New owner of Suunto Race - first feelings

David l

@Shuhite said in New owner of Suunto Race - first feelings:

@wmichi I have the same wrist bone. I didn’t even feel it for the first couple days but when I took it off my wrist bone had a deep red imprint. I’m assuming wearing it more would lead to damage. It’s really unfortunate because I really like the look of the Race. I’m sending it back due to construction issues, but will see what Suunto brings out next. I really like their app.

You’ll get this same imprint from Garmin - certainly the epix pro. Tbf, the SR is less obvious that the Epix.

I’ve literally just said to my wife, ‘sod it, I’m going to try the SR for 6 months and if I don’t like it then, I’ll go back to Garmin.’

The price is its selling point and the screen is lovely. Just not sure why you need so much info on one screen when 2 sets of digits without the what it’s showing part would be much better as a race watch. Average lap pace and total distance/time are all I want to see when racing…

Even the large numbers widget on Suunto plus is very poor - can’t change the data and the largest the current time!

But I love the feel of the SR, the sleeves of my shirt don’t catch on it and it looks good.

Would love the interval alerts, ie a countdown to next interval start, and alert to when going too fast/too slow

craigeggleton

@Shuhite Couple of things I have done to alleviate this issue. Switch to velcro straps and I have positioned the watch 1 finger width from the wristbone. Vertical and Race are the only watches I’ve ever owned that cause the imprint.

craigeggleton

@David-Lown Which size epix are you referring to? I own the 51mm and had the 47mm and never experienced the imprint issue like I have with Vertical and Race.

David l

@craigeggleton said in New owner of Suunto Race - first feelings:

@David-Lown Which size epix are you referring to? I own the 51mm and had the 47mm and never experienced the imprint issue like I have with Vertical and Race.

47mm

wmichi

@craigeggleton So far I have only tried silicon straps. I tried the same as you, but I need a very snug fit that the watch doesn’t slide in the direction of the wrist bone. So snug, that it’s uncomfortable. It’s not only an imprint, it’s red/blue and the skin looks “unhealthy”. It seems my anatomy is not compatible

I never had this issue with any other watch. Once I have borrowed an Epix Gen 2 for about a week. No problems in this regard with this watch.

craigeggleton

@wmichi Sounds weird but try to Coros Apex 2 Pro nylon bands. That was the fix for me as I was able to position it correctly without having to overtighten and cut off circulation. Worth a shot if you have the patience!!

wmichi

@craigeggleton Thanks, I will try that. I already had an eye on the black pace 3 nylon band.

craigeggleton

@wmichi I just ordered one of those too.

@David-Lown Actually, I had the 47mm Fenix for 3 years, and now the Epix 51mm for about 3 months, and none of those have ever caused an imprint due to lugs digging into my arm like the Race, the lugs simply don’t point down as much.

David l

@Shuhite possibly due to my ‘extra padding’

Jonathan C

This seems like a good place to put this: with the launch of the SR (I wasn’t active on the forum when SV launched) there’s an observable influx of new Suunto users here, and, at the risk of being too pedantic, I can see this phenomenon go both ways.

A flood of complaints, some valid, directed at Suunto’s shortcomings, usually from the perspective of a more feature-rich brand. Forum moderators and insiders (to their credit) defend the work and philosophy of the company by citing past record, and may at times create an atmosphere that feels like you have to learn and accept a certain etiquette to voice your opinions here. New users are discouraged, frustrated, or in the extreme case resort to trolling.
Some of those same complaints, suggestions, etc. actually make it to Suunto R&D and push them harder. Suunto’s appeal broadens; everyone benefits.

I sure hope it’s the latter but that is predicated on keeping this forum open and civilized for discussions concerning the sports and gear we’re passionate about.

@David-Lown Haha, I am quite skinny yea. My wrist size is 18cm, but yea I’m lean. Guess I should do some more strength training on my non existent non-running days…

@Jonathan-C Agreed, I come from Garmin, tried the Race, but yea. I would like it to be polished some more. The one I got is defective though, I’m still on the fence about reordering or just waiting to see what Suunto does next. As I made clear in my first post on this forum, I really like Suunto, and want to see them succeed. It all started when I worked with a bunch of awesome Fins in the desert in Eritrea back in 2014. Made me fall in love with all things Finnish.

craigeggleton

@wmichi I also received the Garmin nylon ultra fit today. Feels really good a touch better than the Coros. Alright I’m through purchasing straps…I’ve got a solid rotation…for now!

@leafs93 incorrect… S9PP, SV and SR all use the same charger

General_Witt

Battery report for you guys.
This is after 6 days from the last charge:

6 hours of activity (4 outdoor with maps and 2 indoor gym)
Phone notifications on
24/7 heart rate monitoring, sleep spO2 off
DnD mode set from 21 in the evening to 8 in the morning
Always on display off, tilt of the wrist to see the time

My conclusion is that the watch with an average use lasts 12 days, maybe 13

ChrisA

@General_Witt after 15 days with AoD on and about 7h of Performance GPS activities per week, this is my second time charging, so I get about 7-8 days from one charge, which is better than any other AMOLED watch I used recently

Brad_Olwin

@FoleyRose I would argue no watch has good enough OHR to use for training, but will agree that Suunto OHR is highly susceptible to cold. I agree about alerts for intervals and Suunto guides, however, I do think if you have your phone present and have headphones you will get audible alerts if selected on the watch. Not an ideal solution as I would prefer vibration as well and prefer not to wear headphones.

General_Witt

@ChrisA I find the tilt the wrist to see the time very comfortable. May I ask you why would you prefer the AoD option? The impact on the battery is very noticeable.

ChrisA

@General_Witt I am used to glance down to my watch quite often to check the time, mainly while teaching classes (here in Germany all principals are teachers and actually teach in classes) to see how much time is left in the lesson. And I just like a sportswatch to be a watch and show the time . I can live with charging for an hour or two once a week.