Customer Reviews

Nike Triax C5 Heart Rate Monitor Watch

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After many hours of reading reviews I knew that Nike was probably my best bet. I wasn't interested in the battery issue the Polar monitors have and so many of the others just didn't rate well.
Getting an accurate monitor is especially important to me because I am working out nearly everyday and am pregnant, so I have to monitor myself and back off when needed. I chose this watch because it is fairly basic, stopwatch, heartrate, and time- all I need.
I've been using it for a couple months now and am happy with it. This is a good quality monitor for a fair price. The strap is comfortable, I forget I'm wearing it. I love that the gym's equipment picks up its signal as soon as I get on to display my HR on the screen. So far I've not ever had a problem with another HR monitor interfereing when I do my spin or other classes. I've found it to be very accurate while working out. However, at rest it seems a bit off sometimes- but that's not when I'm concerned about my HR. During one workout last week I was getting some odd readings, but I had not wet it before strapping it on so I don't think it was getting a good signal. It seems as long as I do what I'm supposed to do (rub a little water on it before strappping it on) then it does what it's supposed to do. Unless you want to spend a lot more money on a Polar, and hassle with returning it for battery replacements, this is probably the next best thing- or just as good!
One final note of importance, I broke off the attachment piece to the strap my third time ever using it! I wasn't paying close attention and pulled at it the wrong way in my rush. I called the customer service number that came in the box and was helped very quickly. No problem, a new strap was sent immediately with no cost to me! Nike was great to work with.

I had a polar monitor that continually would not register in mid-workout. In contrast, I have not had a single problem with the Nike Triax (so far, one month). Additionally, the Nike watch allows the buyer to change the batteries themself, but the Polar monitors do not-one has to send it in to Polar when the battery inevitably wears out.

I am a long term (8 yr plus) heart rate monitor user for high intensity cardo workouts. First impressions: Build quality excellent, much higher than Sigma hrm's (which I could not get to last more than six months). Quality is on par with Polar, at a much lower price. User interface is the best I have seen on an hrm, (much better than the low end Polars, which drive me nuts). Setup is fast and operation in workout is easy with large common sense keys. I especially like the one button selection to flip between a large heart rate only display, and a workout time/smaller heart rate display. Nice simple average heart rate calculation, and a single hi/lo range, which I require, but no other options that often increase cost and complexity. Quickly picked up my (dry) resting heart rate, a rarity at this price point. If build quality is related to longevity, this one should last a long time (see below).

September 2010 update: I probably have 300 hours of use since new, 16 months ago. The only thing I've had to do is replace the battery in the chest strap, and I was even able to reuse one of my batteries from an old chest strap of a different brand. It does take about 5 minutes of use before I start sweating and the heart rate settles down to an accurate number. I just usually consider this to be warm up time, so I don't start my timer until about 5 minutes into my workout, this give me an accurate heart rate average for the duration of my one hour elliptical workout. This is normal for most HRM's, and can be eliminated with some ekg (?) gel, but it isn't a big deal to me.

Overall I continue to be very, very impressed, just hope I can find a replacement when this one wears out.

I liked the simple functions. But the heart monitor strap broke within 5 days of owning it. I used it 5 times and the little plastic fastener on the chest strap snapped. Poor quality? Yes.

I bought this monitor based on the Nike brand name and I must say it has actually worked well. My only problem with it is the strap and trying to get a replacement. The plastic fastener that secures the chest strap has broken and rendered it useless. So the only recourse I have is to buy a brand new one...Nike should offer to sell just the 'replacement' strap.

My wife, an aerobics instructor for 19 years, used to use her Polar hrm, with erratic results. She quit using it a few years ago. Now of course the battery is dead and can only be replaced by polar. Rather than go through that, I decided to give this hrm a try. It is both intuitive and accurate. I use it every day whther cycling, working out, or doing other cardio stuff. I highly recommend it. Incredible value!

One little issue before I could start using it made the rating a 4 instead of a 5. It stuck when trying to set it and I had to take the battery all the way out to get it to reset. So if it starts blinking like crazy and none of the buttons work just carefully take the battery all the way out and start over. That was a little tricky to do but not too bad. After the reset it did great and it works fabulous! You do have to follow the directions correctly and wet the band sufficiently.

This works very well and is very easy to set up and use. It appears to be accurate when compared to machines. I have had some trouble getting it to sync with machines, but that is okay.

This product is great for anyone that wants to know their heartrate during exercise- the best way to tell whether you're getting a workout or not. Came is good condition.

The watch and chest belt are great, both are comfortable and work as advertised. This set up has everything you need.

One nice to have feature would be to have your heart rate display in 'Watch' mode, so you can see the time as well as your heart rate. It shows your heart rate when in stop watch mode, but not when the clock is showing. No big deal, but something that would be helpful.