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    Suunto Traverse Alpha or Sunto Ambit 3 Sport ?

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    • J Offline
      jahtba
      last edited by

      What time should I decide on a Suunto Ambit 3 Sport or Suuto Traverse Alpha? Cycling, walking into the hills, which would be more appropriate and why?
      Thanks for the tips!

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      • fejkerF Offline
        fejker Gold Members
        last edited by

        OK, I will bite. 🙂

        The Traverse looks better IMO and has a better shell+glass. BUT you’ll probably get better GPS out of the Ambit 3 Sport and have more sport mode options with more active displays.

        But I don’t know how both of these will fair in the software department and all this Movescount/SuuntoApp sh** that has been going on for far too long now.

        None of the newer watches interest you? Or any other brand?

        SHUT UP LEGS!
        -Jens Voigt

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        • freeheelerF Offline
          freeheeler @fejker
          last edited by

          @fejker
          traverse alpha has a baro, ambit3 sport does’t.
          depends what he wants to do with the watch?

          living sideways

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          • fejkerF Offline
            fejker Gold Members @freeheeler
            last edited by

            @TELE-HO
            Yes but as he mentioned he is into cycling which the Traverse isn’t well supported for. But yes, I totally agree, depends on what you want to do. I would never go for a watch without a baro for example … but on the other hand I would never go for a watch that doesn’t have the cycling features I need … like power and cadence readouts from the connected sensors. But then we are talking about watches in the higher price category, not the 200-400€ ones.

            SHUT UP LEGS!
            -Jens Voigt

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            • zhang965Z Offline
              zhang965
              last edited by

              its suunto app forum ! Dudes?

              I will suggest op to buy a SSU or s9

              Winners Wear Winners

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              • freeheelerF Offline
                freeheeler @fejker
                last edited by

                @fejker
                second hand ambit3 peak sapphire…
                it will last forever… at least the watch itself 😉

                living sideways

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                • freeheelerF Offline
                  freeheeler @zhang965
                  last edited by freeheeler

                  @zhang965
                  that’s the other option, just buy an s9b and be happy with the flagship ☺

                  living sideways

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                  • zhang965Z Offline
                    zhang965 @freeheeler
                    last edited by

                    No I mean you can not suggest someone to get a out of date model that Suunto app doesn’t support ?

                    Winners Wear Winners

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                    • freeheelerF Offline
                      freeheeler @zhang965
                      last edited by

                      @zhang965
                      yes I know what you mean… but it’s still sold and nowhere mentioned it’s phaseout…

                      living sideways

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                      • sheraniS Offline
                        sherani
                        last edited by

                        The Ambit3S behaves very well in measuring the altitude even without having the barometer, I compared it several times in 60-70k races with the Ambit3 Peak without too many differences… about 150 m less than the total 2400

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                          jahtba @fejker
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                          @fejker said in Suunto Traverse Alpha or Sunto Ambit 3 Sport ?:

                          Movescount

                          I am already interested in new clocks, I am just a pensioner who unfortunately cannot afford it. Movescount is really not good, I can see it after that because it doesn’t tolerate the state of the steps that are only visible on the clock. I will test both hours and keep one that will be better. Thanks for the reply.

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                          • freeheelerF Offline
                            freeheeler @jahtba
                            last edited by

                            @jahtba
                            if you have very good eyes and you can handle watch setup from the tiny phone screen you can always go for a secondhand watch from the s-line in case stepcounter (we discuss this again??) is important for you.
                            for me it is something I notice every now and then and if I could I would disable stepcounter.

                            living sideways

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                            • freeheelerF Offline
                              freeheeler @jahtba
                              last edited by freeheeler

                              @jahtba
                              maybe you can look at s5, seems to be a dedicated bike watch and it is the way forward… not the cheapest on the market but soon snow and santa comes ✊

                              edit: maybe not so dedicated bike but multisport… but suunto marketing makes me think like this 😉

                              living sideways

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                              • suzzloS Offline
                                suzzlo Moderator @freeheeler
                                last edited by

                                @TELE-HO @jahtba just thinking exactly same, take a look on S5

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