Garmin Watch

[Arminius]

Just one point about the Epix v the Fenix. The Fenix is rated at 50 mts+ so great for snorkelling and even scuba diving. The Epic is surface swimming only which seems a bit of a downgrade for such an expensive watch. I know it won't affect MTB-ers (or shouldn't) but everyone goes on holiday !

Valid point! Especially if that rain over the last months keeps going to continue.…

 

[General Wasteman]

Garmin instinct 2. Got it for less than £200 (in Switzerland no less). I didn’t want the models with maps as I can’t read them without glasses and they are too heavy for me to wear when cycling as they bang around on one’s wrist. Battery life is at least five days unless I use gps. If you get the solar version you might never need to charge it. You can get this watch in a smaller size. Easy to read and tons of features. TBH, I prefer my edge for cycling, but I use the watch to broadcast heart rate to the edge. It’s a steep and long learning curve mastering these watches. I have found less is more - I customise each activity (I’ve used it for skiing, ski touring, x country skiing, hiking and SUP) with just the information I need on as few screens as possible. It’s worth backing up your settings. My watch crashed and I had to reset it to factory settings - it took many hours to get it back to how I wanted it

My vote goes to the Garmin Instinct 2S Solar, does everything I need, great battery life, and doesn't look like you've got an ipad strapped to your arm.

 

[Giff]

Valid point! Especially if that rain over the last months keeps going to continue.…

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Yes but you will need waterproof socks with that set up.

 

[Ou812]

I had the Fenix 6, Epix Gen 2 and now just ordered the Epix Pro 51mm.

What I want is a better HRM for gym and MTB - it can stop reading my HR on some stuff on MTB as it’s getting knocked around a bit. The new Epix Pro has an upgraded HRM on it.

The Epix has been great so far, battery life around 10 days with frequent GPS usage and screen on raise to wake. 51mm Epix has a bigger battery and very long (31 days?) battery life for the same use case as mine.

As well as the torch - I use my phone torch a ton so hope that having it on my watch will stop me having to use my phone so much.

I’m going to go with the Epix Pro but in the 47mm size, I’ve got 17.8cm wrists so the 47 is pushing it size wise IMO. I’m still shopping around looking for the best price right now.

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

I’m going to go with the Epix Pro but in the 47mm size, I’ve got 17.8cm wrists so the 47 is pushing it size wise IMO. I’m still shopping around looking for the best price right now.

Jura Watches were the cheapest I found.

I messaged them on whats app and they did another £50 off the price.

Garmin Watch Epix Pro Gen 2 42mm Sapphire Carbon Grey DLC Titanium Black 010-02802-15 Watch | Jura Watches

Garmin Watch Epix Pro Gen 2 42mm Sapphire Carbon Grey DLC Titanium Black 010-02802-15 Watch available to buy online from £773.00 with free UK delivery.

www.jurawatches.co.uk

 

[LAWHITEY]

I’m going to go with the Epix Pro but in the 47mm size, I’ve got 17.8cm wrists so the 47 is pushing it size wise IMO. I’m still shopping around looking for the best price right now.

I'd go on Amazon for this, I did it around mid December if you save the search and item and keep an eye on the price, I went on every day and the price jumped from around from day 1 it was about £698, then every day it dropped to like 670, 645, 625 them I eventually pounced at £608, took about 5 days for it to drop to that, then the day after it was up at about 690 again.

 

[Dax]

I'd go on Amazon for this, I did it around mid December if you save the search and item and keep an eye on the price, I went on every day and the price jumped from around from day 1 it was about £698, then every day it dropped to like 670, 645, 625 them I eventually pounced at £608, took about 5 days for it to drop to that, then the day after it was up at about 690 again.

If you use camel camel camel you can track historic prices of items on Amazon and set up alerts for when something hits a certain price. Here’s one for the 51mm Epix:

https://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/product/B0C1CQR11R

 

[tabbibus]

Hi. I switched to a Garmin a while back for the same reason. I went with the Garmin Forerunner series—great for multi-sport use and much better battery life. It connects well with my bike and works for running and rowing too. I have pretty skinny wrists as well, so I get your concern. The Forerunner fits nicely without looking oversized.

Good to know. My Fenix 5S finally died and I will be ordering a FR 965 this time.

 

[Dax]

Good to know. My Fenix 5S finally died and I will be ordering a FR 965 this time.

Lots of cheap deals on Fenix 7s around atm, e.g. Garmin fēnix® 7 Pro – Sapphire Solar Edition 47mm

 

[Mik3F]

Is the Fenix 7 worth the uprgrade from a 5,

My 5 is fine, but I can't stop looking at the 7

 

[tabbibus]

Is the Fenix 7 worth the uprgrade from a 5,

My 5 is fine, but I can't stop looking at the 7

I went from a 5S to a FR 965. Love the upgrade.

 

[Dax]

Is the Fenix 7 worth the uprgrade from a 5,

Yes, massive upgrade. Wears slimmer and better screen

 

[Mik3F]

Just ordered one, arriving tomorrow before 1pm, good old Amazon

 

[Ou812]

Just ordered one, arriving tomorrow before 1pm, good old Amazon

I’ve just seen this but this place was the cheapest I could find when I ordered mine. I got the Epix Pro 47mm for £460. They did have the Fenix 7 Pro for £420 but looks like it’s sold out, all they have left on sale is the Fenix 7X Pro 51mm for £499. They’re the silver colour ones so that may be a deal breaker, that’s why they’re on sale.

 

[Mik3F]

It was £378 on Amazon for the normal Fenix 7, was happy with that

 

[Mik3F]

Its arrived and has been set up, already love it

Even better that there's an EMTB sport setting now so I don't have to manually change after syncing

 

[pagheca]

I've had a Garmin 645 Music for several years now and it runs great.

The only problem I have is that for some reason, I don't know if by some setting made by me unintentionally or not, the watch one day connected via BT (BlueTooth) to the Bontrager lamps on the bike. Since that day, the lights turn on and off if the watch is near the watch, and I often ended up with the lights discharged because I didn't notice.

I searched the internet for a long time for a solution to decouple the watch from the two lamps without succeeding. It seems impossible on both sides: watches and lights.

The only solution I have found (I need the BT to connect to the phone) is to keep the two lights inside an old metal cookie jar when at home, after charging them. Really unpleasant...

I don't know if it is this model only or these lights or something else.