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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 17, 2008 - 09:47pm PT
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The wife is a trail runner, and she wants one of them fancy GPS/Heart Rate monitor watches for Christmas. I'm just starting to look into it but getting a lot of mixed reviews. Garmin Forerunner305 is currently the lead contender. Any tacopinions on the subject?
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Highlander
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 17, 2008 - 09:50pm PT
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I have had the 205 for 2 years and really like it. It has shown to be accurate and the display is easy to read. Only downside it is rather large but you get used to it.
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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Nov 17, 2008 - 09:50pm PT
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Costco is running a $40 off coupon on that right now.
Never used that one, but most of the cycling folks I know are pretty happy with their Garmin bike units.
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jbar
Mountain climber
Inside my head
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Nov 17, 2008 - 10:42pm PT
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Gotta go with the 305. Definitely your best choice. As said it is rather large tho.
Where I can find me one of those trail running wives?
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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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Nov 17, 2008 - 11:20pm PT
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Yeah - there are a lot of 305's on the trail these days.
I notice Garmin is selling something called a 405 - the next generation. I would wait for several months for people to test whether something so small picks up satelites as well as the larger units. I like a larger screens on the older units as well.
I have a 301, which came out before the 305. It's great. I don't go for a ride or run w/o it. I have several years of data that is interesting to look at for comparison, to strategize for races I repeat every year, etc. I rarely wear the HR monitor. I am mostly interested in the pacing and odometer.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 17, 2008 - 11:57pm PT
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Thanks all.
JLP - The 405 is getting a lot of negative reviews; it has some touch-sensitive bezel that has a mind of its own and apparently really freaks out when you get sweat on it. Plus it's $100 more.
jbar - I found mine right here in Truckee. I don't know how things are in Georgia, but the Golden State is chocked full of 'em ("Well east coast girls are hip; I really dig those styles they wear..."). You know the song.
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matisse
climber
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Nov 18, 2008 - 12:29am PT
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love my 301, both on and off the bike.
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jbar
Mountain climber
Inside my head
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Nov 18, 2008 - 03:29am PT
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I hadn't thought about the largeness being a benefit because the screen is larger. I started out using the HR. Thought it was cool to watch how my pace would stay the same but my rate would drop and I would feel much more comfortable when I started warming up after a couple of miles. I don't ever use it anymore though.
"and the southern girls with the way they talk they knock me out when I'm down there"
Every time I visit Boulder I'm blown away by all the active chicks. Girls here that say they like the outdoors freak out when I show them pictures of me camping in the snow.
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