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Design 1. The device is dustproof and water-resistant. Water-resistant devices can resist the penetration of water, such as powerful water jets, but not being submerged into water. Resistance to sweat makes it ideal for use while doing sports. The device has an electronic display to present information to the user.
Damage-resistant glass such as Corning Gorilla Glass or Asahi Dragontrail Glass is thin, lightweight, and can withstand high levels of force. Resolution is an essential indicator of a screen's image quality, representing the maximum amount of pixels that can be shown on the screen.
The resolution is given as a compound value, comprised of horizontal and vertical pixels. The watch band is removable and can be replaced by any standard watch band of the correct size, allowing you to customise it to your liking.
You can operate the device easily, by pressing the screen with your fingers. The waterproof depth rating indicates how well the device is protected against water ingress and water pressure. Devices which can withstand more water pressure are better for swimming or diving. We consider a lower weight better because lighter devices are more comfortable to carry.
A lower weight is also an advantage for home appliances, as it makes transportation easier, and for many other types of products. Sensors 1. GPS enables global positioning, useful in map, geo-tagging or navigation apps. A heart rate monitor can help show your fitness levels, enabling you to calculate a suitable intensity of exercise. Your blood oxygen level is a measurement how much oxygen is reaching your muscles.
It is important because low levels mean that you will become easily fatigued during exercise. The more exercise you do, the better your blood oxygen levels will become. This measures barometric air pressure.
It can predict weather changes, for example a sudden drop in air pressure could mean a storm is coming. When calibrated correctly it can be used to determine altitude, which helps GPS devices to lock on quicker and with greater accuracy.
An accelerometer is a sensor used to measure the linear acceleration of a device. Perhaps I am behind the times on these reviews. I have become heavily hooked on running. I just ran my first half in May, my first 5k in April and have several paid for over the summer and am in a marathon run camp now.
I am looking for a garmin. I have spoken with my favorite run store in my home town as well as my former run camp buddies- I have heard that the Garmin is the way to go.
Given the the and are out. Is the still the way to go? I have just purchased the and learning how to use its features. One question on the GPS navigation options, how can i enter GPS coordinates on a point and then use the navigation feature to follow these points to a final goal. I would like to use this for hiking. THank you ver much Pavel. GPS watch. Seeing the Timex had a lot more features, and was a bit less expensive, I almost bought it.
The only reason I had put the aside was the Bezel issues people were describing. Used it for 2 weeks now and very happy with it.
That way, we have our specific heart rate zones. Now, I would love to kick the butt of the person who came up with how you close this watch! It takes forever! I love hiking and that would be an super extra in my training watch! It uses a GPS based altimeter. From my point of view there are 4 secrets how to do: 1 The Bezel is not made to change the settings when you are training….
I think, if you are entering a program mode, the softare needs 1 or 2 seconds to load up. Great write up, and thanks so much for all the thought and time to put it together. Calling this a review is a disservice. Or is it only designed durability for indoors? I got this watch in the end and your review has been very helpful in getting up and running with it.
I have a different take on the bezel to you. Even if they use a capacitive bezel, the angle of the current bezel keeps your finger away from the screen, whereas a flat bezel would allow your finger to again obscure it. As such I think the bezel is a very good way of coping with having many features on a small watch without having a large number of buttons on.
Many thanks for your amazingly thorough reviews, which have been very helpful as guidance for which watch I should buy! However, what remains unclear to me are the navigation capabilities of this and other watches. Then, since over a year I regularly join a Sunday morning running group as every time we go somewhere new, which is a great way to get to know the area!
But also meaning, I spend half of my valuable Sunday afternoons tracking those routes on Runmap. Which made me look out for a GPS watch that can point me in the right direction. IMHO, my 2nd need should be the primary target of GPS, yet it seems that most running watches offer no or very limited navigational features.
Anyways, from your and other sites I understood that the FR does allow following a breadcrumb path, but does it simultaneously record the workout? And how about the bezel-less FR am I right that its virtual racer feature does not offer e.
Or can it alert me to e. And will the GPS be accurate enough in the forest in the first place? What other affordable devices of reliable brands offer a suitable navigation feature? Thanks, I just purchased a and you said that the accuracy is on par with the Are you still finding this to be true.
Is there a way to smooth the pace reading? Would you change any of your opinions on how the performs, apart from the bezel?
I have trouble with my FR on the interval side. What is wrong with it? Please help. Many thanks. Debating between the XT and the Mostly for running, some bike and, on the rare occasion, duathlon. I can get the quite a bit cheaper I think. If you leave the bezel out of the equation, is the xt still far superior for my uses than the ? I am so frustrated with the Garmin selection right now.
My wife has the cx, which I generally like, and am looking at getting something for myself. The has all the features I need, and though a bit thick, could still pass for a normal watch. It is also often cheaper than the The only problem is that I know my wife is often frustrated with how long it takes her to acquire satellites and a position, and the uses the same chipset.
Finally, the , the best by far. All the features, smallest size, new GPS etc, but it is way to expensive. Any gouge on the next update to the lineup? Hello There, What a great blog you have! I really like the way you present your review of the nice toys you have a chance to play with. The Timex Run Trainer and the Garmin So the , but my concern was about the Bezel, of course :!!! So my question is, and some anonymous poster seam to have answered it see comment 34 , would it work better with Capacitive Touch Screen Gloves?
Many of the most recent long fingers bike gloves have such capacitive material on some fingers. Thanks for your answer. Thanks for the great review. I just purchased a refurbished fr a couple of weeks ago and have been really enjoying it. The last few runs though, it has shown my start position consistently off by a couple hundred yards it seems like. The track stays pretty far off but slowly comes back to my known course after about the first mile. Many thanks for the detailed reviews. I think it will.
Heart issues preclude exceeding upper limit. Merrily we run and when workout is over all is well except… my route is not being mapped for the workout. Any suggestions? I just purchased the and cant find the countdown time. I only find alarm times…. Great review!!! Very detailed. I really like the summary review and breakdown recommendations. I am a wannabe triathlete. I am a consistent 5k occasional 10k runner and want to train for one marathon.
Do you stand by this breakdown recommendation or do you have an updated one. A little birdie told me Santa wants to bring me a watch for Xmas. Thanks for the review. I was looking at the with HRM. Your review has persuaded me the is the better option. Hi there — I have a question. It seems to take me forever to navigate through all the screens and my T2 times are slow enough as it is. Unfortunately not. I have a question.
I am a beginner runner. I wonder how the and as it is warn out of training zone, above or below. It is an alarm, the display blinks, how do I know I left my training zone without looking at the clock? As the clock warns me? Hi, great review, I am a newbie to this site and I will definitely be using it more often. One thing I cannot seem to do is get an average pace setting — I have reviewed themanuals and asked friends if they can help, but to no avail.
Do you know, or have you worked out if this is possible. I would be very grateful if you know how to do this, you could let me know,. I bought this device based on your review, and will be using it for the first time today.
The device is HUGE!!!! I will have to use a thick filler wristband under it, keep it in my pocket, or hang it from a string around my neck. Even if I were to switch to the soft wristband, the rigid molded plastic assembly would still be way too wide.
Just to put this comment in perspective, I am average sized, not unusually small or thin. I just played with it for a few moments, but the touch bezel has its own rules, so I have to follow them — which I am fine with — it actually doesnt seem that bad. I have had this for about a month, and I like it very much.
One day after a workout, the screen just went blank. It seems to be working, ie. Any Ideas? Thanks for the very good review. But, it is a long enough time to annoy me with how difficult it is to upload the data with the clip. I like touch features, but I am a tech nerd. Also, like one of the Anon posters above said very well, you should have your watch setup before you run. If you are trying to create or modify on the run, while still trying to maintain pace, you are asking for issues.
Just remember the 7 Ps: proper prior planning prevents piss poor performance. My watch gets delivered tomorrow, and while this review gave me some initial buyer remorse, I doubt that I will return it for another watch that either does not have all of the features I want or one that is overkill for my needs.
Thanks for the great review Ray. Just an update on the I love it, enormous size and all. To solve the size problem, I cut a section off of the ankle portion of a very thick sock and use it as a wristband under the device.
The stored workout info is really useful! Any word on why the Garmin has been discontinued according to the Garmin website? I see no other watches in the series. Perhaps they have thrown in the towel on the bezel? My local running store had a Garmin rep on site last night for their Wednesday run. However, once I saw the , I started having watch envy.
I have the brilliant in many ways but as far as i can see it has one massive flaw , its not water proof at all , i mean even shower or light rain will make it go haywire. I have been caught out by showers on long distance runs such as marathons ,where it may be fine when you set off but only to change halfway round. When you consider this is a watch for out door pursuits i find this a huge problem.
I would have thought the brains at Garmin would have seen this major oversight. But, is it safe to use GPS in plane?
Most airlines allow it. It depends. Some watches, like the FR or FR go under just fine ignoring the waterproofing issues. Whereas the FRXT due to the blockiness of it, less so. How can I store automatically the time spent in a specific heart zone? You could use something like Training Peaks to do that online, as well as Strava and a few others. Thanks Ray, for an excellent and in-depth review of Forerunner I would like to know, if some feature in the instrument needs to be turned on or does it require an additional accessory, for it to record and display the weather information.
It automatically happens for some locations, based on the activity location. Thanks for an excellent review. In fact I decided to buy the forerunner because of your nice work with the review. Part of my research in the university is about Heart Rate Variability, so I wonder if there is a way to extract heart rate data better if raw data from the forerunner May be there exist some software to do that?
I do trained using HR zone …. I have read you review on the new Timex trainner 2. I am looking for a watch that work well for cycling, that has a reliable GPS and for which I can used the HR zone — what would you recommend? Most apps do show that online, and work with a wide variety of watches. Just wanna say thanks for this incredible review, read thoroughly, followed the amazon link, bought the watch, use the watch, love the watch…..
If I buy this watch today Garmin say it discontinued do you have any idea when it was manufacture? It will be new watch or something years old? As long as you buy it listed as new from Amazon or others, it should be new.
You can find watches like the FRXT and others on sale for nearly the same price or cheaper these days. My first one just stopped working at about 11 months. It started with freezing up as I was setting up a run.
Both have had identical problems. If the pattern continues my replacement will be dead in a few weeks. Got the same issue Megan … mine froze after 2 weeks of usage … got it back to Cosco to get a new one … then made a couple run with the GPS on, went back home with no GSP data being recorded ….
Happen twice. All the miles, laps, etc was recorder but not the GSP data. Also, the breezier thing made me crazy … It made the Watch froze a couple time, i had to reset to factory to make it work again…. Finlay, returned the 2nd Watch back to Cosco …. Thank you so much for your super helpful product reviews. After spending way too long sifting though everything, and comparing prices, I decided I could learn to love the touch bezel and I bought the When I reach a workout duration of , the time counting display stops counting time and the time section freezes.
And all of my runs have been uploaded to Garmin Connect. I must admit it is very cool to see a map of each of my runs and the roads I have run on. Yup, exactly. I finally decided to buy it super promotion. I am very satisfied. I just do not get to set the time at which the power saving mode is activated. Is that possible?
If so, how? Which do you recommend? Thanks in advance! The and its bezel control will go the way of the Dodo and not be supported, if Garmin is even supporting them now. Thank you both! Finally I went for the xt sacrificing the day-to-day watchability for the battery life, ruggedness, etc… Please note that if by accident I become a triathlete or Ironman finisher it will be on your conscience!
Cheers, Axel. The is discontinued, so keep that in mind. I am replacing my with a for Christmas because I have outgrown the functionality, but I will keep it because it is a very solid backup. Has anyone experienced a problem with getting the Forerunner to take a charge.
Hi Rainmaker, Great Review!! I only have one question. I have recently purchased a turbo trainer and will be using my forerunner for that. No, unfortunately not. I have had a Forerunner for about two years. I bought it primarily for the HR monitor but it has never worked very well for me, so use of it has been sporadic. I thought I had a faulty one so I returned my first purchase after a few weeks and bought a second one. Same problems. Lots of spiking and erratic readings that are way off the mark.
Tech support seems to feel that a new battery will solve any problem but I have tried that several times with no improvement. Has anyone else experienced this and found a fix? I have tried gel, wetting the whole strap, placing it differently on my body female.
If there is no fix, what other HR monitor would you recommend? Appreciate your in depth reviews and any help you can provide. This: link to dcrainmaker. Buying the Polar strap fixed the problem for me. I have had this watch for some time. I have always felt like it is shorting my distance. And doing so consistently. I compare to measured courses, other running companions with Garmin devices and I am usually short.
On average about. This is getting frustrating. I have updated firmware and have done a hard reset. Any other suggestions? Updating the firmware and a hard reset is exactly what I would do.
I wish I had a better option for you. I have called Garmin. They recommended testing distance at a track for 4 laps. I bought this watch at Costco and could actually still return it. Costco is currently selling the I kind of thought the same thing.
Plus a track is m which is not equal to one mile. So it would be a refund and purchase. I already have everything in the bundle. Feels like a no brainer even if the accuracy is the same. I have had this watch for some time, and I would like to konw if there is any app to connect it to my iphone and trak my workouts? Not the FR unfortunately. See here for more details: link to dcrainmaker. Hello, I am very disappointed that it is not possible to have more than one training advanced mode sent from Garmin Connect.
Thank you for your informative review. Also, I have set my Virtual Partener time, but cannot change it from km to miles. Can I change this? To change the Virtual Partner, you need to change the overall system settings from Metric to Statute. Grato Beto. Now what to replace it with, something that will last a lot longer I hope, , , ?
I mainly run but do commute by bike so could do with a watch for the bike as well, any suggestions? Does Garmin connect permit you to manually enter a run? I occassionally run on a treadmill and would like to enter my run information.
One of the things I am looking for is my total workout time at each km when I am reviewing the workout. I want to be able to look back and see how long it took me to get to 10km but instead all I am seeing is my lap time at that specific km. No, not really unfortunately. Online at Garmin Connect you could see it via the Player view, but not on the watch itself. Now I want to learn an interval running and would like to set up my device for that. In order to read the data I need to use reading glasses which is highly uncomfortable during the interval training.
Does Forerunner have different sound signals for faster-slower-rest segments of interval training? Could not find that feature. It kept on flashing all through the run. Now on garmin connect site, i see the details of only the 1st Km when the message started flashing , but on the map and player, it shows the complete distance. Should i go for it? Wondering if anyone has had the same problem as me.
I went running with a group the other day and ran just over 6km. My watch read 5. I thought this was quite a big difference. So yesterday I used mapmyrun. Anyone else having this problem? How do I fix this? Thank you for your indepth review. I bought the forerunner about 3 years ago based on your insight! Could that be the cause? Hmm, did it stop recording distance — or stop recording laps? And any chance the magnet or sensor got bumped slightly out of alignment?
It stopped recording total distance and laps. Now it only records total time and average cadence for the whole ride. I have a garmin speed cadence sensor, which is the same I have used pre and post this problem it still records fine outdoors. The alignment looks OK on magnet and sensor.
So, I am really stumped. This link is probably long obsolete, but I just bought a remanufactured am struggling to make it perform. I want to be able to see the screen while I run but I am unable to see anything but the time until my workout is over. I mean, nothing happens!!
Could it be a problem with the reset button or something else? While flaterring, not at all correct. The moment I slow down to lower 30ies, hr is back no problem. Any thoughts? Last summer, in the middle of training for my first marathon, my Forerunner stopped syncing custom workouts and courses from Garmin Connect. After several calls and email exchanges with customer service, who told me to uninstall and re-install the software and device, a customer service representative acknowledged that Garmin is no longer supporting advanced features for the Forerunner in order to concentrate on new products.
In my opinion, this is consumer fraud. I do not expect my Forerunner to be upgraded, but I expect Garmin to continue to provide the software supporting the features as advertised and sold.
Garmin continues to advertise these advanced features and connectivity with respect to the Forerunner , and they are included on its new top of the line models. Customer service has been totally unhelpful in further resolving this issue. I attempted to contact executive management, but have not received a response. The real big limit of these models actually lies in the limited training functions, in the very little internal memory you can only have one run and should be imported from Coonect and in the absence of fundamental software parts such as the graphic display of the maps.
I have used it for running as well as cycling. Although I have a mount, I have been satisfied with just keeping the watch on my wrist during cycling and receiving a notification by each lap set to 1 kilometer.
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I cover all the units to buy and avoid for the indoor training season. The good, the bad, and the ugly. I have built an extensive list of my most frequently asked questions. Garmin CX vs Quote Reply. Post 1 of 20 views. I was looking at a new Garmin for running, Costco has the CX cheap but also saw they came out with the , has anyone tried both? Quote Reply. Post 2 of 20 views. Post 3 of 20 views. I already have the , I was looking for something less bulky to run with. So the is basically a "down" version of the ?
It is the same price as the Post 4 of 20 views. Post 5 of 20 views. The best watch on the market is the FR More accurate than the GPS You get accurate pace, ave pace, all the info No need to charge it, works nicely as a everyday watch.
Cheapest of all. It s a no brainer. As the Canadian distributor of garmin, i get to try all the models and the FR60 is simply the best tools for training. I forgot FR60 give you Cadance when running!!! That is a amazing tool for triathlete Jonathan Caron Jonnyo Coaching. Post 6 of 20 views. Post 7 of 20 views. Calibration between shoes? Can you elaborate a little more on this. As i have a error of about m by m So i m curious to hear more from your research?
Do you see a bigger error margin? As for someone going to the best cadance for themself The key to a good marathon at ironman is turnover. All the front runners are in the range. And you can train this. Definitly something usefull in my opinion As a coach, i prefer to have my athletes on fr60 over the Also nice for the triathlete on a budget to us is FR60 as his bike computer.
Post 8 of 20 views. Merci Jonnyo. Je n'aime pas vraiment les foot pod.
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