New Polar HRM/Speedo/Cadence Watch

Polar has released a new heart rate monitor watch that incorporates bike
speedo and (optionally) cadence data.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/13/technology/13watch.html?ex=1302580800&
en=95315c96ef6fcd6f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>

RRP is $US210

regards,
Darryl

 

Wow! I better go out into the shed and break the bad news to My year old Polar 725x that it has been performing unknown abilities!!!
and to think i have been watching distance, speed (and rpms if i had bothered buying that bit) without realising it was 'ahead of its time'

 

flyingdutch <[email protected]> wrote:
> darryl Wrote:
>> Polar has released a new heart rate monitor watch that incorporates
>> bike
>> speedo and (optionally) cadence data.
>> <http://tinyurl.com/qsc5l
>> en=95315c96ef6fcd6f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
>>
>> RRP is $US210
>>
>> regards,
>> Darryl
>
> Wow! I better go out into the shed and break the bad news to My year
> old Polar 725x that it has been performing unknown abilities!!!
> and to think i have been watching distance, speed (and rpms if i had
> bothered buying that bit) without realising it was 'ahead of its time'
>

Not to mention temperature, altitude and IR PC data transfer..For some
reason my 3yr old 720i isn't jealous of this new breakthrough.


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..dt

 

dtmeister wrote:
> flyingdutch <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>darryl Wrote:
>>
>>>Polar has released a new heart rate monitor watch that incorporates
>>>bike
>>>speedo and (optionally) cadence data.
>>><http://tinyurl.com/qsc5l
>>>en=95315c96ef6fcd6f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
>>>
>>>RRP is $US210
>>>
>>>regards,
>>>Darryl
>>
>>Wow! I better go out into the shed and break the bad news to My year
>>old Polar 725x that it has been performing unknown abilities!!!
>>and to think i have been watching distance, speed (and rpms if i had
>>bothered buying that bit) without realising it was 'ahead of its time'
>>
>
>
> Not to mention temperature, altitude and IR PC data transfer..For some
> reason my 3yr old 720i isn't jealous of this new breakthrough.
>
>

I wonder if they sell many altitude type watches in Holland?

 

which part? southern Holland where they run the AMTSEL gold race is plenty hilly!

 

In article <[email protected]>,
dtmeister <[email protected]> wrote:

> flyingdutch <[email protected]> wrote:
> > darryl Wrote:
> >> Polar has released a new heart rate monitor watch that incorporates
> >> bike
> >> speedo and (optionally) cadence data.
> >> <http://tinyurl.com/qsc5l
> >> en=95315c96ef6fcd6f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
> >>
> >> RRP is $US210
> >>
> >> regards,
> >> Darryl
> >
> > Wow! I better go out into the shed and break the bad news to My year
> > old Polar 725x that it has been performing unknown abilities!!!
> > and to think i have been watching distance, speed (and rpms if i had
> > bothered buying that bit) without realising it was 'ahead of its time'
> >
>
> Not to mention temperature, altitude and IR PC data transfer..For some
> reason my 3yr old 720i isn't jealous of this new breakthrough.

Ermmm.
I did not state that the technology or features had not previously been
in watches made by Polar or Suunto or anybody else.
I have a Polar myself.
I was simply alerting people to the fact that your 725x and 720i are
superseded by release of a new model. If you are happy with your current
watch then don't upgrade.
My bike from 40 years ago had a frame (triangulated), wheels, gears,
forks, etc but that has not stopped me being excited about new bikes
that come onto the market.

regards,
Darryl

 

darryl <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have a Polar myself.
> I was simply alerting people to the fact that your 725x and 720i are
> superseded by release of a new model. If you are happy with your current
> watch then don't upgrade.

I don't think it superseeds the 700 series, it seems to be a cut down
version missing quite a bit of the feature set. It does have some new
features I'd like though, estimated time of arrival and comparison
between actual and average speed.

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..dt

 

I'm always interested in new products, and was not aware of Polar's latest product. Thanks for the head's up Darryl.

 

Great now i have room for my bell.
"peterlip" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]
>
> darryl Wrote:
>>
>> Ermmm.
>> I did not state that the technology or features had not previously been
>> in watches made by Polar or Suunto or anybody else.
>> I have a Polar myself.
>> I was simply alerting people to the fact that your 725x and 720i are
>> superseded by release of a new model. If you are happy with your
>> current
>> watch then don't upgrade.
>> My bike from 40 years ago had a frame (triangulated), wheels, gears,
>> forks, etc but that has not stopped me being excited about new bikes
>> that come onto the market.
>>
>> regards,
>> DarrylI'm always interested in new products, and was not aware of Polar's
> latest product. Thanks for the head's up Darryl.
>
>
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> peterlip
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