Kinda thinking I want a fitness watch, for no good reason. I was looking at the Garmin Vivoactive HR or the Fenix 3. If you've got one or something similar you don't need I'd be interested.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Garmin watch?
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get a used garmin 35 to figure out if you will actually use it.
it does all the normal stuff - even a little bit of smart phone integration.
tough too - i don't think the others are really meant for MTB with the big screens to keep you on-pace
for your long run day....😀
it does all the normal stuff - even a little bit of smart phone integration.
tough too - i don't think the others are really meant for MTB with the big screens to keep you on-pace
for your long run day....😀
I've found the Vivo HR for around a hun or less used here and there. And it's not as butt ugly as the 35. Plus I have a larger wrist so the smaller stuff looks weird.
Dave Taylor
Rex kwan Do
I have a forerunner 90. It’s decent but the HR is not accurate (i always use a chest strap with it. The gps isn’t great either as my normal running route distance changes drastically.
THATmanMANNY
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I have a garmin forerunner 205? 305? or something. I'll look into it further if interested....
Manny, if it's one of the older 205/305 I'll probably pass although I appreciate the offer.
jklett
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GPS/heart rate watch that neither are accurate so you have to use external sensors? At that rate why bother with the watch? I'm not trying to be a dick, it just doesn't seem to make sense to me but I'm probably missing something.
Dave Taylor
Rex kwan Do
Because I bought it for running. It sucks running with a wahoo in your pants. I’d probably go with a Fenix next time. This was $75 off ebay.
jklett
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I forget that people track heart rate and distance for things other than cycling. Makes more sense now.
Hey @rick81721, model that garmin wrist mount please.....
might be the dorkiest thing i've ever seen, but gotta admit it is effective - although you don't get running cadence.
might be the dorkiest thing i've ever seen, but gotta admit it is effective - although you don't get running cadence.
Big Dumb Animal
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I have the fenix 5x, absolutely love it. For my road bike I use a handle bar mount so I can use the navigation and not crash looking at my wrist. It has great features: track back in case you get lost, able to plot courses on the fly if you're cycling or running in a new place, plus a plethora of other ones.
I generally only run a few times per year, but I just carry the garmin in my hand. I guess if you run more frequently or more than a few miles, this could become inconvenient.
It's on my calendar. They always run good races and I owe the promoter for bailing me out on free coffee before the SSCX race while they were doing their 72 hour race.
Pat, you in? 🙂
I'm away that month. 😀 (seriously, i'm hunting american bison that week)
They do put on good races - i've done their LM race a couple times.
Dave Taylor
Rex kwan Do
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i’ll do the 10 miler!
GSTim
Formerly M3Tim
I bought my wife the Amazfit Bip. Super long battery life and small enough to not look (too) dorky.
Only $79.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CRNGHVT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I think her Garmin Watch (Forerunner 405) is still around if you want it.
Only $79.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CRNGHVT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I think her Garmin Watch (Forerunner 405) is still around if you want it.
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