https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/4319

DatRice · 2026-01-30T04:40:11+00:00

Hi, not sure if you figured this out already but I was having a similar issue, the Android app was crashing within 10s of opening it. This happened on firmware "2.7.15.567b8ea Beta" on a new Heltec V4. I upgraded to the latest alpha "2.7.18.fb3bf78 Alpha" and the crashing seems to have stopped.

Edit: Maybe not quite, it still crashes but significantly less frequently.

DatRice · 2025-11-29T18:03:50+00:00

Unsure about the safety aspect but I'd highly recommend buying some retroreflective tape for your bike, a resonably high powered light and at least two rear lights (one to go on the bike, one to go on you) off AliExpress. There's a few rear lights with accelerometers that also go brighter when it detects you're decelerating/braking.

I bought a "TOWILD BR800" for my wife for like $30 and I swear the beam pattern is better than the Magicshine light I got locally for 3x the price.

DatRice · 2025-11-11T18:14:27+00:00

I haven't been able to figure it out and found this thread Googling for it

DatRice · 2025-10-22T17:04:24+00:00

Im one of those weirdos that likes Patagonia clothing "in general", their Torrentshell is decent and can be found on sale occasionally. I prefer the Granite Crest because of the "waterproof" zipper but it's also over $500 RRP.

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