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Sports Instruments Pro 9 Heart Rate Monitor review

  • Price Paid:$35.00
  • User rating:
    (4)
  • Would buy again from this company: Yes
  • Used product for: 1 months
  • # of logged workouts:

"Good basic HRM for the money. Works fine in the pool, except the chest strap pulls down and away from your body when you kick off the wall."timncheryl

(3)

Ease of installation

Some of the setup instructions require some careful, if not imaginative reading.

(5)

Ease of use

Very easy to use, on screen menu is helpful.

(4)

Quality of Construction

Seems constructed as well as any other low cost watch.

(4)

Fit

No issues adjusting chest strap. Comes with a bike mount, which is nice.

(4)

Comfort

Could wear the watch all day. Chest strap is more comfortable then my last HRM, a Polaris.

(4)

Adjustability

Strap adjusts easily. I wear a size M T-shirt though.

(0)

Durability

Have only used for one month.

(5)

Value

Does everything I need for not a lot of money.

(3)

Performance

I'm disappointed that the heart rate zones don't seem to be based on Training Bible zones, although it is referenced as a source. Maybe they are aligned with an older edition. Go to the Sports Instruments web site and look up the manual for more details on the zones they use.

Strengths

Low cost, fairly understandable manual, chest strap works pretty well.

Weakness

Anaerobic Threshold mode does not use Training Bible zones, and you can't adjust the zones (although you can use MHR instead). Zone 2 upper ceiling is lower than Friel's.

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