OHR accuracy of owners of Race 2

GiPFELKiND

@Tomas5 hey Tom, did you try to shave little section at your wrist the place where your watch fits best ? Without hair perhaps you will got much better values? Only a little section without hairs? Give it a try!

Tomas5

@GiPFELKiND was thinking about that but never tried

Nhumbug

@Tomas5
Hi, so my experience is that this is the most accurate suunto sensor, i have tried.
in sports mode, there is (in my case) a pretty consistent pattern, the first 4-5 minutes are not that accurate, it has a hard time recognizing the first minutes HR increase.
But withing 5 minutes, its kinda “locked on” and the very very good. No crazy pikes, or even worse from my previous wathces, no 10 minute lows, in a high intense workout.

Sportsmode used this first week has been.
Ebike commute: approx 10 times. 1 of thoose readings were bad for 6 minutes, otherwise on target
Weight training; 3 times: a little slow to capture the first increase, but from minute 4 on target
Crossfit: 6 times; very high intense, and all interval is recognized from the HR graph, on the second. still a few minutes before it kinda hit the correc zone.

I would compare this as being the secong best OHR ive tried, in front of Epix 2 pro, and just behind Amazfit T-rex3

//Nicolai

Danny poleg

@Tomas5 I’ve been shaving since the day watches with optical heart rate monitors came out.
And in serious training for a competition - always a heart rate strap for accuracy

Brad_Olwin

@Tomas5 I have been testing this watch for some time. It is the only Suunto that gives me good OHR during running and similar to my Apple Watch Ultra. I am very happy with it and have the titanium version that is quite light. I can show a lot of data if you wish.

Tomas5

Than you all for replies

Stoke80

@Brad_Olwin said in OHR accuracy of owners of Race 2:

@Tomas5 I have been testing this watch for some time. It is the only Suunto that gives me good OHR during running and similar to my Apple Watch Ultra. I am very happy with it and have the titanium version that is quite light. I can show a lot of data if you wish.

May I ask which strap you are using with the SR2? The original silicone strap, or maybe the textile strap from Suunto Run?

Anyway I assume it needs to be fitted tight?

Brad_Olwin

@Stoke80 I have used both the silicone and textile run strap. I prefer the run textile strap as I can adjust the strap better.

VoiGAS

@Brad_Olwin Is the textile strip also flexible like the original one?

sartoric

@VoiGAS
Flexible, yes. Stretchy, not that much

Tomas5

@Brad_Olwin do you have some “suunto” textile strap or 3rd party?

Brad_Olwin

@Tomas5 I am using the straps sold with the Suunto Run that can be purchased separately.

Stoke80

@Brad_Olwin

Thank you.

I agree with the adustability of the textile strap. But personally I think the silicone strap gives me the feeling the watch is more „stable“ on the wirst, as the strap is sturdier than the textile. Just my 2 Cents