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  • LittlePinkShotgun
    LittlePinkShotgun Posts: 101 Member
    Does this mean most of us have garmin connect accounts? If so, do we have a MFP group on there? I just created my garmin connect account so I'm a noob.
  • sinister2014
    sinister2014 Posts: 92 Member
    i have a 410. it does what i need it to. i'll wait till it dies to get something new. garmin connect however is useless so i don't even bother logging in anymore except to check the distances of courses i want to run.
  • DonPendergraft
    DonPendergraft Posts: 520 Member
    Many use Garmin Connect, but don't do anything socially there. We do have a Strava group though. Join Strava (it's free) and you can have it automatically import your runs from GC. After joining Strava, request to join our group. https://www.strava.com/clubs/myfitnesspalclub
  • jchite84
    jchite84 Posts: 467 Member
    Whaaa? I had no idea there was a Strava group? Totally requested.
    Oh - and I've got a Garmin 310 - works great for multisport and I liked that it is waterproof for my swimming. The only downside is sometimes it takes longer than I'd like to find a satellite signal, but c'est la vie.
  • 99clmsntgr
    99clmsntgr Posts: 777 Member
    Anyone have any thoughts on the Garmin 225 coming out this summer? It's got a wrist-based heart rate monitor based on the Mio heart rate tech embedded in the watch (something about skin reflectivity/transmissivity as heart rate increases). My 210 is still working, but old and sometime struggles to get enough satellite signal.

    Anyone have any experience with the Mio tech in general? Thoughts?
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    99clmsntgr wrote: »
    Anyone have any thoughts on the Garmin 225 coming out this summer? It's got a wrist-based heart rate monitor based on the Mio heart rate tech embedded in the watch (something about skin reflectivity/transmissivity as heart rate increases). My 210 is still working, but old and sometime struggles to get enough satellite signal.

    Anyone have any experience with the Mio tech in general? Thoughts?
    I've been very interested in this tech as my girlfriend has... issues... with traditional strap based HRMs. From what I've read, the best option is to add something like this to your ANT capable GPS watch: http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/05/scosche-antbluetooth-optical.html

    This form factor seems to have fewer problems with light leakage than the ones built into the watch.
  • brandiuntz
    brandiuntz Posts: 2,717 Member
    99clmsntgr wrote: »
    Anyone have any thoughts on the Garmin 225 coming out this summer? It's got a wrist-based heart rate monitor based on the Mio heart rate tech embedded in the watch (something about skin reflectivity/transmissivity as heart rate increases). My 210 is still working, but old and sometime struggles to get enough satellite signal.

    Anyone have any experience with the Mio tech in general? Thoughts?

    The Mio sensor is in my TomTom Runner Cardio 2014 model. It's worked great. The band on the watch is designed to help block light leakage. All readings have seemed accurate and I haven't seen any dropouts in the results. The only thing is, especially in summer, my arm gets really sweaty under it, so I sometimes slip the watch down a little, wipe the sweat off, then slide the watch back up in place. I don't think the sweat is affecting the results, but it gets kind of gross. You have to wear the watch tight on your arm. I have it a few inches above my wrist.
  • moulesmariner
    moulesmariner Posts: 3 Member
    edited June 2015
    I have a FR220 and use a scosche rhythm+ for HR, I have nothing but good things to say about either product but the FR225 would mean one less piece of tech to maintain/carry. The nice thing about the Scosche is that you wear it on the arm just below or above the elbow which I find far more comfortable...
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    99clmsntgr wrote: »
    Anyone have any thoughts on the Garmin 225 coming out this summer? It's got a wrist-based heart rate monitor based on the Mio heart rate tech embedded in the watch (something about skin reflectivity/transmissivity as heart rate increases). My 210 is still working, but old and sometime struggles to get enough satellite signal.

    Anyone have any experience with the Mio tech in general? Thoughts?

    I decided to wait for the 225.... Heard it's not out till mid July though :cry:
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    moulesmariner wrote: »
    I have a FR220 and use a scosche rhythm+ for HR, I have nothing but good things to say about either product but the FR225 would mean one less piece of tech to maintain/carry. The nice thing about the Scosche is that you wear it on the arm just below or above the elbow which I find far more comfortable...

    Thanks for posting this. I have the FR220 and this looks like a good alternative instead of replacing the entire unit. My current chest strap HRM has been doing some really wonky things lately. It's been giving me insanely high readings at the beginning of my run and it slowly drops down to where it should be, but it takes about 5 minutes to get there. It also struggles to pick up my heart rate sometimes. Yesterday I had it on and it was reading my HR fine for about 5 minutes prior to starting my run. Then I started it and the HR shot up to 192. Does anyone know if this could be the battery?
  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
    edited June 2015
    For running and for limited cycling use (support speed/cadence sensor), the Garmin 620. I love mine and I don't at all mind wearing the HRM strap. I do some mountain trail running - maybe the Fenix or other watches with 'return to start' navigation would have been nice, but I'm quite ok with distance and my own trail sense. So far. We'll see.

    Or if you are into trialthon (or some ultra marathons) now or down the road the 920XT will do all that plus swimming and give you more battery life (ultra fans note).

    That new FR225 definitely looks interesting though. If your passion leans to running the 620 offers a few more features. If you are looking for activity tracking (I use my phone for steps/general moving about) then the FR225 has the edge. Cost: FR225. Or an older Garmin running watch could provide very good value too.

  • FromHereOnOut
    FromHereOnOut Posts: 3,237 Member
    Love my Fenix 2. Definitely the Fenix 3 would be worth every penny. Any with Garmin's HRM-Run strap is great for a runner wanting a great running watch, because of the running metrics it provides.
  • 99clmsntgr
    99clmsntgr Posts: 777 Member
    lporter229 wrote: »
    Thanks for posting this. I have the FR220 and this looks like a good alternative instead of replacing the entire unit. My current chest strap HRM has been doing some really wonky things lately. It's been giving me insanely high readings at the beginning of my run and it slowly drops down to where it should be, but it takes about 5 minutes to get there. It also struggles to pick up my heart rate sometimes. Yesterday I had it on and it was reading my HR fine for about 5 minutes prior to starting my run. Then I started it and the HR shot up to 192. Does anyone know if this could be the battery?

    My older one was doing that and, even after replacing the battery, would struggle. Wonky results or just intermittent data. The strap was about 6 years old, so I figured it was just plain worn out after the years of use and abuse. I wholly replaced it with another Garmin strap. The battery that was installed in the strap when it shipped corroded after about 3 months of use, but I was able to clean up the terminals and, thankfully, none of the internals was damaged that I can tell and it seems to be working again.

    Thanks, by the way, to the responses on the Mio heart rate tech. It's something that I'll keep in mind when I go to replace the watch.

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