Not really needed i dont think. I got this feature when i got a edge 500 with HRM and frankly its the statistic i least look. You know when your heart is rate is high heh. Interval trainers (hiit) training with it is i suppose useful, but why would you be looking at your watch while doing hiit. Should mention its good for not overtraining your heart rate for your age, but your doing well if you manage to doing that on a commute:) Also anyway getting a cycle comp for you would be better, to ensure your keeping a high cadence, track your progress etc. Driver Tuner Dm 800 Clone Images there. For regular commuting, I'd say not. I got my current HRM when I decided to do 250km Around the Bay in a Day without any training (other than commuting and infrequent recreational rides).

I knew some of the theory (and my HR zones) from having another HRM years ago. So, I set my new HRM to beep if I went over 75% of my max heart rate - the theory being that I should be able to ride pretty much indefinitely if I made sure I stayed below that value.

It was useful - it told me I needed to back off a few times, and I made the distance with enough fuel left in the tank to ride home afterwards - about double the furthest distance I'd ridden prior to the event. Now I'm racing occasionally, and it's also good there. I have a beeper set at my anaerobic threshold, 85% MHR, and I know that's my grenade point - if I stay over that HR for too long, I'll blow up. So, it's a useful tool to set reminders when you're needing to be reminded to take it easy. Unless you're pushing 100% on your commutes it's probably overkill.

Garmin, Polar and others need to watch out: Aldi is entering the multi-sport GPS watch market! The budget supermarket's new GPS Unisex watch has an impressive-sounding list of features, for a very enticing price. The watch comes in three colourschemes and has five different training modes, covering running, cycling, hiking, sailing and a user profile-set one. It also has 23 functions measuring the likes of training time, time, current speed, maximum speed, average speed, lap time, lap number, lap distance, time in training zone, current heart rate, minimum heart rate, maximum heart rate, direction, distance, latitude and longitude, calories and more. The GPS fuctionality, meanwhile, includes navigation with waypoints and route illustration, and is compatible with several common internet map routing programs. The watch comes with a chest strap to measure heart rate, as well as a bike mount, a USB data transfer cable and a program for further analysis of your training data.

The GPS watch starts with very less steps and informs you always actual about the distance covered, the time, the speed, calorie consumption and much more. You can also set the heart-rate zones, to stay within the optimal pulse zone. The elastic, comfortable chest strap is a perfect multi-tool for your sports activities and. Crane Connect enables you to get detailed informations about your body, fitness and training efficiency. The very simple handling helps you to navigate between the different reports of the day, week, month. It don't matter if you are at home or on holidays, your analysis are always with you and you can.

The watch is also three-bar water resistant, has a backlight for night mode, and even packs in a compass. More details and a video of the watch's features can be found on the. The Unisex GPS watch is priced at £65. We'll be keeping an eye on how well Aldi's entry into the sports watch market fares.