Soon to be Suunto owner.
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@Thomas-Bolstad welcome, consider a Suunto Race or Vertical instead of the 9 peak pro. They are nearly identical except for the screen technology and the Digital Crown
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@Thomas-Bolstad said in Soon to be Suunto owner.:
Hello everyone.
I’am coming back to running again after a long convalece (Covid paralysed 25%of my right lounge) but now I’am healthy again and training (hopefully back to Ultras again)
I have always had Garmin watches but now as a new start in life and running it will be Suunto on my arm.
I have read a lot on line about and the use of Suunto watches.
I have not desided if it will be 9 peak pro or the titanium version yet but next week I will order one of them.
Do you as long time users have some input what the main difference will be Garmin vs Suunto?
Tips and tricks, everything is more than welcome.
Thanks// ThomasI have been a Garmin user for years and decided to venture out with Suunto years ago. both have their strengths, so it is up to you to decide what suits your needs best. I chose the 9PP Titanium because of the size and it really is a gem, almost on par with its young siblings. the only thing it lacks is the dual frequency, which on a few occasions made itself felt. the maps then might be another element to consider which in my case I didn’t care about. last but not least if you do ultra is to evaluate well the battery life and here the clear winner is the vertical. good choice!
glad you are ok!
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@ChrisA
Thank you.
I have imported a run to the app and toyed around a lot.
Things are very different and I have to search a lot but when I have learned it will be
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@Brad_Olwin
Thank you.
Another watch to check up, Race.
Vertical is just a bit too large for me, have Garmin Fenix 5 and that one is 47 mm wich is borderline big already.
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@Thomas-Bolstad
Race is definitely lighter than the Vertical but the same diameter. it has a different shape and due to that feels slightly more comfortable. I don’t really notice the difference.
the question is if you like amoled vs mip screen (with all pros and cons of either), operating the watch by crown or buttons only and of course battery life. -
@cjanevate
Thank you
Back to ultra is at least the goal, hopefully it will be.
Vertical is just a smudge to big fore my small wrist but I have to consider it anyway it seems.
Maps is something I think is fun and important in planing training.
The answers I have got from you and the others in this thread have been really useful but given me headache.
A good one.
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@Thomas-Bolstad I switched from S9P to Vertical Solar. I have small wrist, but the Vertical doesn’t feel bulky at all. Having a map is a huge advantage over the S9P. Especially for hiking and trailrunning.
And the extreme battery life ofcourse
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@freeheeler
Thank you again.
I really have to go over everything one more time.
Function, size and material and in that order.
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@surfboomerang
Thank you
More things to consider, I really have much to go through now.
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@Thomas-Bolstad
If you are not too carbon footprint extremist, you could consider to buy both of your choices, and try side by side with enough trial days at home before returning.
Of course it requires also some extra bucks to ingest temporarily
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@Thomas-Bolstad
while you mention materials, based on my experience, I would recommend to go for titanium in any case.
I am not lightweight fanatic by any means (bikes, boards, gear etc.) but it is a noticeable difference with the watches -
@Mff73
Thank you
The cost are secondary for me, if it is really steep I always think it is one time investment over long time.
Two watches are although not an alternative.
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@freeheeler
I have titanium today and it just feels a bit better and smoother.
Weight difference is very small so …
Strange to describe feelings.
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@cjanevate
I like Rainmaker, he is brutal onest and can really express what he feel and means.
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@Thomas-Bolstad said in Soon to be Suunto owner.:
I have titanium today and it just feels a bit better and smoother.
Weight difference is very small so …i had both SV Ti and Steel at the same time while purchasing, and weight diff was huge in term of sensation. I kept the steel one thinking i doesn’t worth the extra buck just for this, but i am thinking each time that i may have made a mistake.
10g is not huge, but out of 60g, it is really noticeable.
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@Mff73
I can not argue about that, difference is difference.
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@freeheeler
A little OT…do you know if it is possible to import data from polar flow into SA as well? It could be amazing…
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@misu763 if you’re on iOS you can do this with ‘RunGap’ which also works great for importing workouts from the past. On Android you can sync from Polar flow to Suunto with Healthsync but I don’t know if its possible for workouts in the past.
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@ChrisA
Thank you for you reply! Importing the past activities is exactly what I would like to do! I will try it! Thank you again!
