What is a good GPS/heart rate monitor watch that can be used for both running and cycling?
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Jan 31, 2010 by Yak | Posted in Running
They all suck... no joke. I actually asked an expert medical/athletic examiner about this and he said that there aren't any truly accurate and practical monitors you can use while running. Cycling may be different, but I couldn't see why.
TEXAS1117881 | Feb 01, 2010
Is there a runner's GPS watch out there with a built in mp3 player and heart rate monitor?
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Jan 27, 2010 by DGK | Posted in Running
I don't actually know if it would be made specifically for running, but that's what I want one for. It seems like one should be available. Maybe a Garmin or something?
Thanks
there are alot out there that have heart rate monitors but i dont think your gonna find one with a MP3 in it. i sure wouldnt want a headphone cord coming out of my watch.
i just use my ipod and an arm band to hold it.
Live2Run | Jan 27, 2010
iPhone-Driven Bike Computer Is a Data Center for Pedalphiles
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Short of bolting a sidecar to your bike, iBike’s Dash CC Deluxe cycling computer is as close as you can get to taking a personal navigator along for a ride.
Actually, its computing brains are supplied by your iPhone, which is sort of like a personal navigator anyway. So let’s just call the device a sidecar for your little Apple buddy.
The Dash CC Deluxe system has a few components: a case that mounts on your bike, various sensors (also included) that attach to your bike and your body, and a free iPhone application that turns your iPhone into a detailed bike computer. It’s compatible with the iPhone 4, 3Gs/3G, and the iPod Touch generations 1, 2 and 3.
The case, called the Phone Booth, is sturdy enough. It bolts to your crossbars with some minor wrenching, and the case itself slides in and out securely. iBike may as well have allowed you to bolt the whole thing on, since the Phone Booth is too bulky to be used as a regular case off of the bike. There’s no way you’re getting that thing into your jeans. On the bike, though, it proved solid — it survived a few laydowns and is completely waterproof, which is great news if you get caught in a downpour.
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iPhone-Driven Bike Computer Is a Data Center for Pedalphiles
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Short of bolting a sidecar to your bike, iBike’s Dash CC Deluxe cycling computer is as close as you can get to taking a personal navigator along for a ride.
Actually, its computing brains are supplied by your iPhone, which is sort of like a personal navigator anyway. So let’s just call the device a sidecar for your little Apple buddy.
The Dash CC Deluxe system has a few different components: a case that mounts on your bike, various sensors (also included) that attach to your bike and your body, and a free iPhone application that turns your iPhone into an incredibly detailed bike computer. It’s compatible with the iPhone 4, 3Gs/3G, and the iPod Touch generations 1, 2 and 3.
The case, called the Phone Booth, is sturdy enough. It bolts to your crossbars with some minor wrenching, and the case itself slides in and out securely. iBike may as well have allowed you to bolt the whole thing on, since the Phone Booth is too bulky to be used as a regular case off of the bike. There’s no way you’re getting that thing into your jeans. On the bike, though, it proved solid — it survived a few laydowns and is completely waterproof, which is great news if you get caught in a downpour.
San Francisco Chronicle (press release) - Aug 10, 2011
Thanks to Timex rolling out the Ironman Run Trainer in October of 2011 and offering a under $200 runners GPS watch, this particular heart rate monitor seems positioned to do very well this Christmas. This Timex offers up to 5 programmable repeating
The list of ride data the Dash is able to collect is too long to run through in full, but it covers the basic cycling computer mainstays: cadence, heart rate (included a strap/monitor combo), speed, distance traveled and hours logged.
In the future, it will be a given that your sports clothing will accommodate an army of devices including a GPS, heart rate monitor, digital compass, gyroscope and accelerometer to feed scores of performance data direct to your smartphone.
New features are ZoneOptimizer to enable simple adjustment to different heart-rate target zones and, of interest to cycling time-triallists, RacePace to set a target time for a given distance which in turn monitors progress against the target.
To be clear, this watch is a major investment. The watch supports the Polar bike cadence and speed sensors, running pedometers, and GPS units. The heartrate monitor is water resistant as is the watch so you can wear it in all sorts of situations.