7 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
It?s the best functional item EVER!!!
Date of Review: Aug 12, 2007
The Bottom Line: This gem has everything that you will need for training and you will enjoy all of its functions. Whether its swimming or triathlons this will serve you fine
I like to mountain bike, cycle ride, triathlons, hike and other outdoor sports. This little GPS has been able to handle the load of all of these. Love all the features. I read that this little gem loses signals a lot, huh? I use it in northern Az in the forest, canyons, mountains and river valleys and I have to tell you driving, hiking, and riding in AZ, NM, and Tx I only lost signal 4 times and that was when I was in a tunnel or when I fell into the lake. Moreover, on that note, to make this gem perfect for all out door activities why did not they make it waterproof for swimming. Now its is rank for a 1 meter 30 minute submersion but who swims for only 30mins. Why didn't Garmin design a USB cable connection instead of a serial cable that cost an extra $15-$45 cable if you don't have a serial port on a new computer. What were they thinking? Duh!!!! Battery life, oh come on, with all of this new technology battery life is only 15 hours? I have to change out the battery every week unless I use rechargeable while I have to charge every night before use. Those three reason is why it gets a 4.9 out of 5.
Best little GPS for the price. If not the FT 101 get the Forerunner 101 (more so for runnuers)
Using this as a workout tracker has been great (allsportgps.com or motionbased.com)
