D3badge 6th Gear June 23, 2013 Share June 23, 2013 (edited) would like to hear review and feedback on GPS running watch for brudders whom are using here. Garmin, suunto, polar, nike etc? for myself mainly is for running to use it as a personal pacer to see my min/km and distance I am looking at Suunto Ambit 2S but not in SG yet, dunno when will arrive thus want to keep an open mind at others brand Edited June 23, 2013 by D3badge ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmouthfish 1st Gear June 23, 2013 Share June 23, 2013 would like to hear review and feedback on GPS running watch for brudders whom are using here. Garmin, suunto, polar, nike etc? for myself mainly is for running to use it as a personal pacer to see my min/km and distance I am looking at Suunto Ambit 2S but not in SG yet, dunno when will arrive thus want to keep an open mind at others brand I am using Garmin 210 with hrm for the past 1 year. So far so good. The Garmin connect website sw is also very useful as you can upload your workout data and it will show your workout info like map, speed, monthly statistics etc. The only compliant I have is it takes a few min to lock on the GPS signal before starting. So I use that time to do warm up exercises . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3badge 6th Gear June 23, 2013 Author Share June 23, 2013 I am using Garmin 210 with hrm for the past 1 year. So far so good. The Garmin connect website sw is also very useful as you can upload your workout data and it will show your workout info like map, speed, monthly statistics etc. The only compliant I have is it takes a few min to lock on the GPS signal before starting. So I use that time to do warm up exercises . okie :) have you use ur garmin on any races? in term of gps distance measure garmin should be quite accurate yeah? I am reading dc rainmaker review now hee hee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreampuff 1st Gear June 23, 2013 Share June 23, 2013 I use the free Nike+ app on my iphone. May not be as accurate as a dedicated running watch (although I am doubtful that the GPS in a running watch is magnitudes more accurate than the one in my phone), but can't beat the price for a casual jogger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko 4th Gear June 23, 2013 Share June 23, 2013 My recommendation is don buy TIMEX... the signal is the lousiest in the market... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmouthfish 1st Gear June 23, 2013 Share June 23, 2013 okie :) have you use ur garmin on any races? in term of gps distance measure garmin should be quite accurate yeah? I am reading dc rainmaker review now hee hee I did not run in race before, just use the 210 for my 5-10km evening runs. I have another Garmin edge 500 that uses the cadence sensor on my bike to track distance. I have ever compared the 210 GPS distance vs the Edge 500 cadance distance. For a cycling distance of 30 km, the diff in readings is less than 500 m. So I think the Garmin 210 GPS reading should be very accurate. And it was the cheapest model in the Garmin GPS watch range. And yes, I bought my Edge 500 and 210 after reading dcrainmaker review last year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky61 1st Gear June 24, 2013 Share June 24, 2013 would like to hear review and feedback on GPS running watch for brudders whom are using here. Garmin, suunto, polar, nike etc? for myself mainly is for running to use it as a personal pacer to see my min/km and distance I am looking at Suunto Ambit 2S but not in SG yet, dunno when will arrive thus want to keep an open mind at others brand get the suunto ambit 1, reason being its the same as ambit 2 in terms of batt life (hence better than the 2S), and accuracy in measuring elevation compared to the other brands. but if u are thinking of using it for swim,cycle, run, then get the 2S or 2. if solely for running, get the 1 as it is cheaper now that the 2 is out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Civic101 6th Gear June 24, 2013 Share June 24, 2013 I am using Soleus GPS 2.0, I think it is one of the cheapest GPS watch around as I only need to measure the distance and pace. Soleus GPS 3.0 comes with heart rate monitor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yr1985 1st Gear June 24, 2013 Share June 24, 2013 get the suunto ambit 1, reason being its the same as ambit 2 in terms of batt life (hence better than the 2S), and accuracy in measuring elevation compared to the other brands. but if u are thinking of using it for swim,cycle, run, then get the 2S or 2. if solely for running, get the 1 as it is cheaper now that the 2 is out. any shop to recommend? i dun like to buy online. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky61 1st Gear June 24, 2013 Share June 24, 2013 any shop to recommend? i dun like to buy online. sori, i bought mine online. u can try parisilk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic June 24, 2013 Share June 24, 2013 any shop to recommend? i dun like to buy online. Go to Bras Basah. There is a couple of watch shop there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmzalarm Neutral Newbie June 24, 2013 Share June 24, 2013 (edited) okie :) have you use ur garmin on any races? in term of gps distance measure garmin should be quite accurate yeah? I am reading dc rainmaker review now hee hee I am using garmin 910, bought it when it was launched in singapore ,very accurate with reasonale battery life. Easy to integrate with runkeeper, facebook and twitter :) Had polar but passed it along to wife, lol Edited June 24, 2013 by Dmzalarm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3badge 6th Gear June 24, 2013 Author Share June 24, 2013 I am using garmin 910, bought it when it was launched in singapore ,very accurate with reasonale battery life. Easy to integrate with runkeeper, facebook and twitter :) Had polar but passed it along to wife, lol a friend show me garmin 610 he is using today, look good and easy to use. was told 400+ get from parisilk. now deciding between suunto and garmin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic June 25, 2013 Share June 25, 2013 a friend show me garmin 610 he is using today, look good and easy to use. was told 400+ get from parisilk. now deciding between suunto and garmin. Currently, i m using FR405. This is my replacement unit under warranty. 1st unit battery uplorry 1 mth before warrranty expires. Now i m thinking about Ambit2. Screen bigger. FR610 is sexy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deckbuild 6th Gear June 25, 2013 Share June 25, 2013 My recommendation is don buy TIMEX... the signal is the lousiest in the market... Timex have an issue locating signal in the morning in Singapore and it's very fast to locate signal in the evening, rather strange.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deckbuild 6th Gear June 25, 2013 Share June 25, 2013 If you have budget, you can check out the RCX5, separate GPS receiver, the watch can be kept on daily. Also Runninglab having 15% off if you use UOB card. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmzalarm Neutral Newbie June 25, 2013 Share June 25, 2013 a friend show me garmin 610 he is using today, look good and easy to use. was told 400+ get from parisilk. now deciding between suunto and garmin. 610 is the one with touch screen? it is good watch especially the battery life. you can wear it as a daily watch. i choose 910 because of the support for multi sport and ANT, i can use it in gym with ANT enabled track mill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deckbuild 6th Gear June 25, 2013 Share June 25, 2013 610 is the one with touch screen? it is good watch especially the battery life. you can wear it as a daily watch. i choose 910 because of the support for multi sport and ANT, i can use it in gym with ANT enabled track mill. Avoid touch screen if possible, it's not easy to press when you are running. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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