Which device has the best HRM and cadence function?

Meek One said:

Looking for a HRM with cadence function. Thinking of a Polar 725. I'd like to use the HRM for a few other activites as well e.g. XC skiing, but it will be mainly for the bike. Thanks.

I use the Polar and love it...speed, cadence, and power (which I don't own). I can tell you that the speed and cadence logging are very nice.

Joe West

Meek One said:

Looking for a HRM with cadence function. Thinking of a Polar 725. I'd like to use the HRM for a few other activites as well e.g. XC skiing, but it will be mainly for the bike. Thanks.

You can save a few bucks and go with the 720 instead. The only difference is that the 725 can transfer data to a (Nokia, I think) cell phone. That doesn't seem very useful to me. The 720 is a great HRM with tons of features.

Thanks for the recommendations.

[font=Times New Roman]I order a Polar 720 and the power kit, and received a Polar 725 and the power kit, for the same price. They were out of 720s and rather than make me wait the shipped the 725. I also got the IR interface to download the HRM data to my computer.[/font]

[font=Times New Roman]I used the HRM for 2 rides now. And I like how the data is stored and displayed using the software that came with the 725. [/font]

[font=Times New Roman]If you are ever going to upgrade to the power kit, FYI… you don’t use the speed sensor or the cadence sensor, the power kit does it all. [/font]

That's good to know because I was in fact going to think about the power function later down the road as my training gets more structured. Just building a base right now, but would like to make sure I am training within certain HR parameters. Thanks again.