Submitted by
roy22791
a Weekend Warrior
from Jefferson City, MO Date Reviewed: May 24, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Katy Trail (Rails to Trails)
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$22.00
Purchased At:
Price Point.com
Strengths:
Very inexpensive. Very Sophisticated (more than I need) Good features, 20 settings.
Weaknesses:
Read outs too small, could use fewer per single screen using the mode button.
Similar Products Used:
Nashbar and Polar
Bike Setup:
Cannondale RoadWarrior 1000, hybrid. 2001 model purchased late 2000. Brooks saddle & bag, Continental Twister Pro 700-32 (great tires)
Bottom Line:
I really like this product, even with the smaller font size. I set it for actual heart rate, time - and percent of max exercise level (based on the age you enter in set up) I entered age 55 (I am 76.5 actually) and ride at 73 - 75% of that age max. The attachment strap is different from my last two monitors - and it is very good.
I have been biking 14 years, over 14,000 miles - over 8,000 on my Cannondale.
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Submitted by
Alan X
a
from Illinois Date Reviewed: January 24, 2008
Favorite Trail:
gooseberry
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
Pricepoint
Strengths:
Inexpensive. Has more functions than most basic heart monitors. Easy to set up. Reasonably comfortable.
Weaknesses:
This needs a simpler readout. Having current time and hr reading at the same time takes up valuable space. It also shows % of max heart rate and the upper and lower hear rate settings which is too much info. As a result the numbers are too small making them harder to read. I've seen better made transmitter belts.
Similar Products Used:
This is my third monitor.
Bottom Line:
This is inexpensive and it works. At 25 bucks if I get a season or two out of it I'll be happy. It doesn't need to have the current time showing all the time. I'd rather have it as a selectable mode to make room for larger numbers. It is nice having a readout for % of max hr. It also uses the 220-age formula to figure out max hr. I dealt with that by inputting the age that corresponded to my actual max hr.
For an inexpensive hr monitor this is a good value. I have my workouts figured out and don't need anything fancier than current hr and % of max hr so this works well for me.
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