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Nike Unisex SM0019-001 Triax Elite Heart Rate Monitor Speed Distance Data Watch

• Quartz movement
• Mineral crystal
• Polyeurethane case; Gray dial; Date-and-month functions

Product Description

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Keep your training time on track as well as your fitness levels with the Nike Triax Elite HRM/SDM digital watch, which includes an easy-to-use heart rate monitor providing highly accurate heart rate and pace information. It also includes a foot-mounted speed and distance monitor. Its target training zones feature let you program your ideal heart and training zones, with alerts for when you are outside of the pre-set zone. Digital transmission provides accurate data in all environments, minimizing cross-talk from other wireless devices. You can also download/upload workout data and customized settings between the watch and your PC (Mac and Windows) with the included training software, which enables you to set goals, build training plans, log workouts and analyze results.

The Triax Elite has a 100-lap memory and a data mode that provides lap time, split time, average pace and average HR for each lap count. Other features include a stainless steel back, Nike Electrolite one-touch backlighting and water resistance to 50 meters (165 feet).

About Nike
Nike watches are built to endure extreme outdoor conditions without missing a beat and they adhere to the company's founding mission statement: to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world. And as Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman would add--if you have a body, you're an athlete. Ever since the fateful day in 1971 when University of Oregon track coach Bowerman poured rubber into his wife's waffle iron, technological innovation has been the spark that lights Nike's fire. The Waffle outsole transformed the running world and soon after Nike Air evolved Nike's revolutionary impact on sports. Beyond shoes--from watches and eyewear to carry gear and even socks--Nike is committed to giving athletes of every make, model and body style, who compete and recreate in ways never before imagined, the very best performance product. Here are just a few important dates in Nike's journey:

• American record-holder Steve Prefontaine becomes the first major track athlete to wear Nike brand shoes in 1973.
• At the 1976 Olympic Trials, Nike shoes are seen in abundance for the first time--worn by young, rising stars in both middle- and long-distance events.
• The first athlete to win an Olympic medal wearing Nike shoes is British runner, Steve Ovett in the 1980 Moscow Games
• The Just Do It advertising campaign began in 1988, and is now ensconced in the Americana exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum.

Product Description

Nike Men's #SM0019-001

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000E8J5N6
• Item model number: SM0019-001
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,336 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment, March 10, 2007

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D. B. Smith "Amazon Addict" (Dismal Valley) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nike Unisex SM0019-001 Triax Elite Heart Rate Monitor Speed Distance Data Watch (Watch)

I used Polar heart watches for years (nearly 20 years!) but (a) the infrared transfer of data between computer and watch is unreliable and (b) Polar doesn't make software for Apple Macintosh. So I was seduced to buy this top-end Nike watch.

The Nike software works on my Mac and the radio transfer works great (the pulsing blue receiver is cool, too!).

So, what's the problem???

The problem is that the Nike software is FAR more primitive than the Polar software. The watch can't track calorie burn, the graphing of data is extremely limited and, in general, the Polar software just provides a lot more exercise data, with more display options, than the Nike software.

I wrote to Nike with this feedback but they didn't reply.

The watch and the motion sensor work fine (the sensor is quite accurate). But if you are choosing between the top-end Polar and this Nike unit (and you are PC based, not Mac) go for the Polar watches.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Good product, hideous customer support!, September 14, 2005

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Julie (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

I love this product, but only when everything works as it should. Although there are some flaws in the design that can make it difficult to use in certain circumstances, I'm generally happy with this product. Until things go wrong.

Suddenly, for example, the heart rate monitor lost connectivity with the watch. It wasn't the battery, which I immediately replaced. So I sent it in to Nike for repair (per their instruction on their site). Almost $400 on a product, and no contact whatsoever from them about receiving and working on my product. I had to call twice to find the status of this product. 1 full month later, I'm still waiting for it to be returned to me.

Really, paying for a Nike product does not mean high quality. And it CERTAINLY does not mean any customer service to speak of. I am highly disappointed in this entire experience.

If only Timex would make a footpod for measuring distance rather than a GPS systerm, this would be over. Unfortunately living in a city doesn't make the GPS system a viable alternative for me, but I've found the Timex HR Monitor to be far superior to both Nike & Polar.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Industrial Design & Functionality, February 3, 2005

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Rick Champagne - See all my reviews
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While designing this system, Nike says that they continually asked themselves "What doesn't it need?" This is very obvious in the final result as you are not inundated with useless features and a confusing interface. I have been training with this system for several months now and am extremely impressed with the simplicity of the design. I also love uploading my run data and watching my progression. Seeing a visual representation of how I did enables me to make the necessary changes to my routine to stay on a path of continuous improvement. Now if they could only fit GPS in without adding another component or changing the size of the watch...