I decided to wait until I had a couple of months use before writing a review, so after numerous runs, swims, rides, a couple of duathlons and a triathlon, here goes.
First and fore most, it is a great watch. It's comfortable and light. The strap is adjustable for virtually any size wrist. The thing I really appreciate is that the main, configurable screen is always readable without having to make the exaggerated flick of the wrist that some sport watches need to bring up the time on the watch face. It does not have a sapphire watch face, but a small extra spend on an aftermarket screen protector means I never have to remove it, other than to charge it. I checked the heart rate monitor against a medically calibrated monitor with good agreement. Battery life is impressive. I have been out on long rides (several hours) using GPS, and still not had to recharge the watch more often than every two or three days.
Set-up and synchronisation: The watch was easy to set up out of the box. It does need to be connected to a computer (PC or Mac) to start the set-up, but thereafter all updates and synchronisation are via wifi or phone sync. The watch syncs easily with my android pone (Huawei P Smart) and syncs accurately with Strava, including loading strava segments on to the watch. I receive texts, calendar reminders and facebook messenger on the watch. i could also receive email but chose to turn this off. The watch can be configured not to alert for messages during the night.
Pool Swimming: Like most watches, the heart rate sensor is disabled during swimming - a chest strap is required to monitor heart rate in the water. The watch counts my lengths accurately most of the time, but occasionally adds a length if I start to push off then stop to wait for another swimmer. This is inevitable when relying on an accelerometer and works better than any other watch I have tried while swimming. The lap function makes it simple to record times for successive sets. I have not yet tried open water swimming with the watch.
Cycling: A searate kit is available to mount the watch on the bike, but I find it perfectly useable on my wrist, also giving me heart rate data as I cycle. GPS Acquisition is very quick (a few seconds). Routes can be loaded for navigation and warnings issued when nearing Strava segments. The Garmin Connect analytics are pretty good and my training has imporved since starting to use the watch.
Running and steps: I decided not to but the running dynamics pod, as I am not a keen runne, but the watch works well and I find it nice not to have to carry a phone when I run. I don't like to listen to music when running, so the fact that the watch has no music capacity is not an issue for me. The watch also works well for walking and general step counting, without adding steps while riding, swimming, driving or other activities that have added false steps on other watches.
Multi-sport use: this is where the 935 really comes into its own. Any combination of multisports can be set up. I have used it for duathlons, brick runs and one pool-based triathlon. Once configured, the watch needs only a single button push when going from activity to transition and another when coming out of transition. My only issue to date was the pool swim on my triathlon recorded perfectly into Garmin Connect, but the swim data was corrupted into Strava.
There is much more I still have to try, such as settingup gym workouts, but so far so good. Highly recommended.
| Kleur | Zwart |
|---|---|
| Grootte | One size |
| Stijl | Garmin Forerunner 935 Wrist Heart Rate Black |
| Compatibel met | Smartphones, Desktops |
| Displayformaat | 1.2 Inch |
| Height | 6 centimeter |
| Length | 24 centimeter |
| Weight | 0.6 Kilogram |
| Width | 16 centimeter |
| Materiaaltype | Kunststof |
| Aantal items | 1 |
| Seizoen | Continuïteit |
| Kenmerken | GPS |
| Kaarttype | Straat |
| Meegeleverde onderdelen | Werkgeheugen 64 MB |
| Batterijen inbegrepen? | Ja |
| Beschrijving batterij | Built-in |
| Merk | Garmin |
| Afdeling | Unisex-Volwassene |
| Fabrikant | Garmin |
| Modelnummer item | 010-01746-04 |
| Productafmetingen | 4.7 x 4.7 x 1.39 cm; 49 gram |
| ASIN | B071XY653M |
| Gegarandeerde software-updates tot | unknown |
