Heart Rate Monitors - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

07-26-2004, 08:16 AM

Need to replace mine (a very old Polar).
Anyone make better ones than Polar?

TIA

07-26-2004, 04:58 PM

after months of trying different products and shopping around, the answer is
simple.

no.

stick with polar.

<brian-s-jones-at-comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Need to replace mine (a very old Polar).
> Anyone make better ones than Polar?
>
> TIA

07-26-2004, 04:58 PM

after months of trying different products and shopping around, the answer is
simple.

no.

stick with polar.

<brian-s-jones-at-comcast.net> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> Need to replace mine (a very old Polar).
> Anyone make better ones than Polar?
>
> TIA

07-26-2004, 04:58 PM

after months of trying different products and shopping around, the answer is
simple.

no.

stick with polar.

<brian-s-jones-at-comcast.net> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> Need to replace mine (a very old Polar).
> Anyone make better ones than Polar?
>
> TIA

07-26-2004, 04:58 PM

after months of trying different products and shopping around, the answer is
simple.

no.

stick with polar.

<brian-s-jones-at-comcast.net> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> Need to replace mine (a very old Polar).
> Anyone make better ones than Polar?
>
> TIA

07-26-2004, 04:58 PM

after months of trying different products and shopping around, the answer is
simple.

no.

stick with polar.

<brian-s-jones-at-comcast.net> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> Need to replace mine (a very old Polar).
> Anyone make better ones than Polar?
>
> TIA

07-27-2004, 12:16 AM

black wrote - in message -

> after months of trying different products and shopping around, the answer
is
> simple.
> stick with polar.
>

I had the same experience.

For what its worth I really like my new 720i which replaces the bike
computer on several bikes and an ancient earlier hr monitor.

Recommend you get the cadence option and you must get the Polar computer
interface (a generic IRda interface does not seem to work).

The manual is far from simple and the software is peculiarly "Polar" but as
I said I love it for training and keeping a logs of my rides.

Again for what its worth I would not worry about the next model up (800
something) which downloads data to a particular Nokia phone (why ???) and
second hand reports have the power measurement option as fiddly and not the
easiest or most reliable of systems so you may want to avoid those.

It's the integration of a whole bunch of functions in one graph (hr,
cadence, speed, altitude) as well as simplifying all that crap on the
handlebars that appealed to me. If you regularly use more than one bike you
may want to think about getting a second speed and/or cadence sender.

best, Andrew (remove the .x1 to reply by email)

07-27-2004, 12:16 AM

black wrote - in message -

> after months of trying different products and shopping around, the answer
is
> simple.
> stick with polar.
>

I had the same experience.

For what its worth I really like my new 720i which replaces the bike
computer on several bikes and an ancient earlier hr monitor.

Recommend you get the cadence option and you must get the Polar computer
interface (a generic IRda interface does not seem to work).

The manual is far from simple and the software is peculiarly "Polar" but as
I said I love it for training and keeping a logs of my rides.

Again for what its worth I would not worry about the next model up (800
something) which downloads data to a particular Nokia phone (why ???) and
second hand reports have the power measurement option as fiddly and not the
easiest or most reliable of systems so you may want to avoid those.

It's the integration of a whole bunch of functions in one graph (hr,
cadence, speed, altitude) as well as simplifying all that crap on the
handlebars that appealed to me. If you regularly use more than one bike you
may want to think about getting a second speed and/or cadence sender.

best, Andrew (remove the .x1 to reply by email)

07-27-2004, 12:16 AM

black wrote - in message -

> after months of trying different products and shopping around, the answer
is
> simple.
> stick with polar.
>

I had the same experience.

For what its worth I really like my new 720i which replaces the bike
computer on several bikes and an ancient earlier hr monitor.

Recommend you get the cadence option and you must get the Polar computer
interface (a generic IRda interface does not seem to work).

The manual is far from simple and the software is peculiarly "Polar" but as
I said I love it for training and keeping a logs of my rides.

Again for what its worth I would not worry about the next model up (800
something) which downloads data to a particular Nokia phone (why ???) and
second hand reports have the power measurement option as fiddly and not the
easiest or most reliable of systems so you may want to avoid those.

It's the integration of a whole bunch of functions in one graph (hr,
cadence, speed, altitude) as well as simplifying all that crap on the
handlebars that appealed to me. If you regularly use more than one bike you
may want to think about getting a second speed and/or cadence sender.

best, Andrew (remove the .x1 to reply by email)

07-27-2004, 12:16 AM

black wrote - in message -

> after months of trying different products and shopping around, the answer
is
> simple.
> stick with polar.
>

I had the same experience.

For what its worth I really like my new 720i which replaces the bike
computer on several bikes and an ancient earlier hr monitor.

Recommend you get the cadence option and you must get the Polar computer
interface (a generic IRda interface does not seem to work).

The manual is far from simple and the software is peculiarly "Polar" but as
I said I love it for training and keeping a logs of my rides.

Again for what its worth I would not worry about the next model up (800
something) which downloads data to a particular Nokia phone (why ???) and
second hand reports have the power measurement option as fiddly and not the
easiest or most reliable of systems so you may want to avoid those.

It's the integration of a whole bunch of functions in one graph (hr,
cadence, speed, altitude) as well as simplifying all that crap on the
handlebars that appealed to me. If you regularly use more than one bike you
may want to think about getting a second speed and/or cadence sender.

best, Andrew (remove the .x1 to reply by email)