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First-in-its-class cyclometer boasts real-time wind speed readings (newatlas.com)

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We've already seen cycling computers that sport headlights, cameras and even giant batteries, but Wahoo Fitness may now have them all beat. The company's new "first-in-its-class" Elemnt Ace cyclometer packs an integrated wind speed sensor.

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[–] br3d 0 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Contrary to what somebody else has said here, this IS potentially extremely useful as it paves the way for real-time aerodynamic calculations when paired with power data. mywindsock is the go-to resource for this, but briefly, with wind data your head unit could quite easily calculate real-time CDA, and as a result pretty much make the advantages of wind tunnel testing available to all of us - plus give instant feedback mid-ride on how well we're holding a good aero position.

In short, this device could be a game-changer and I suspect every pro will have one almost immediately

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Contrary to what somebody else has said here, this IS potentially extremely useful as it paves the way for real-time aerodynamic calculations when paired with power data.

Useful, yes! But I'm not sure what the "first in its class" thing is all about. Velocomp has been making sensors that can also collect wind speed data (among a ton of other things), for many, many years. I believe they are on their 5th gen device already.

It's cool that Wahoo integrates this into their bike computer, and hopefully Garmin and other follow suit. One less sensor/device to worry about, and I'd much rather have my device report wind speed rather than a third-party software doing it based on a local weather station (i.e. Windfield for Garmin).