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Suunto T6 review

  • Price Paid:$350.00
  • User rating:
    (4.8)
  • Would buy again from this company: Yes
  • Used product for: 2 years 4 months
  • # of logged workouts:

"The T6c goes beyond normal Heart Rate monitor. I've heard it called a wrist computer as it will calculate VO2, EPOC and other metrics which can be displayed in real-time on the watch during your workout. These can help you determine if you are working at the appropriate intensity. It costs more, but again, you get what you pay for."kornball

(5)

Ease of installation

I read the manual and was able to get the POD's linked to the watch within minutes

(4)

Ease of use

With more ways to visualize the your data, the more time it takes to things set the way you like them. There were several runs/rides where I couldn't get the information I wanted without stopping and figuring it out. However, once I had this set, it's pretty straight forward. Time -> Display Set 1(three bits of information like Elapsed Time, Heart Rate, and Speed) -> Display Set 2

(4)

Quality of Construction

The Start/Stop, Mode, etc etchings on the outside of the watch wore off after about 1 month. By then I had memorized with the five buttons do.

(5)

Fit

Secure on my wrist and on my bike. It also has a bit of a smaller profile than other watches. I can even put on and take off my full length wetsuit with the watch on.

(5)

Comfort

Very comfortable, it's also been my everyday watch since I got it

(5)

Durability

The mineral glass has one small scratch after over two years of daily use and I don't go easy on it -- It has taken some pretty hard strikes and held up nicely. I did replace the strap after two years as one of the pins bent. The watch band still held together though. I have worked on the heart rate strap-- I've sprayed some WD40 in side to get the electronics working after the communication stopped twice. I also broke the tabs for the strap and had to replace it after 2 years.

(5)

Value

You get what you pay for. It's expensive, but I like it more than other watches that I've tried: Mio, Garmin.

(5)

Appearance

You can get the flashier colored versions. I went for the all grey (or whatever color that is). I wear it in business causal settings as well as weekends and workouts.

(5)

Performance

The T6c keeps good time too. I rarely have to set it. The GPS is accurate compared to Google Maps and driving in my car, as is the bike POD once you get it set up properly. I had the foot pod, but switched to the GPS as I'm changing my stride length throughout my run and was getting discrepant data from it.

Strengths

The T6c can collect a lot of data: Altitude, Temperature, Speed, Cadence, Heart Rate. With it's mineral glass and comfortable watch band it takes some beatings and still looks good. The PODs (I have GPS, Bike, and HR) connect quickly and stay connected. All batteries are easy to buy at drug stores, on-line, I even got some at the Dollar Tree and user replaceable and last reasonably long. The Movescount.com site is a great way to track your workouts and I can hook the T6c up to the USB cable and have my workout on the site in less than one minute.

Weakness

The identifiers for the buttons rubbed off after about 1 month. There appears to be no connect to power meters like Powertap.

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