Submitted by
Ognacy
a Racer
from Warsaw, Poland Date Reviewed: March 26, 2008
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At:
Decathlon
Strengths:
Cheap, works most of the time, durable, batteries are easy to replace
Weaknesses:
Quite often shows wrong results, easily interferes with similar devices or other signals, averages measurements over too long a time period (5s? maybe even longer)
Similar Products Used:
Garmin Forerunner 50, Polar 620i, some other at local gym
Bike Setup:
cannondale, xtr, syntace, industry 9
Bottom Line:
Thats probably one of the cheapest devices on the market but it still offers relatively good price/performance ratio.
It is no good for a systemic, carefully planned training routine, but good enough for your casual workout. It is durable, and easily survived more than 3 years of abuse in various conditions. Sometimes shows wrong results (like you go from 160bpm to 80bpm in an instant, or, worse, something like 130bpm when its not that easy to say its an error). Thats exactly what I suffered with 10x more expensive Polar gear.
If you just want to check your pulse every now and then and can get it for less than $30, it is relatively ok. For anything more serious go buy Garmin, at roughly $100 thats a steal. Forget Polar, it offers no better reliability than this $30 HRM and will cost you an arm and a leg...
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Submitted by
Stephen Evans
a Racer
from UK Date Reviewed: July 11, 2002
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$75.00
Purchased At:
Mike's Bikes
Strengths:
Well made, comfortable chest strap, replaceable batteries in transmitter. Nice appearance.
Weaknesses:
The beeps made when you are below or above the target range are very quiet and only sound every 5 seconds or so. I have to keep looking at the HRM to see if I am in the correct zone. No backlight.
Similar Products Used:
Cardiosport Autozone
Bike Setup:
N/A
Bottom Line:
Good value, good quality product.
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Submitted by
Jon Downey
a Cross Country Rider
from Norfolk, NE Date Reviewed: June 17, 2002
Favorite Trail:
All
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$75.00
Purchased At:
Andrew Bicycle and Fitness
Strengths:
It works.
Weaknesses:
Appearance.
Bike Setup:
Giant XTC SE1
Bottom Line:
It works which is what's important. Set-up is easy. Appearnace is not as stylish as some but its not ugly. Overall it is a good unit.
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Submitted by
Richard C
a Racer
from Cape Town Date Reviewed: May 14, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Any
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At:
Action Cycles Cape Town
Strengths:
Cheap, Does basic functions accurately
Weaknesses:
Err it broke (but was replaced) Not enough techy stuff for a geek like me
Bike Setup:
Klein hardtail
Bottom Line:
Broke afer 2 months during a particularly hard windsurf session .... it said it wasnt waterproof but I had to see what wavesailing did for you. (170 max and about 140 most of the time) Very basic but seems to be accurate. Just some errors in jogging at certain speed where your arm goes behind for part of transmission so display read 64 instead of 128. Must be combo of HR and arm speed?
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