Garmin Forerunner 210 reviews
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- As Advertised - Good Basic GPS Device, April 14, 2012---By Erik "Honest Dylan Fan" (San Diego)
I've had a Garmin on my bike for years and finally got around to getting one for running, and I have been very pleased with the Forerunner 210. It does everything you need and it is no bigger than a basic sports watch. I didn't get the heart rate monitor because I am cheap, but that seems to be the component that causes the most problems. And don't be put off by all the complaints about the 4-prong charging mount - it's not nearly as hard to connect as some reviewers have said. If you can floss your teeth you can do this. I have had no problems with charging/downloading from the 210. It is kind of a shame that the strap is part of the watch, but at least it seems like a pretty tough strap. The Garmin Edge 500 on my mountain bike has withstood some serious abuse with no problems whatsoever, so I expect the Forerunner will last a while too. If you are considering buying it, I advise you to go ahead. It's fun to tinker with and it will motivate you to get off the sofa and go for a run. It's worth $200.
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- Lightweight, simple to use and very effective, 26 Aug 2011---By igs1963
This is a great bit of kit which I bought to replace a Polar watch, HRM and footpod that I had had for a few years and, until the watch broke, was very comfortable using. I had avoided GPS based devices in the past because many were quite large/heavy and reports that they were unreliable in acquiring the satellites. It was therefore with some scepticism that I made the plunge into the world of GPS based devices and bought a Garmin Forerunner 210. However, I needn't have been worried as the 210 does exactly what it says in the advertising material!
As soon as it arrived I charged it, which took a couple of hours, then took it on a run. The device picked up the HRM monitor straight away and acquired the satellites in about a minute.
On the run the display provided exactly the information I needed - how far I had run, at what pace I was running, how long for and my HR. The display is easy to read and toggling through the elapsed time, clock and HR views is easy.
On return I uploaded the information on the device to Garmin Connect which provided an extensive analysis of the run including plotting it on a map. I use the wed based version of Garmin Connect through Firefox (on a Linux based PC) which does not support the Garmin Connect plug-in, but manually uploading the file from the watch is easy.
Bottom-line - this is a light and easy to use device which should provide most club runners with just what they need. Highly recommended.
I've had my 210 for a year now with not many problems. But today and yesterday, I went for an easy 5km run. Same route which I have been running for 10 months now. However, one of my splits today for my 1st lap (1km) was 5:57 and it didn't split when it would normally do. For my 2nd, 3rd and 4th kilometer I had 5:07, 5:02 and 5:03. It also showed from where I plugged it in, it started my run 250m further up from where I actually pressed the start button.
ReplyDeleteIs there something wrong with the satellites or something or is it my watch?
Great, thanks.
DeleteShould those activities be starting at the same place that they finish?
It looks to me as though the lock just isn't that accurate when you set off, and it's improving through the run - it looks perfectly OK by the end and the ends of the two tracks are maybe fifteen feet apart at most, as good as you could expect from GPS accuracy. Even on the 'good' run that you posted, your track is clearly displaced east of the road you were running on.
I think if you just wait a little longer before starting out you might get rid of this problem. Try standing still after the watch says it has finished locking the satellites and watching your pace until it drops to zero and stays there, or just wait one minute.
If you do have more problems it might need resetting (search my old posts, I've posted a detailed description of that somewhere which I found on the Garmin site after a LOT of digging around)