Comments for Heart Rate Watches http://www.heartrate-watches.com Best way to monitor your heart rate on the move Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:01:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Polar S-Series Cadence Sensor by Douglas Welzel http://www.heartrate-watches.com/polar-s-series-cadence-sensor/comment-page-1/#comment-601 Douglas Welzel Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:01:41 +0000 http://www.heartrate-watches.com/polar-heart-rate-monitor/polar-s-series-cadence-sensor/140#comment-601 I have no complaints about the functionality of the Polar cadence sensor, so I can't knock it too much. It has worked flawlessly for me. My only complaint is that it is downright ugly. <br /> <br />To pick up the magnet mounted on your crank arm, the cadence sensor needs to be mounted on your down tube at a strange angle -- about 45 degrees from vertical on my bike. The end result is something that looks like a growth on your shiny frame. <br /> <br />Oh well, don't let it stop you from purchasing it. As I said, it works great. No problems with interference, weather, etc. Rating: 4 / 5 I have no complaints about the functionality of the Polar cadence sensor, so I can’t knock it too much. It has worked flawlessly for me. My only complaint is that it is downright ugly.

To pick up the magnet mounted on your crank arm, the cadence sensor needs to be mounted on your down tube at a strange angle — about 45 degrees from vertical on my bike. The end result is something that looks like a growth on your shiny frame.

Oh well, don’t let it stop you from purchasing it. As I said, it works great. No problems with interference, weather, etc.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> Comment on Polar S-Series Cadence Sensor by PJ http://www.heartrate-watches.com/polar-s-series-cadence-sensor/comment-page-1/#comment-600 PJ Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:02:40 +0000 http://www.heartrate-watches.com/polar-heart-rate-monitor/polar-s-series-cadence-sensor/140#comment-600 This is a good piece of equipment and its well worth forking out an extra bit for if you are like me and cant afford to go for the power sensor. It allows you to keep an eye on your pedalling rate . Keeping it at around 90 rpm should see you get the maximum benifit from each session. Rating: 5 / 5 This is a good piece of equipment and its well worth forking out an extra bit for if you are like me and cant afford to go for the power sensor. It allows you to keep an eye on your pedalling rate . Keeping it at around 90 rpm should see you get the maximum benifit from each session.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Polar S-Series Cadence Sensor by J. Riehle http://www.heartrate-watches.com/polar-s-series-cadence-sensor/comment-page-1/#comment-599 J. Riehle Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:14:35 +0000 http://www.heartrate-watches.com/polar-heart-rate-monitor/polar-s-series-cadence-sensor/140#comment-599 This is the fourth Polar S-Series Cadence Sensor that I've purchased. No, none have worn out, nor have there been any issues; it's just that the sensor is so good and helpful, that I've put one on each of my three bikes, and picked up this fourth one for when I travel and rent at my destination. In this case, Las Vegas. Having one to use strictly for travel may seem extravagant, but it serves me well for two points: (1) I don't have to keep snipping the zip ties on one bike, removing the sensor and the pedal magnet, then reattaching them when I'm back from my trip; and (2) If any of my other three sensors do break or run out of battery, I've got a handy replacement. <br /> <br />I've had no interference issues with this sensor, and no apparent drop-out, nor weird spikes that I sometime see with my heart rate and speed. The only downsides that I see with this sensor are: (1) The price - it seems to be about $5 to $10 more than *I* think it should; and (2) The declining availability; as Polar's moved to newer models of heart rate monitors, it's getting tougher to find the S-Series components. <br /> <br />In conclusion, if you've got an S-Series monitor, and are serious about your bike training, I highly recommend this sensor. It's been of great help to me, both on the road and when riding the trainer indoors with the Carmichael Training System videos. Rating: 5 / 5 This is the fourth Polar S-Series Cadence Sensor that I’ve purchased. No, none have worn out, nor have there been any issues; it’s just that the sensor is so good and helpful, that I’ve put one on each of my three bikes, and picked up this fourth one for when I travel and rent at my destination. In this case, Las Vegas. Having one to use strictly for travel may seem extravagant, but it serves me well for two points: (1) I don’t have to keep snipping the zip ties on one bike, removing the sensor and the pedal magnet, then reattaching them when I’m back from my trip; and (2) If any of my other three sensors do break or run out of battery, I’ve got a handy replacement.

I’ve had no interference issues with this sensor, and no apparent drop-out, nor weird spikes that I sometime see with my heart rate and speed. The only downsides that I see with this sensor are: (1) The price – it seems to be about $5 to $10 more than *I* think it should; and (2) The declining availability; as Polar’s moved to newer models of heart rate monitors, it’s getting tougher to find the S-Series components.

In conclusion, if you’ve got an S-Series monitor, and are serious about your bike training, I highly recommend this sensor. It’s been of great help to me, both on the road and when riding the trainer indoors with the Carmichael Training System videos.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Polar S-Series Cadence Sensor by Richard K. Gray http://www.heartrate-watches.com/polar-s-series-cadence-sensor/comment-page-1/#comment-598 Richard K. Gray Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:06:25 +0000 http://www.heartrate-watches.com/polar-heart-rate-monitor/polar-s-series-cadence-sensor/140#comment-598 This is manufactured by a company known for making top quality electronics. It is made in Finland and you can tell. Rating: 5 / 5 This is manufactured by a company known for making top quality electronics. It is made in Finland and you can tell.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Polar S-Series Cadence Sensor by JR http://www.heartrate-watches.com/polar-s-series-cadence-sensor/comment-page-1/#comment-597 JR Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:13:55 +0000 http://www.heartrate-watches.com/polar-heart-rate-monitor/polar-s-series-cadence-sensor/140#comment-597 My attempt to purchase this item was curtailed by the fact that it can't be shipped to me. But the speed sensor can? <br />I'd have to rate a product that a supplier refuses to sell to me as 0 stars. Rating: 1 / 5 My attempt to purchase this item was curtailed by the fact that it can’t be shipped to me. But the speed sensor can?

I’d have to rate a product that a supplier refuses to sell to me as 0 stars.
Rating: 1 / 5

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