Winding, I was actually looking at that same monitor quite a bit today. Some of the reviews said that the footpod had quit working - on more than one review - on the other Polars. Guess there is room for improvement there. I won't be going to the gym, I tried, but I can't make myself go I have my own spin bike, a dreadmill, and a muscle house, so I guess I am set. I get outside all that I want and rarely see a soul where I run - just the river and my dogs.

Mr. Bloom - HI!!! Hope all is well with you. I haven't been around too much with work and all of life that keeps my busy. I will see if I can track down an issue and look them all over.

Oak, I had not considered a GPS until just now. We hiked last year and had a blast! I am HOOKED - in fact, we are planning a Grand Canyon/Canyonlands/Moab backpack trip in March, depending on weather. GPS would be nice for some of the hikes we are considering and would be great to mark some fishing spot on the lake. Hmmm......

nscrbug, I tried to get back on the Polar site to check out the cadence meters, but the site was down. I am guessing that it is calculated by a shoe clip or a flywheel sensor. For a home spin bike I can just purchase a cheapo cadence computer and glue it to the flywheel, IF I can find one that had a calibration that fits the wheel size.

Thanks everyone!!