Gadgetell’s Tech on de Tour: GPS on bicycles interview

One of the things in this year’s tour that is really making an impression on me is riders choosing to make their bike heavier. Normally, cyclists (or any endurance athletes) strive to have nothing extra. No cost is too big, no weight savings too small. So when you have more and more Tour riders choosing to put a Garmin GPS and a PowerTap hub, it deserves a closer look.

I had the chance to interview Jake Jacobson, Garmin’s Senior Media Relations Specialist, who was actually in France with the Tour riders, the lucky guy. He was gracious enough to answer my questions despite moving from town to town in the French countryside.

I’ll point out here that saying Garmin’s hundreds of thousands of dollar investment in the Garmin-Chipotle team was a move into a niche market was probably not the wisest of moves for me. Luckily, Jake didn’t hold against me and was gracious enough to answer anyway.