Question to V2/R2 owners who have had previous models:
Have you noticed if the new hardware measures less distance in activities than the previous watches?
In my case: I own the V1 and Race S. I’ve been testing the Race 2 for a few days comparing with my previous watches. In all activities, the V1 and RS were virtually identical in distance and kilometer markers. The Race 2 is measuring between 1% and 2% less distance than the V1 in the three runs I’ve done comparing the two watches.
On runs of 9-10km to 13-14km, the Race 2 is measuring between 150 and 200m less (it marks each 1km lap 4-6 seconds later than the V1 or RS). Even in the first kilometer, it “loses” 20-30m compared to everything I have measured, and during the activity, it accumulates more “loses”.
I also notice that the V1 tracks are more stable, as is the pace, especially in boulder fields or forests; it’s more stable in open areas.
To test this, I tried using distance correction on Strava for activities with both watches, and with the V1 and RS, there’s practically no correction. Strava gives the same distance as the watches did. With the Race2, Strava adds the 150-200m difference compared to the previous watches.
Is anyone else experiencing this? I’m going to compare a couple more activities and see if I can compare tracks. Yes, I know that 1-2% difference is small, but it’s curious that the two older watches were so similar and this one deviates more. I suppose the hardware change has been more significant and could be the reason.
Another detail: when downloading the GPX/FIT of activities from Race2 and putting it into track viewers, the distance it gives is similar to that of activities with V1, and the one corrected with Strava, that is, with the 150-200m more.
