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    • suzzloS Offline
      suzzlo Moderator
      last edited by

      @gazaman77 I have just sold my Polar Vantage V (which is not exactly Grit X) but similar and return to my Spartan Sport. Why?

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        • No route editor (need to use 3rd party tool and import)
        • No altitude profile (at least I have not found it on VV)
        • Route guidance it’s simply a joke (bad one)
      • Just 4 fields
      • Not so well integrated ecosystem
        • Problems with Strava segments sync
      • Running Power is always 70W higher than my Stryd

      (ahh, but I keep the awesome Polar H10 band)

      I hope this helps
      BR

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        smartsp
        last edited by

        I have used both. Both are amazing. I am planning, like you, to buy a Suunto 9 Baro, but the Polar Grit X is one other watch I am looking at. I am still undecided about the Suunto 9 but I know the guy who wrote these Suunto 9 Baro review and Polar Grit X review and he was also torn between which one to go for as they are both so good…

        In terms of features, they are pretty well matched. I would suggest, if can, to find a place that sells these watches and go and check them out. I think in the end it will all come down to looks as featurewise they are very similar… One has something over the other and vice-versa but in the grand scheme of things, they are quite evenly matched,

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          gazaman77 Bronze Member
          last edited by

          Thanks @smartsp @suzzlo. I have actually gone ahead and got the s9 baro. Cracking watch and loving it so far.
          I’m not very confident in the storm alarm though 🤣.
          We’ve just had the mother of all thunderstorms and torrential rain and not a single alert from the watch.
          Gaz

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          • isaziI Offline
            isazi Moderator @gazaman77
            last edited by

            @gazaman77 the storm alert works, but in my experience is good with storms coming when low pressure sets, not just with rain. If a barometer could predict rain on its own, we would not need to spend millions on forecasts 🙂

            Watch: Suunto Vertical Ti

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            • sartoricS Offline
              sartoric Moderator
              last edited by sartoric

              It usually works with sudden storm. If you can see it coming, the alarm doesn’t alarm you 😁

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                gazaman77 Bronze Member
                last edited by

                The thunder storm was about an hour and a half/2 hours ago1A59073E-4EA6-4813-B2B2-84A398E1B2D6.jpeg

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                  sartoric Moderator @gazaman77
                  last edited by sartoric

                  @gazaman77
                  There is not a huge drop in pressure, so the watch doesn’t trigger the alarm
                  As your best friend say : https://www.suunto.com/en-gb/Support/Product-support/suunto_9/suunto_9/valid-for-barometer-version-only/storm-alarm/

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                    gazaman77 Bronze Member @sartoric
                    last edited by

                    @sartoric
                    Maybe I’m reading this incorrectly but from my watch reading, the pressure has only risen within the last 4 or so hours!..no drop at all?!?

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                    • sartoricS Offline
                      sartoric Moderator @gazaman77
                      last edited by

                      @gazaman77 said in Time for an upgrade:

                      as only risen within the last 4

                      maybe the las 1,5 / 2 hours … anyway, no drop, so no alarm. 😁

                      Did you record an activity or used the gps ? that could be due to a fix to the altitude

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                        freeheeler @sartoric
                        last edited by

                        @sartoric
                        or inside a climate controlled building?

                        living sideways

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                          gazaman77 Bronze Member
                          last edited by

                          No I wasn’t doing an activity or anything. My watch was in the house. Is that the issue…does it need to be outside? I understand the whole point of it is to alert you if your out and about but I assumed it would still work indoors like my old ambit.

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                            isazi Moderator @gazaman77
                            last edited by

                            @gazaman77 mine also worked indoor in the past, but for big storms, i.e. those that get names.

                            Watch: Suunto Vertical Ti

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