I just found out that the 2004 Fitness Reimbursement program at my work will reimburse me up to $250 for an HRM! (They consider it "exercise equipment", just like a treadmill or stair stepper - gotta love it!)
I am very interested in the Polar S720i, as it gets good reviews and seems to be well loved, but I wanted to know more about the altitude functions. I am hoping I can get measurements of "current grade", and "total climbing", but the manual is a bit sketchy.
I also checked out the Specialized Turbo Pro computer ($100) and the Specialized P.Brain HRM/cyclocomputer ($199) - both have an "inclinometer" reading and "Alt. Gain". Anything like that on the Polar unit? Any other units with an HRM and good altitude features?
It may sound silly but I get frustrated reading race coverage that refers to percentage grades, when I have no clue what a 5% or a 10% grade actually feels like! BTW, I know that I can calculate the avg grade of a hill if I know the distance and the start and end altitudes, but all that calculating would get tiresome pretty fast...
Anyone have any info they can share? Thanks!
I am very interested in the Polar S720i, as it gets good reviews and seems to be well loved, but I wanted to know more about the altitude functions. I am hoping I can get measurements of "current grade", and "total climbing", but the manual is a bit sketchy.
I also checked out the Specialized Turbo Pro computer ($100) and the Specialized P.Brain HRM/cyclocomputer ($199) - both have an "inclinometer" reading and "Alt. Gain". Anything like that on the Polar unit? Any other units with an HRM and good altitude features?
It may sound silly but I get frustrated reading race coverage that refers to percentage grades, when I have no clue what a 5% or a 10% grade actually feels like! BTW, I know that I can calculate the avg grade of a hill if I know the distance and the start and end altitudes, but all that calculating would get tiresome pretty fast...
Anyone have any info they can share? Thanks!