Monday, April 14, 2014

I need a good skiing watch for under $50.?




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it must have an altimeter and prefferebly have backlight. I've seen a few that have a rate of descent and a max run altitude so i would like that to. If it had could tell speed that would be nice, too.


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I googled ski shops but living in Australia I found only shops here. Try looking on the internet in your country and look them up and maybe you'll find what you need.

I'm looking for a good watch to run with that will keep track of my pace, heart, calories...all the fun stuff?




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Although I'm a little confused by all the offerings as well as the mixed reviews from users. Some say that the GPS on the garmin watches don't work - well that would be a shame not to get it. Some others say the Garmin 50 is too basic. Timex looks good, but doesn't have pace calculation (at least I dont think it does). So let loose people and tell me your thoughts!


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You have 2 choices here, go for GPS or Footpod system. I prefer the GPS watches.

With the GPS you loose the signal a bit when you are in between tall buildings, under bridges and things like that so if you are running in a city footpod (like the Nike+ system) Might be better for you.

On the plus side, you can use them for multiple sports like cycling etc., the garmin ones let you download the data to google earth which is a nice facility and things like that. All will give you a pace display on the screen as you run. The better the watch and newer model and the gps gets more reliable. I've never had a problem with my Garmins GPS.


I'd say decide a budget for the watch and go to a running shop and check which ones do what, though I think the basic difference is that the gamin is all in one unit and the timex has a gps receiver separate from the watch (but the watch is smaller)




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