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Trevor S
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I have been thinking about getting one for awhile, mainly for curiosity, am I working as hard as I
think I am
Anyhoo... Not particularly after anything "flash", I do the HR check manually, when I remember and
when I can.
What I don't want to do is purchase something and then 6 months later, regret it and wish I had
gotten something with more features, so I am looking for advice from any "casual" riders out there,
like myself, who may have already gone down this path. eg logging of heart rates to computer is not
something I would consider useful for myself but is it something I woudl be likely to use further
down the track ?
On the flip side, I don't want to fork out $650 + the extra $ for all the paraphernalia that hangs
off it, unless I am going to get some sort of benefit from it. eg the Polar S720i
http://www.phantomcycles.com.au/product.asp?pid=1106
I had been thinking of the Polar S510 but the reviews on mtbr.com seemed less then flattering.
http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/Heart_Rate_Monitor/product_87251.shtml
I would like something for cadence monitoring as well, once again more out of curiosity then
anything else. Most of my riding is X/C MTB so is this going to be of any use ? I use the MTB on
trasport sections to get to the XC trails, I actually enjoy riding the trasport sections, as opposed
to some XC guys that always carry their bikes in a car to the trail.
As an aside, I already have an Cateye Enduro bike computer
Suggestions and sources ? (phantomcycles.com.au is who I normally use for online purchases + my
LBS aside)
I have taken note of a recent thread about using the HRM.
Trevor S
think I am
Anyhoo... Not particularly after anything "flash", I do the HR check manually, when I remember and
when I can.
What I don't want to do is purchase something and then 6 months later, regret it and wish I had
gotten something with more features, so I am looking for advice from any "casual" riders out there,
like myself, who may have already gone down this path. eg logging of heart rates to computer is not
something I would consider useful for myself but is it something I woudl be likely to use further
down the track ?
On the flip side, I don't want to fork out $650 + the extra $ for all the paraphernalia that hangs
off it, unless I am going to get some sort of benefit from it. eg the Polar S720i
http://www.phantomcycles.com.au/product.asp?pid=1106
I had been thinking of the Polar S510 but the reviews on mtbr.com seemed less then flattering.
http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/Heart_Rate_Monitor/product_87251.shtml
I would like something for cadence monitoring as well, once again more out of curiosity then
anything else. Most of my riding is X/C MTB so is this going to be of any use ? I use the MTB on
trasport sections to get to the XC trails, I actually enjoy riding the trasport sections, as opposed
to some XC guys that always carry their bikes in a car to the trail.
As an aside, I already have an Cateye Enduro bike computer
Suggestions and sources ? (phantomcycles.com.au is who I normally use for online purchases + my
LBS aside)
I have taken note of a recent thread about using the HRM.
Trevor S