Which Multisport GPS watch?

[Titanium Rocket]

My trusty old Polar 725i has finally died and the agents no longer repair them... Time for a technology catch-up to the GPS era.

 

Which GPS sports watch is best suited to multisport activity:

• I do MTB, surfski, gym and swimming.

• Like to keep records of hours/week and calories/week on my laptop. Not interested in Bluetooth connectivity to mobile phone etc.

• Needs the right tracking functionality for multi-stage MTB races with routes, like Sani2c and Dusi2c.

• Also needs to have a decent battery life.

 

Appreciate your opinions, thanks.

[Wayne Potgieter]

Whats your budget?

 

I had a garmin 910xt...loved it.

 

Then i broke it.

 

So i bought a Polar V800 - hated it.

 

Now i have a 920XT - love it.

[skipperw]

Fenix 3.

[Grondpad]

I have the Garmin 920XT and I love it. It’s a brilliant piece of equipment.

That said, for you I think the Fenix 3 will be better. It has most of the 920XT functionality, but is more geared towards adventurers (like hiking Kilimanjaro). Take a look on DC Rainmaker. Great reviews

[velomonatiCT]

the agents no longer repair Polar 725s

 

aargh no luv my 725

[Orbit]

Fenix 3 is the one watch to rule them all. Don't bother with anything else.

[SwissVan]

My trusty old Polar 725i has finally died and the agents no longer repair them... Time for a technology catch-up to the GPS era.

 

Which GPS sports watch is best suited to multisport activity:

• I do MTB, surfski, gym and swimming.

• Like to keep records of hours/week and calories/week on my laptop. Not interested in Bluetooth connectivity to mobile phone etc.

• Needs the right tracking functionality for multi-stage MTB races with routes, like Sani2c and Dusi2c.

• Also needs to have a decent battery life.

 

Appreciate your opinions, thanks.

 

I MIGHT have a 725 lying around, if you promise to use and look after her till death do u part you can have it for gratis? BUT i'll need to check if I still got, seem to recall giving it away a few years ago

 

Currently use the V800 and like it, despite its Polar intricacies. It works great imo but then I just use it as a training device and not to connect to social media (strava). For the social media animals users Polar will be fully strava compatible in October and recently they updated the software to allow push notifications from your phone.

[Pieter1]

Fenix 3.

http://www.trappers.co.za/garmin-fenix-3-perfomance-50763If I had the cash I would have had one...

[EVOBIKES ONLINE STORE]

http://www.trappers.co.za/garmin-fenix-3-perfomance-50763If I had the cash I would have had one...

 

 

Quite expensive! You can save R1200 by ordering it from us...

 

http://www.evobikes.co.za/garmin-fenix-3-silver-performance-bundle.html

 

We also do a deal for R7595 that includes the black strap extra.

[Titanium Rocket]

Yes, sad but true, the era of Polar 720 and 725 is now over, RIP. Polar and the local agents no longer keep spares for them. Mine has over 100 000 riding km on it, and no dramas apart from one new motherboard and new batteries annually since 2005! The Land Cruiser of training watches!

 

Thanks for all the comments. Does this Polar Fenix 3 have the functionality to upload tracks, as required for Sani etc? Can you then follow a breadcrumb route like a Garmin 510 or 801?

[Titanium Rocket]

Naas - what is the battery life of the Fenix 3 like?

Can it do 9 hours with the GPS on?

[pista]

 

Thanks for all the comments. Does this Polar Fenix 3 have the functionality to upload tracks, as required for Sani etc? Can you then follow a breadcrumb route like a Garmin 510 or 801?

Hope this helps.

 

http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/03/garmin-fenix3-detailed-review.html

[SwissVan]

Yes, sad but true, the era of Polar 720 and 725 is now over, RIP. Polar and the local agents no longer keep spares for them. Mine has over 100 000 riding km on it, and no dramas apart from one new motherboard and new batteries annually since 2005! The Land Cruiser of training watches!

 

Thanks for all the comments. Does this Polar Fenix 3 have the functionality to upload tracks, as required for Sani etc? Can you then follow a breadcrumb route like a Garmin 510 or 801?

 

 

Sorry I don't have the 725, I was thinking of the 720

 

I believe the polar does have some capability to follow tracks, but have never tried to do that so cannot say for sure, perhaps go and ask on this thread as I'm sure some of the clever people there will know. The polar is kind of like a work in progress thing, the functions and capabilities are being upgraded on a continuous basis by polar.... so sometimes the online reviews are not always up to date on the latest polar functions

 

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/134877-polar-v800/page-21

[Rocket-Boy]

Sorry I don't have the 725, I was thinking of the 720

 

I believe the polar does have some capability to follow tracks, but have never tried to do that so cannot say for sure, perhaps go and ask on this thread as I'm sure some of the clever people there will know. The polar is kind of like a work in progress thing, the functions and capabilities are being upgraded on a continuous basis by polar.... so sometimes the online reviews are not always up to date on the latest polar functions

 

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/134877-polar-v800/page-21

Polar is always a work in progress, still I love the V800. One of my training buddies has one and its a really good device.

[EVOBIKES ONLINE STORE]

Naas - what is the battery life of the Fenix 3 like?

Can it do 9 hours with the GPS on?

Yes - Max time is 20 hrs and min time is 16 hrs...

[SwissVan]

Polar is always a work in progress, still I love the V800. One of my training buddies has one and its a really good device.

 

Yeah that's for sure, it can be a bit frustrating if you want to have all the bells and whistles that you would expect with a device that costs as much as the V800.