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04-12-22, 11:09 AM
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04-12-22, 11:22 AM
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04-12-22, 11:36 AM
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I have a 945, after a 935 and various before that. Love them. Any specific questions? For cycling alone I'd rather use an Edge, but the moment you add other activities the ForeRunner 9XX line is outstanding.
04-12-22, 11:44 AM
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04-12-22, 11:52 AM
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Not really any questions as I'm just starting to take a look at them. A friend, who is a big runner, cyclist, skier, and diver told me I need to get one. Of course, he's much younger and more active/ballsier than I am. He is the "there is no mountain I will not ski down" type.
04-12-22, 11:59 AM
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04-12-22, 12:15 PM
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That said, if you want an exhaustive review of Garmin watches, I expect DCRainmaker can give you more info than you care to need.
* edit I forgot to mention, state of the art 1990's tech
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Subaru ass pic of the day, with bonus peccary content:
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04-12-22, 12:28 PM
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It's pack the panniers evening. Poor kitty will likely get sad. He knows what they mean.
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04-12-22, 12:43 PM
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PAOTD A friend of mine owns this:
I saw it parked near the start of my ride this morning.
Side view:
I saw it parked near the start of my ride this morning.
Side view:
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04-12-22, 12:49 PM
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p.s. said friend is staying at his place on Mallorca. There is an annual 312 Km ride around the island, and we are all tentatively hoping to do this next year.
04-12-22, 12:51 PM
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Not really any questions as I'm just starting to take a look at them. A friend, who is a big runner, cyclist, skier, and diver told me I need to get one. Of course, he's much younger and more active/ballsier than I am. He is the "there is no mountain I will not ski down" type.
If you never do anything besides cycling it becomes much less appealing.
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We could form a "Friends with Porsches" club. My friend who has the Taycan and also the Mclaren is away for a few months, I volunteered to babysit the cars but he politely said no. He also has an S-works Tarmac with ZIPP NSW wheels and Di2 58cm which I also offered to babysit, he said no to that too.
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04-12-22, 12:51 PM
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04-12-22, 12:58 PM
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It tells the time. That's it.
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04-12-22, 12:59 PM
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So the FirstBeat fields (derived from 24x7 HR monitoring) are very nice, if they work for you (they're a lot better for me than they used to be and are good warnings for whether I'm overcooking myself). Sleep tracking also. The real advantage, though, is that it has a loooong battery life, accurate GPS, and can work with whatever you're doing - swim/ bike/ run, golf, yes diving I think, skiing, hiking, on and on. Without intending to make use of that featureset it's not that compelling; the HR stuff is available on the 245 and probably as accurate on a much-cheaper FitBit. Your friend is the target use case for the 945, and his enthusiasm is warranted for that case.
If you never do anything besides cycling it becomes much less appealing.
If you never do anything besides cycling it becomes much less appealing.
Cycling, I would likely stick with my Edge 1030+ and 520+ for primary data, but could use the watch to supplement it.
I don't run for fun, and swimming usually involves floating on a raft with a cold drink.
04-12-22, 01:02 PM
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04-12-22, 01:03 PM
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04-12-22, 01:04 PM
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Our boat?
True wind angle and speed
apparent wind angle and speed
boat speed
speed over ground
GPS course
velocity made good
GPS position
trip distance
depth
sea temperature
compass heading
current set and drift
anchor alarm
autopilot settings, controls, and performance parameters
Time graphs of wind direction and speed
We use an iPad for a chart plotter or that would be part of it, as would radar and AIS if we had them, and these new systems have all kinds of other stuff we don't use.
True wind angle and speed
apparent wind angle and speed
boat speed
speed over ground
GPS course
velocity made good
GPS position
trip distance
depth
sea temperature
compass heading
current set and drift
anchor alarm
autopilot settings, controls, and performance parameters
Time graphs of wind direction and speed
We use an iPad for a chart plotter or that would be part of it, as would radar and AIS if we had them, and these new systems have all kinds of other stuff we don't use.
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04-12-22, 01:07 PM
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04-12-22, 01:15 PM
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04-12-22, 01:36 PM
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My dad has a watch that looks very much like that, but is electric and makes a high pitched hum. I think it's also about 60 years old. Should I ask him about it?
04-12-22, 01:39 PM
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We could form a "Friends with Porsches" club. My friend who has the Taycan and also the Mclaren is away for a few months, I volunteered to babysit the cars but he politely said no. He also has an S-works Tarmac with ZIPP NSW wheels and Di2 58cm which I also offered to babysit, he said no to that too.
p.s. said friend is staying at his place on Mallorca. There is an annual 312 Km ride around the island, and we are all tentatively hoping to do this next year.
p.s. said friend is staying at his place on Mallorca. There is an annual 312 Km ride around the island, and we are all tentatively hoping to do this next year.
Like I mentioned before, we did a cycling trip in Mallorca in 2001. My wife cried when we had to come home.
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