Before buying a Timex Ironman HRM I thought I'd ask users what they think of it.
The other candidate on my shortlist is the Ciclosport CR29, but I'm told that it is both bulkier and less well built for essentially the same functions.
Any feedback much appreciated.
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It's been soaked and bashed about as well, and still works.
Thanks. That is definitely useful. I'm a little confused about the 5 zones. Are they preset, are they based upon the maximum heart rate that you input or can you set each zone individually?
I've got a Timex HRM. You put in your age and it calculates the values in the 5 zones.
If you know your maximum heart rate (and it doesn't correspond to the age calculation) you lie about your age on the watch to get the maximum right and then it calculates the rest. You can also overide any of the calculated values in the zones if you want.
I've had no trouble with the HRM. The digital signal is supposed to cause less interference and also the signal is coded so get no cross data from other peoples HRM (eg in a race). It all seems to work.
The stopwatch functions are not as good as a normal Ironman watch.
Big downside is that you can't view split and lap times together -this is annoying.
Hope this helps (let me know if you need any more of the above explained in more detail).
Maybe I should buy the plastic strap though, because I do have a spare fabric strap and I would then have both. Does anyone know whether there is any difference other than the strap?
I've got the plastic strap. Just a personal preferance, not got much experience with fabric straps. The plastic strap is of good quality if that helps.
cheers