computer / HR monitor

[Veronica]

...but if you live in the US, Polar does an awesome 'upgrade' program. I sent them my old Polar HRM (it was REALLY old....only had HR...nothing else!) and I got an s720i for $219 (regularly $339). It's a program only available to US residents though.

Where did you found out about this? I can't find anything about it on their website.

Thanks to BikerZ, I want to upgrade to the 725. And no, not because it's 5 grams lighter than my current version. It's that automatic lap counter and odometer.

V.

[SadieKate]

You are so weak.

[SadieKate]

Remember that phrase "Google is your friend" ?

http://www.polarusa.com/education/pr.../promo_001.asp

OK, so it's not the right program but we're getting close. And, Bubba wanted to mow the lawn before we left.

[aicabsolut]

Asked a bike shop around here that sells some Polars (no cs200 right now but they did have some of the cadence sensors lying around). Sales guy said Polar is great for HR, but the cyclocomputers are "finicky."

Looks like the Garmin PC links are better, but I'm sort of "eh" about their GPS.

Ok, for speed, cadence, miles, all that jazz.. Garmin or CatEye?

I'm thinking of getting the cheapest Polar wrist unit that does the calories burned thing.

[SadieKate]

Once I put new batteries in the sensors and stopped carrying my cell phone in a bento box near it, my Polar has worked flawlessly.

The Ciclosport 434 does everything but HR and calories, and doesn't download an elevation profile. The cool thing about it is you can get total climbing for the day as well as see the percent gradient of your climb while you are riding. Jobob has the downloadable version. I really like mine. Very trustworthy, easy to read and use. A cadence meter can be added to the basic unit.