Customer Reviews

Garmin Women's FR60 Clamshell Bundle (Black)

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This set is a must for runners. It includes the watch, foot pod, heart monitor, and a USB type device that allows you to transfer the data from the watch to the Garmin online program. I'm new to running outdoors and I wanted the same information the treadmill offered; distance, heart rate and time in a watch. That's exactly what this set offers. It also allows you to upload all your workouts to the online Garmin site and it's free! It does take a while to learn the settings on the watch and it's a good thing I waited several weeks before reviewing the set because I would have initially rated it lower because I couldn't figure out how to use it. The only instruction the set includes is a short quick set up guide. I had to search online for the full manual and once I read that and watched a few set up videos, I was able to use everything. I learned how to set up the watch to show 4 settings (heart rate, distance, time running, and calories) on the main screen while running. You can choose which features you want to display on the watch while running. The foot pod is very accurate I checked by driving my trails that I run and they're almost exact, off by .02. Great product for the price!

I've been pretty disappointed with my Garmin FR60. I'm training for a triathlon which means I'm swimming, running and biking. I have a decent Sigma HRM but I can't get a consistent signal in the pool - I bought this hoping for more features plus better water performance. I've had OK luck using this on the bike and running but it's horrible in the pool. I've tried using it with gel to improve the signal and it hasn't helped. When I take it off after a swim the gel is still there and I've even tried to tighten it down to the point where you can see a perfect imprint of the monitor on my skin - still no luck. In case I was getting interference from the suit I tried one without a separate "bra" liner - not difference.

Because of the ability to hook up a nice cadence tool on the bike, I'll probably keep it -but I'm frustrated that I won't be able to use this during all phases of a triathlon. I really want to monitor my heart rate,and my bike and run cadence. Two out of three really is bad!

If you aren't going to swim it's a decent HRM with some fun online tools.