Nike Triax C6 - Is it recommended?

BVuy the Polar, the nike watches and HRM's are junk.

I can't tell you anything about the C6. But my experience with the Nike
Triax 100, Nike's first speed and distance monitor, was horrible. The
product concept was very appealing (and I still believe it is), but the
actual execution was a disaster. Out of the box it had a wide range of
problems. My local running store was very helpful, they replaced the system
(watch and/or sensor) about 4 or 5 times. During the two years of warranty
I returned the product also to the service center (its a contractor for
Nike) for repair at least 5 times, which cost me roughly $100 on shipping
fees, not to talk about the time I was without my monitor. Two months
before the warranty expired, my dealer gave me a new watch, the warranty
service replaced the sensor again with a brand new one. About one week
after the warranty expired, the two months old sensor failed again. I
called Nike (Nike apparently doesn't want to receive customer calls, they
don't provide phone numbers, but the helpful techie at the warranty service
center gave me a phone number). I talked to a "product manager" (he
appeared to be very much bothered by my call), explained the situation, and
asked what Nike would be willing to do to help me. He tried to get rid of
me, referred me back to the repair service. I stood my course, saying that
this would be a Nike decision, not a repair contractor decision. The answer
was finally a very clear "nothing". I got no apology, no explanation, no
"we are sorry for the problems you had with our product", just one word:
"nothing"😉.

I said thank you, hung up, went online and ordered the Garmin Forerunner
201. I now own a $250 wrist watch with the Nike logo on it. By the way, my
experience with the Triax 100 is not unique. Several runners in my training
group had very similar problems.

For what it is worth, this is my experience with Nike electronics. I
personally will never buy one of their products again. The C6 could be a
much better product, I don't know. I suggest that you do your home work.
Google a little bit about Nike and Polar heart rate monitors and see what
other users have to say. Then make your decision. I believe it is clear
what I would do.

Manfred

"NewsBirdie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I run 2-3x a week for about 30 minutes, to relieve stress, stay in
shape, and keep the pounds off. I'd like to buy a HRM, and from what
I've seen Nike and Polar seem to be the best. I think Polar seems to
be better but they're more expensive and the battery change can be a
problem. I have read up on the Nike watches and I think the Triax C6
seems to be the best match for me and my wife (we'll be sharing the
watch, she does cardio and weights at the gym). I like the multiple
heart rate zones and the calorie counter features. I was suprised
that when I search google there are only 3 posts mentioning this
watch. It doesn't seem to be very popular. I'm curious if someone
can give me some advice here, is the Triax C6 ok? Or should I spend
some more money for a Polar (if so which model)?

Thanks
Michael

Quoted message said:

I can't tell you anything about the C6. But my experience with the Nike
Triax 100, Nike's first speed and distance monitor, was horrible. The
For what it is worth, this is my experience with Nike electronics. I
personally will never buy one of their products again. The C6 could be a
much better product, I don't know. I suggest that you do your home work.
Google a little bit about Nike and Polar heart rate monitors and see what
other users have to say. Then make your decision. I believe it is clear
what I would do.

I agree that Nike sells their name. But you would think that they'd
only do it with quality products to avoid ruining their name. The
fact that Nike sells MP3 players is pretty funny! Anyway, I want to
thank you very much for your post. You've got me seriously
reconsidering the Nike Triax C6. Basically if someone in this group
can't say something good about it then I'm very suspicious.

I've been looking at the Polar S210. There are a few things I don't
like about Polar:

- Must send watch to Polar for battery replacement (expensive and
should be unecessary for a properly designed watch)

- They don't honor warranties from watches sold new on ebay, which I
think is not good

This means I have to buy it from a dealer at a higher price. All that
said, I'm convinced the Polar watches are of good quality and I prefer
to spend $60 more and get Polar than the Nike. In the past I've
bought cheap and bought twice. 😉

Thanks again
Michael

(NewsBirdie) said:

Quoted message said:

I can't tell you anything about the C6. But my experience with the
Nike Triax 100, Nike's first speed and distance monitor, was
horrible. The For what it is worth, this is my experience with Nike
electronics. I personally will never buy one of their products
again. The C6 could be a much better product, I don't know. I
suggest that you do your home work. Google a little bit about Nike
and Polar heart rate monitors and see what other users have to say.
Then make your decision. I believe it is clear what I would do.

I agree that Nike sells their name. But you would think that they'd
only do it with quality products to avoid ruining their name. The
fact that Nike sells MP3 players is pretty funny! Anyway, I want to
thank you very much for your post. You've got me seriously
reconsidering the Nike Triax C6. Basically if someone in this group
can't say something good about it then I'm very suspicious.

I've been looking at the Polar S210. There are a few things I don't
like about Polar:

- Must send watch to Polar for battery replacement (expensive and
should be unecessary for a properly designed watch)

- They don't honor warranties from watches sold new on ebay, which I
think is not good

This means I have to buy it from a dealer at a higher price. All that
said, I'm convinced the Polar watches are of good quality and I prefer
to spend $60 more and get Polar than the Nike. In the past I've
bought cheap and bought twice. 😉

Thanks again
Michael

You can't beat Polar for quality. I had one for almost 8 years, hoping it
would die so I could justify getting a new one. It finally did die in a
hard rain. I then bought an S-610i from http://www.polar4less.com. I've
been very pleased with this model.

Phil M.

--
If you can empty your own boat
Crossing the river of the world,
No one will oppose you,
No one will seek to harm you. -Chuang Tzu