Polar 625x & Power meter
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mjshapiro posted 3 years ago.
Hi - I have the 625x and would highly reccomend it as an upgrade. The new strap and footpod are excellent and uploading via infared is very easy. I find the unit very accurate and once you figure out how to program it (spending some time with the manual is a must) you cannot beat its functionality; especially if you like a lot of data points. I do not have the power meter but know others who do and love it with one caveat - it can be difficult to install and I would have your LBS intall and calibrate it for you. Hope this helps.
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catwood posted 3 years ago.
Thank you!
As an MIT student, I love lots of data...
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David posted 2 years ago.
I love mine too. Without the power for now... But I'm reading about power meter here & there. Seems cool but most of all useful.
The Polar set is great - so complete. The only thing that sucks is that
1 - the foot pod turns itself off after a while if not moving (can not turn it on before the swim / bike : done it =>no recording :( ).
2 - in T2, as mentionned above, you need to turn the pod on AND you need to press 3 times (long ones) on the watch to tell it you're gonna run.
Beside that it's great. Accuracy is good on the run (once calibrated). Curves of sharp, user friendly (with the manual at first).
A really good buy.
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vanjames posted 2 years ago.
I have the 625X and heard the power meter is accurate within +/- 10%. At 1/3rd of the cost of most other power meters this is a reasonable margin of error. If a tree grows wiht some cash on it I might make the jump to a power tap.
Does anyone have the Polar 625x heart-rate monitor and/or the polar power meter?
The power meter is a lot cheaper than other power meters and I was wondering how reliable it is compare to the more expensive hub-based ones.... is it worth it?
I am just wondering what you guys think about that stuff....
I have the 610 hrm, but i got it before i started cycling/triathlons a few years ago and it isn't compatible w/ the bike stuff and it doesn't give you run speed either. So I think its time to upgrade...