What to buy: a Multisport HRM with GPS

[Brakkies Sport Fotos]

I want to buy a multisport heart rate Monitor with a GPS for my wife as a Christmas present.

 

Must be multisport (run, bike and swim) with a build in GPS

 

What do you recommend ? (Polar, Garmin or Bryton Amis S630R )

 

I'm drawn to the Bryton, but Polar got the name and after sales support ?

 

My budget around R4000

[Wheelsuck]

The default multisport watch would be the Garmin 910, but it is not in your budget, and for these type of GPS watches you would be looking at around R6k, saw the Tom-Tom the other day, it has no HR Strap, but also around R6k. Maybe look at Bryton, although I have heard mixed stuff about their software.       

[T-Bag68]

I have always enjoyed what Polar offers,

 

I have Le Tour De France edition of RC3 GPS. Great watch, that gives loads of info, comes with Speed and Cadence sensors ... ! yr old, but I want the latest V800 If interested in buying Let me know, It cost R4000 I have all original packaging. I want R2500.

 

For around 6K you can get the V800

 

Thanks,

T-Bag

[Craigwt]

Just saw Suunto Ambit 2R for R3k this morning on Kalahari....

 

http://www.kalahari.com/Sports-and-Fitness/Suunto-Ambit2-R-With-Heart-Rate-Monitor-Black_p_48964038

[Brakkies Sport Fotos]

Hi

 

Anyone uses the Bryton Amis S630R ?

 

I see it cost R 3900, a lot cheaper then the V800, (I'm not sure I want to spend the R5800 for the V800)

[bospiet]

Garmin 310XT

[davem]

Suunto and Garmin 910XT licence the Firstbeat technology for measuring Training Effect and EPOC. These are extremely important for training with proper recovery.

 

Counting your heart beat is elementary compared to the measurements that Firstbeat does.

 

www.firstbeat.com

[James Mulholland]

The default multisport watch would be the Garmin 910, but it is not in your budget, and for these type of GPS watches you would be looking at around R6k, saw the Tom-Tom the other day, it has no HR Strap, but also around R6k. Maybe look at Bryton, although I have heard mixed stuff about their software.       

 

I'd be interested in how well that TomTom multisport with the HR monitor built into the watch strap works. If it's reliable then I'd rather go for that than a chest strap. Saw that going for R4500, which seems pretty reasonable.

[Brakkies Sport Fotos]

Hi,

 

I had a look at the V800 and notice you get 2 (one shows "With Heart Rate") now does this means the one got a Heart rate belt, and one is without?

 

txs

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Hi,

 

I had a look at the V800 and notice you get 2 (one shows "With Heart Rate") now does this means the one got a Heart rate belt, and one is without?

 

txs

yes.

[WrightJnr]

Ambit 3 makes me weak at the knees. Suunto is an awesome product. The new smart belt is also really cool the way it records without the watch. Great for swimming and any activity where the watch will be in the way. CrossFit etc. but it's expensive.

[AuctionLamb]

Pops!

 

Het vir jou pm gestuur...het al paar gehad en sal jou help met keuse.

[Ham]

I have a Garmin Fennix2. It's a little more expensive but it will work for everything.

[Malpiet]

Sunnto for multisport, for cycling specific I find garmin to be the best and most user friendly.

[BigBoy10]

if you can suunto, had exact same problem till got suunto on special in UK, have never looked back really awesome product. no i dont work for them. tom tom also good in price range

[Rocket-Boy]

I'd be interested in how well that TomTom multisport with the HR monitor built into the watch strap works. If it's reliable then I'd rather go for that than a chest strap. Saw that going for R4500, which seems pretty reasonable.

I have the tomtom multisport(non cardio) and I really like it, it works fine for what I want it to do.

The only problem I have with it is that it doesnt have a proper triathlon mode, you have to end exercises and switch them in transitions. Still for R3400 with watch, bike mount, speed/cadence and HR its really good value.

 

Its also quite handy in that it can upload directly to strava and a few other sites.