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Which watch for real-time speed read out

Postby Foil » Wed Dec 06, 2017 7:56 pm

As the title sugests.
Which wrist piece displays your speed ?

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Re: Which watch for real-time speed read out

Postby davesails7 » Wed Dec 06, 2017 8:10 pm

There are a lot. I use suunto ambit 2 because it was cheap at the time ($150).

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Re: Which watch for real-time speed read out

Postby revhed » Wed Dec 06, 2017 8:24 pm

davesails7 wrote:
Wed Dec 06, 2017 8:10 pm
There are a lot. I use suunto ambit 2 because it was cheap at the time ($150).
Are you able to see it clearly at speed? Arm angle? Read out large enough?
As xmas is coming and have out grown my older gps am very interested in your and others ideas, thoughts.
Are you pleased over all with your suunto please?
User friendly to down load to see session on computer?
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Re: Which watch for real-time speed read out

Postby TomW » Wed Dec 06, 2017 8:38 pm

I'm using Suunto Ambit 3 and Android app Moves Scout. It can be a bit fiddly to get wireless the syncing to work if you have several devices paired to to your Android device. Once I got it set up its no problems. Connecting to computer with USB is a no-brainer.

I can see my speed on my wrist easily while riding and I use contact lenses on the water and have age related far sightedness. so if I can read it anybody will be able to.

I did a lot of research before and the Locosys watch is the best GPS watch for speed due to its using doppler shift interpolation to increase speed accuracy of the GPS. But it has only ATM 5 water protection.

Suunto has ATM 10 and the company has long history of making serious diving watches, so they know what they are doing.

I wear the watch everyday all day long. It feels big in the beginning but it's very comfortable and you get used to it quickly. I have rather small arm too.

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Re: Which watch for real-time speed read out

Postby james » Wed Dec 06, 2017 8:51 pm

The GW60 is the best speed watch, has all the relevant stats or peak speed 2s speed 100,250 and 500m averages

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Re: Which watch for real-time speed read out

Postby plasma180 » Wed Dec 06, 2017 9:27 pm

Locosys GW60

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Re: Which watch for real-time speed read out

Postby Peter_Frank » Wed Dec 06, 2017 9:47 pm

Locosys GW60 has an easy to read big digit display, precise, and got all relevant speed stats built in as maybe the only watch :thumb:

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Re: Which watch for real-time speed read out

Postby cwood » Thu Dec 07, 2017 2:33 am

I use a Polar M600. Cheap and works well and you can configure your readouts and pages for most desired stats. Current speed, max, time, avg, distance etc.

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Re: Which watch for real-time speed read out

Postby Eltreato » Thu Dec 07, 2017 4:14 am

I am using a ghetto old Garmin Forerunner 12. It won't matter when I lose it, easily tracks speed and distance, works with Strava and Relive.cc, and hasn't given me any problems in the last year and a bit. It's a good low end option.

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Re: Which watch for real-time speed read out

Postby davesails7 » Thu Dec 07, 2017 1:55 pm

revhed wrote:
Wed Dec 06, 2017 8:24 pm
Are you able to see it clearly at speed? Arm angle? Read out large enough?
As xmas is coming and have out grown my older gps am very interested in your and others ideas, thoughts.
Are you pleased over all with your suunto please?
User friendly to down load to see session on computer?
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Yes, easy to read at speed. Big display. Just hook it up to computer and it downloads all the tracks, so very easy. I think Ambit2 and Ambit3 are the same thing, but Ambit3 adds bluetooth connectivity to download tracks to your phone with no need to plug it in. Battery lasts for several 2-hour sessions.

I usually export the file to http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/ if I want to map it, because I like it better than the Suunto mapping.

Gps visualizer makes very nice speed colored tracks:
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