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Garmin Forerunner 301
Any comments on this device? Godd for bicycle training ?
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Garmin Forerunner 301
On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 01:38:56 -0700, "yk" wrote:
Any comments on this device? Godd for bicycle training ? Tried one for a few days, took it back. The GPS worked well, it downloaded the data, showed a map of the route, with speed and elevation. But I could not get the heart monitor to work. Returned it, since so expensive, returned to using my Polar A3. When something cost this much, I figure it should work out of the box.... didn't give it much more of a chance. Similar problems with a high end Polar HRM... it would not download via the IR port into my laptop. The local store wasn't much help, recommended buying the additional IR USB device. I have considered the Forerunner 201, just to track distance/speed/elevation. But for now it's Polar A3 and Cateye Cordless8. The Polar software looks better than Garmin, more detail (if it can download to the computer). --- "BitwiseBob" - Bob Anderson Eugene Oregon |
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Garmin Forerunner 301
The Forerunner is a tremendous product, sexy computer interface and
Internet sites provide value-add subscriptions for the guy on the go. I'm a bike guy, so the GPS location stuff wasn't *the* most important criteria for me, so I took it back. Had I needed a multi-sport capability, I think it would have been a more compelling product. |
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Garmin Forerunner 301
Bob Anderson wrote:
Tried one for a few days, took it back. The GPS worked well, it downloaded the data, showed a map of the route, with speed and elevation. But I could not get the heart monitor to work. I had the same experience. The heart monitor only worked a small percentage of the time. I also took mine back for a refund, and bought a Polar S720i instead. When I want GPS I use my Garmin Vista. The Forerunner 301 is not ready for prime time. |
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