Garmin GPS watches for running/cycling
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Need to replace my Garmin 405 as it no longer holds a battery charge for more than an hour, despite replacing the battery last year 
When I got my 405 four years ago, Garmin was the only kid on the block as far as GPS watches went, but there is a lot of competition now.
Is Garmin still the go-to choice? Or are others worth looking at?
I want to be able to see distance/pace or speed/time while running or cycling, and to be able to upload to review afterwards. Ease of use and long battery life is better than loads of features I won't use.
When I got my 405 four years ago, Garmin was the only kid on the block as far as GPS watches went, but there is a lot of competition now.
Is Garmin still the go-to choice? Or are others worth looking at?
I want to be able to see distance/pace or speed/time while running or cycling, and to be able to upload to review afterwards. Ease of use and long battery life is better than loads of features I won't use.
I'm still using a garmin Forerunner 305 that I bought in 2008, and it is still offering fantastic battery life. I can't think of anything that I need that it doesn't offer me. I have also just bought the wife the entry level Garmin watch, the Forerunner 10 for less than £50.
None of that probably helps you at all, but I would always go Garmin.
None of that probably helps you at all, but I would always go Garmin.
I have a Garmin Forerunner 15 or whatever it is called.
It seems to take ages to lock onto a GPS signal, so much so that when running in London I don't even bother with it sometimes. It really doesn't like tall buildings and cloudy weather.
The website where it tracks all the data, that seems slow and cumbersome, on my pc at work it can't sync automatically so I manually have to upload the runs. Hardly an issue really but compared to easy the nike plus app on my phone worked it is a bit frustrating.
However when it does work, and the website isn't down then yes it is a decent bit of kit I suppose.
It seems to take ages to lock onto a GPS signal, so much so that when running in London I don't even bother with it sometimes. It really doesn't like tall buildings and cloudy weather.
The website where it tracks all the data, that seems slow and cumbersome, on my pc at work it can't sync automatically so I manually have to upload the runs. Hardly an issue really but compared to easy the nike plus app on my phone worked it is a bit frustrating.
However when it does work, and the website isn't down then yes it is a decent bit of kit I suppose.
It's a little old hat now, but I'm a big fan of the 910XT, which has a run, cycle and swim mode.
Physical buttons so no touchscreen malarky with up to 4 data metrics on the screen at the same time. Loads of customisable options including things like interval workouts etc.
Because it's been superseded by the 920XT, it can be found for pretty good prices now.
Physical buttons so no touchscreen malarky with up to 4 data metrics on the screen at the same time. Loads of customisable options including things like interval workouts etc.
Because it's been superseded by the 920XT, it can be found for pretty good prices now.
If its just for cycling the 500 is still pretty good, and some good bundle deals around
http://www.handtec.co.uk/satnav-gps/cycling-gps/ga...
http://www.handtec.co.uk/satnav-gps/cycling-gps/ga...
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