|   HRM selection - Sigma or Sports Instruments? | bhutata
Jan 13, 2004 3:03 PM | | I'm in the market for a heart rate monitor and I've pretty well whittled down my choices to the Sigma Sport PC1600 or the Sports Intruments ECG5. I can get either one new for $50-60 and right now I'm leaning toward the Sigma just because of the recovery time feature. Any comments or other suggestions? I pretty well decided that I don't need to lay out the bucks for a high-dollar model and I'd like something a little more than the barebones HR-only watches.
FWIW, I'm buying this mainly to help me watch my HR as I work out (in the past I've caught myself getting over 200) and to track improvement as I train. |
| re: HRM selection - Sigma or Sports Instruments? | rs3o
Jan 13, 2004 4:04 PM | | I just got the SI ECG5 for the same $59 and so far it's ok. It is pretty bare bones as far as features are concerned and it looks nice. The one thing I wish it had was the option to display heartrate as a percentage of HRmax. |
| I bought the sigma 1600, enough features, had it for a year | moab63
Jan 13, 2004 4:08 PM | | still works great. Has all the features I need. I only use it about once per week, to see if Im training at the correct range to compare it against my own breathing. Never for racing. |
| re: HRM selection - Sigma or Sports Instruments? | 1adam12
Jan 14, 2004 7:51 PM | | Please let me know where to find the Sports Instruments. Every place I look seems to be overseas.
Adam |
| re: HRM selection - Sigma or Sports Instruments? | bhutata
Jan 15, 2004 2:25 PM | | I found the Sports Instruments ECG5 at Supergo.com. I did finally change my mind and decide to order this model. It has good reviews on this site and it looks like a good choice if I decide to wear it as an everyday watch, especially since you can change it so the time is displayed at the bottom in larger numbers. I was less enthralled with the 'recovery feature' of the Sigma PC1600 after I found out exactly what it really does: it's just a timer that lets you know what your HR is 3 minutes after you stop excercising. |
| check out ediscountbike.com for the spts instrument (nm)... | bellullabbo
Jan 17, 2004 5:38 AM | | |
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