OHR accuracy of owners of Race 2
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Today possibly cadence lock in first half? Not sure but strange change in middle of activity while i walked same speed all the way.
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@Adam.B which Garmin are we speaking of?
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Today I did bike ride, almost all it was done on asphalt road. Here is comparison of Suunto 5 (using Suunto Smart Heart Rate Belt), and Suunto Race 2 OHR sensor.
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Yesterday during a long run. Constant pace all the way.
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@Luis-Andés-Olmedo
Ok so I am not alone with those crazy high bpm in the beginning of each easy run… -
@Jean-Philippe-REY said in OHR accuracy of owners of Race 2:
@Luis-Andés-Olmedo
Ok so I am not alone with those crazy high bpm in the beginning of each easy run…The crazy high BPM at the beginning of an easy run is since forever on my Vertical too.
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@sorinus try to wait minute or two after watch lock on HR before starting your excercise.
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@Tomas5 with almost every Suunto watch I had bad OHR readings when riding my bike.
Usually it would eventually just fall into the lower 80s and stay there.Race 2 was the first watch to ever got OHR in cycling right for me!
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@Tomas5 Mine is 100% off… See my report https://forum.suunto.com/post/177055
With screen capture, same evening first 10k easy with suunto ohr 165/170…
Then another last km with polar chest just to confirm I was not crazy or hillSame pace in both case 5:35 per km
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@Matteiva my test from bike ride turned out good. Comparing to chest strap. I will do similar for walking activities. I am suspiciouse there is possible cadence lock when watch is not tight on your wrist. But i will see after comparison with chest strap. Hope i will find time to test this week.
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With old Suunto 5 i hade from time to time crazy high HR measurement using OHR sensor. At least this didn’t occured yet on Race 2. So big improvement in that for my.
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@Tomas5
in 10 years that’s the worst OHR I have ever seen for me while runningchest are always the best for specific workout, but for daily training or trail a good OHR should be enough, I use both chest and ohr, but very disappointed with the race 2, meaning I can not train with it’s ohr
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@Matteiva I’ve been having a few problems with my Race 2, but OHR isn’t one of them — it’s actually been quite good, to be fair. Much better than my previous Coros Pace 3.
Today I did a 45-minute workout: 5 minutes in zone 1, 30 minutes in zone 2, and 10 minutes in zones 4 and 5. The watch performed impeccably in terms of OHR accuracy, as you can see here
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@Matteiva hey, I am curious. Which OHR did you use 10 years ago? Must have been one of the first gadgets.
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@Gunnar Tomtom watch, maybe not 10 but 8
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@gogapo it surely depends per individual, skin tone, pilosity, and veins
I always used same strong nylon scratch band since garmin fenix 6x
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@Matteiva I just read a review of the Tomtom runner 3. Same user experience as today for current watches. Nothing changed apparently
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@Gunnar
yes I remember it was almost 10 bits above my real heart rate, but race 2 was 25/30 yesterday evening, during all my activity And garmin epix pro 2 was spot on most of the time, same type of band same personn ( me ! )
Hoping a fix soon
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Hi everyone. I am new to this forum. And I am the owner of my first Suunto device.
I really like the Race 2. They have a nice weight, a nice large display, and easy control with the digital crown.
What I am disappointed with is the quality of the OHR measurement. Today I had a light running workout in zone 1-2 during which I can breathe through my nose easily. From the chest strap I know that at this pace my heart rate is around 130-140. I ran downhill and my heart rate was 164-172. This is the heart rate I get during interval training!
I feel like my old Garmin Fenix 6 pro was more accurate. I know that OHR can’t record sudden changes in pace, but at the same pace it measures 20-30 beats more. I really don’t understand this and I’m afraid it’s more of a hardware issue than a software one.
I have white skin. Original suunto textile strap. Tight enough.I have an ultramarathon coming up this weekend and I’m angry that I can’t rely on the watch. I don’t feel like wearing a chest strap for 100km…
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@jsmno Unfortunatly Downhill the watches OHR have problems with “cadence lock” because it believes the movements are your heartbeat…
But as far as I know all manufacturers have this problem, interesting to hear that Garmin seems to be better in this aspect
