I've had my HAC4 for probably 6 months now, and I've had it. The software just sucks. The HR reads for only the first instant I put it on, then goes blank for a few minutes, then kicks out odd values scaling up and down from 0 bpm to 200. On cooler days, this lasts for as long as 15 mins. Then it began reading temps all wrong (either that or it's apparently 36*F in my house right now), and flashing random values for altitude. I replaced the battery, reset it, etc. No matter.
Whoops, I better turn up the heat. It's now just 21*F in here.
Then I dropped it last week and busted a corner off. Some superglue fixed that. But Ciclosport never returned either of my emails on the topic of a new case. Thanks Ciclo A-holes.
OK, with the rant over, what the heck to do? Eventually I'm going to need to get a reliable, friendly HRM/computer. Really, I found myself mostly using the HRM, the recording of time in zones (i.e., it tells you how much time you spent between certain HRs), air temp, the stopwatch for intervals, miles ridden, time riding, time of day. Once in awhile I look at gradient and altitude. I rarely look at speed (only after). I used the recording a lot initially, but found it too much of a hassle. I planned on using it more later as my fitness improves.
What do you recommend for a replacement? And anyone want to buy a like new, perfectly operating HAC4? ;-)
Whoops, I better turn up the heat. It's now just 21*F in here.
Then I dropped it last week and busted a corner off. Some superglue fixed that. But Ciclosport never returned either of my emails on the topic of a new case. Thanks Ciclo A-holes.
OK, with the rant over, what the heck to do? Eventually I'm going to need to get a reliable, friendly HRM/computer. Really, I found myself mostly using the HRM, the recording of time in zones (i.e., it tells you how much time you spent between certain HRs), air temp, the stopwatch for intervals, miles ridden, time riding, time of day. Once in awhile I look at gradient and altitude. I rarely look at speed (only after). I used the recording a lot initially, but found it too much of a hassle. I planned on using it more later as my fitness improves.
What do you recommend for a replacement? And anyone want to buy a like new, perfectly operating HAC4? ;-)