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      darguelles Bronze Member
      last edited by

      I use the Suunto Vertical for mountain biking. Especially on descents, the watch tends to bounce around a lot. That bounce + the straight angles on the watch have often cut into my writs leaving some interesting cuts (images attached).

      Has anyone else had this issue? If so, any fixes/ tips?

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      • surfboomerangS
        surfboomerang @darguelles
        last edited by surfboomerang

        @darguelles on the last picture I see you’re wearing the watch very loose. I would suggest to tighten the strap a notch or two so that the watch is fixed on your wrist.

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        • mikekoski490M
          mikekoski490 Bronze Member @darguelles
          last edited by mikekoski490

          @darguelles Maybe get a handlebar mount and wrap it onto your bars instead?

          There is no way the bouncing around you are doing is getting any type of accurate OHR so if you need that metric get an HRM.

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            darguelles Bronze Member @surfboomerang
            last edited by

            @surfboomerang yup, that picture I’m not even closing the strap. It was just to show what’s the part of the watch hitting the wrist. I do wear it as tight as it’ll go when biking

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            • freeheelerF
              freeheeler @darguelles
              last edited by

              @darguelles
              bigger and heavier watches are in general not ideal for fast and long descents on bumpy, rocky and rooty trails (as you have mentioned in the other thread 😉)

              I don’t have this problem with my Vertical.
              but wrists are different. you could try a buff (maybe a modified one) between your glove and watch to reduce movement

              freeheeler switched to flipflops

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              • Mads Hintz-MadsenM
                Mads Hintz-Madsen @darguelles
                last edited by

                @darguelles based on your cuts then it seems like you are wearing your watch so that it hits your wrist bone.

                General recommendation for best wrist-based OHR is to wear it so that there are two fingers width between your wrist bone an the watch, i.e. l, wear it higher up your forearm.

                Your arm is more round and potentially narrower there so that might help you.

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                • LechamoixL
                  Lechamoix Bronze Member
                  last edited by

                  Nothing from my side 🙂

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                  • Martin VrskaM
                    Martin Vrska @darguelles
                    last edited by

                    @darguelles I use the original Suunto watch holder 😉👍.

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                    • SuperFlo75S
                      SuperFlo75
                      last edited by

                      I have no Problem with this after over 5 month using the SV

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                      • Stoke80S
                        Stoke80
                        last edited by Stoke80

                        I unfortunately had the same experience, but not quite as bad and only the upper side.
                        I think it is not the button that presses, but the edge of the metal where the bracelet is fixed. I think these edges are quite “sharp”, especially on the downside.

                        Wearing the Vertical tighter during biking definitely helped me.
                        Since I always have a HR belt on anyway, it would probably be even better to attach the watch to the handlebars.
                        Then you do not always have to let go of the handlebars to look at the clock.

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                          nseslija Bronze Member @darguelles
                          last edited by

                          @darguelles Never wear the watch on the wrist while riding, always on handlebar…

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                          • ___Alejandro____
                            ___Alejandro___ @darguelles
                            last edited by

                            @darguelles You could wear it on your right arm instead. Should be much less wrist contact with the buttons.

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                            • Łukasz SzmigielŁ
                              Łukasz Szmigiel @nseslija
                              last edited by

                              @nseslija basically this.

                              It’ll work like a bike computer and you’ll get better asc/dsc readings. However, you’ll need external sensor for HR.

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                              • Andrew_A
                                Andrew_ @darguelles
                                last edited by Andrew_

                                @darguelles

                                Hi there!

                                So, while I have not personally experienced this, I have read ONE other report of it doing the same thing to someone else. This resulted in them returning their watch.

                                As someone else mentioned, by the location of your marks, it appears you’re wearing your watch right on your wrist bone. Also rather high on your wrist, which may not be optimal for casual use… comfort… and especially sports.

                                Keep in mind with flexion of the wrist, naturally (especially when MTB) you’re going to experience discomfort anywhere space is expanding and contracting with something be in that zone.

                                I’d recommend wearing it below the wrist bone, especially if you plan on giving it another shot. I believe that’s the opportunity here, but that’s just my OP.

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                                • zhang965Z
                                  zhang965
                                  last edited by zhang965

                                  Sad to see this…

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