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2009-08-16 7:33 PM
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I have had mine a few days and have used it on a bike run brick and it worked great. I also have a 205 and the new one is much more comfortable and seems quicker to aquire signal. The vibrate feature is kind of wierd. I am tapering now so my next big workout will be my first IM so we shall see. I am very please so far, but I have not used it very much.


2009-09-18 9:22 AM
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Whoops, wrong (super-old) account.

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Boski51 - 2009-08-10 8:29 PM
RGos - 2009-08-05 5:28 AM
ndr8ncgrl - 2009-08-05 2:22 PM

Its a keeper. Today I am going out for a swim. I plan to try varying ways to see the distance I swim.


If you wear it on your wrist during the swim, it will record neither distance nor heart rate, because it's unable to receive a signal from the GPS satellites or the chest strap. At least that's what Garmin themselves say.


You are correct about the heart rate and the watch is not perfect on the gps signal while swiming but it works very well all things considered.  I used while both open water and lap swimming.  It worked well and i was very pleased.

Overall i would highly recommend this watch.  It is far more than a waterproof 305.  it is an upgrade in all aspects and I am glad I purchased it. 

Hello!

Given my post about swimming with the swim cap was quote in the post prior to yours, and yours touched on something I just wrote up about, I figured I'd jump in and mention that I just posted a pretty detailed review of the swimming piec (and the watch as a whole). You nailed it on the head though with respect to swimming and which pieces work and don't work. Some of the details behind it are pretty interesting though.

http://dcrainmaker.blogspot.com/2009/09/garmin-forerunner-310xt-in-...

It also answers a ton of the questions covered here (assuming you enjoy reading a 68 page review anyway...I really didn't mean for it to be that long).

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2009-09-22 3:16 PM
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I have both the 310xt and the 405.  The 310 is amazing.  A bit bulky, but unlimited in what it can do.  Invest the time to learn the features and you will love it. 
2009-09-24 5:28 PM
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Okay, stupid question (actually it would be dumber not to ask the question) here but I have a 405 with the HRM strap.  Is there any reason why I can't buy the 310xt without the HRM strap and use the one from my 405?
2009-09-24 6:07 PM
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GaryRM - 2009-09-24 7:28 PM Okay, stupid question (actually it would be dumber not to ask the question) here but I have a 405 with the HRM strap.  Is there any reason why I can't buy the 310xt without the HRM strap and use the one from my 405?


My 310XT recognized my 305's HR monitor

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2009-09-24 8:48 PM
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GoGoGo - 2009-09-24 7:07 PM
GaryRM - 2009-09-24 7:28 PM Okay, stupid question (actually it would be dumber not to ask the question) here but I have a 405 with the HRM strap.  Is there any reason why I can't buy the 310xt without the HRM strap and use the one from my 405?


My 310XT recognized my 305's HR monitor

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Yes, the 310XT is backwards compatible with virtually any of the older Garmin HRM straps - EXCEPT the 301 (and similiar line).  But ones that are ANT+ compatible are:

Forerunner 305
Forerunner 310XT
Forerunner 405
Forerunner 405CX
Edge 605
Edge 705

As a starting list anyway...
2009-09-25 4:01 PM
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