Sports wearablesSep 17, 2026
Chasing watts with stryd: pods on your laces, a coach in your pocket
Official homepage: https://www.stryd.com Sports watch stores sell you a screen for your wrist. Stryd's store sells you the opposite: a screenless pod for your shoe that turns running into a number — power in watts — and then charges you, monthly, to understand it. The Boulder company's Shopify shop is one of the most radical experiments in running retail: almost no hardware variety, no model tiers, just a pod (or two), an app, and a membership. I laced up and browsed. Here is the pace it set. The Pod Is an Enrollment Fee Stryd does not sell hardware the way gadget stores do. The flagship is Stryd Duo — two pods, one per shoe — bundled with what the product page calls a Membership Commitment: twelve months of personalized training plans, advanced insi …