The Tell-Tale Heart Rate Monitor

[andygates]

Want one. Running to keep my pace up, and roller riding. And geeksmile-inducement. Gotta burn that overtime and given a choice between toys and, say, floorboards, the toys win out. You know me.

It's down to the Polar RS200SD and the Suunto T3 with a footpod. I'm mostly decided on the Suunto - both are about £150 and the polar's slightly greater functions bear off against the Suunto's modularity and brand cachét. But before I splash my cash, I'm just fishing for opinions. Has anyone used these?

Comments

[andygates.livejournal.com]

Sounds good. Interesting that you don't use most of the fandangery. Pity there isn't a really simple footpod HRM on the market...

However I really, really like the look of the Suunto. The Polar's a soap-bar plasticky egg.

Soap-bar plasticky egg?

[skean.livejournal.com]

Its chunky and manly ok...

The fandangery would work well with a regular, structured training plan. I tend to improvise my training plans around other things too much.

Re: Soap-bar plasticky egg?

[andygates.livejournal.com]

Don't we all? I'm sure my plan isn't happy with my current "the weather is lovely, go ride!" choice of activity... ho hum.

The Suunto has just clinched it with audible cadence warnings when running. Off to dodgy internet shop geezers go I!

Re: Soap-bar plasticky egg?

[skean.livejournal.com]

Have you purchased yet? I had some comments about lack of GPS accuracy in woods from a friend last night.

Re: Soap-bar plasticky egg?

[andygates.livejournal.com]

Woods are always a killer for GPS unless you buy the primo Garmin WazzRunner X-nine-million. Woods certainly kill my little Etrex as effectively as London will.

I have purchased and am awaiting delivery with eager sweaty palms...