Anyone got one or no anything about the Nike Trailwind SDM? It seem to be like the Triax watch but without the, er, watch. Just a unit you clip to your shoe that has a digital readout.
Because there is no watch, they are much cheaper than the Triax. Also, I could use it with my HRM. Are they available in the UK?
Neil
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Its not available in the UK yet, to my knowledge, no.
Pricewise, your best off going to NikeTown.com and comparing the SDM100 & tailwinds prices in $'s. UK Nike prices normally follow similar trends i.e. if the Tailwind costs 75% of the US SDM price, then the UK unit'll go for about £150.
I wear a HRM too and use the two to monitor my runs and performance.
I read the RW artice on Timex SDM but it was a bit sparse in terms of the terrain and conditions used in the test.
Was it a a flat track type test or was it road tested with several hills etc?
You may remember the debate on other threads as to whether the Timex SDM takes into acount vertical contours/data when calculating speed distance.
Some guy from Timex said it did, but wanted to know if the RW test took this into account when it gave the Timex SDM high accuracy rating.
thanks
www.sweatshop.co.uk for £140, but I think URWFRC members get a 10% discount.
Niketown.com only allow delivery to the US and use of an American bank issued card - I think they are keen to maintain their excessive European margins!
Nike are ripping us off - there is no way it should be cheaper to import a unit from the US than buying in the UK.
Maybe Runners World should run an article on cheap places to buy kit but maybe it would upset the advertisers.
In Japan (supposedly one of the more expensive places to shop), I was surprised to find that prices for Nike stuff was comparable to the USA for clothing and only a little more for footwear.
I bought some running clothes out there (sphere tee, Dri-FIT tee) and reckon I saved about £15 on just those 2 items over the UK prices! I also have a Clima-FIT Asia-only jacket on the way via my girlfriend and it was about £20 cheaper than a similar one here.
Madness!
I got my SDM Tailwind at Niketown London when they first came out (first day I think). It was £130.
belated thanks for the answer to my question.
cheers