How getting a Garmin watch changed my e-biking (and my fitness lifestyle)

A long-form personal essay describes how adopting a Garmin watch reshaped the author’s e-biking and fitness routine through deeper performance tracking. The writer says they were motivated after a Garmin Forerunner 265S alerted them they were 200 steps short of a daily goal around midnight, leading to renewed attention to activity metrics. After researching multiple models, they replaced a Fitbit Inspire 2 after more than four years, seeking more detailed cycling data, better running insights, and expanded functionality for an active schedule that includes e-bike review work, long runs, yoga and tennis, and occasional slackline attempts. The author also persuaded a running partner, Rotem, to switch to a matching white Forerunner 265S to compare results. The piece notes they train together as runners and cyclists and references a recent 10K race where the author finished about one second ahead. The article ends mid-sentence after describing the next stage of their tracking experience.