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    Why I've shelved my Peak for a 9

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    • TonyGT Offline
      TonyG Silver Members @Egika
      last edited by

      @egika said in Why I've shelved my Peak for a 9:

      @foxster Thank you for sharing your insights.
      For me other advantages of the Peak are:

      • big improvement in the wrist HR measurement
      • super quick charge

      I would also add the

      • adaptive light function, I think it works great 👍
      • clicky buttons 👍
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      • MiniForkliftM Offline
        MiniForklift Platinum Member
        last edited by MiniForklift

        I tried out the Polar Grit X Pro for a month before going back to my S9B, main thing was the screen size. The Grit X Pro is actually 4mm larger than the Peak but it still seemed quite small after using my S9B for nearly two years; like you I struggled to read the numbers whilst running and it ended up being the straw that broke the proverbial camels back

        S9B Vs Polar Grit X Pro ❆ REVIEW

        Now back with my trusty gold S9B, happy days 👍

        SV Titanium Solar Forest

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        • suzzloS Offline
          suzzlo Moderator @surfboomerang
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          @surfboomerang

          shut-up-take-my-money.gif

          Suunto: Race, S9Peak, Spartan Sport Wrist
          Garmin: FR745, Edge 530
          SA topics:

          • Guides - https://forum.suunto.com/tags/guides
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          • freeheelerF Offline
            freeheeler @suzzlo
            last edited by

            @suzzlo
            me when Suunto releases S9P XL (or whatever they’ll call it
)

            living sideways

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            • suzzloS Offline
              suzzlo Moderator @freeheeler
              last edited by suzzlo

              @freeheeler I’m waiting to have planned workout and structured workouts, then Spartan and Garmin 745 will go directly to the shelve and buy S9P or S9P XL or S5P Baro (let me dream)

              BR

              Suunto: Race, S9Peak, Spartan Sport Wrist
              Garmin: FR745, Edge 530
              SA topics:

              • Guides - https://forum.suunto.com/tags/guides
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              • sky-runnerS Offline
                sky-runner Silver Members @Foxster
                last edited by

                @foxster said in Why I've shelved my Peak for a 9:

                Baro for me is not that important as the accuracy of the GPS altitude is fine for my trail running and hiking.

                Accuracy of GPS is fine for the absolute altitude but not for calculating total ascent / descent. Non-baro Suunto watches have a rather large threshold so you’ll see total ascent / descent values noticeably smaller than actual.

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                • DMytroD Offline
                  DMytro @sky-runner
                  last edited by

                  @sky-runner only if you hike small hills. If I go up a mountain with 600-1000 vertical meters, elevation is spot on with map/baro version. Elevation is only no good for hills.

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                  • MiniForkliftM Offline
                    MiniForklift Platinum Member @DMytro
                    last edited by MiniForklift

                    @dmytro Agree with this. Roling hills not so good but decent climbs are not far off. Feel like it’s got a bit better over the last update; I used to be way off compared to my training partner who uses a Garmin Enduro, now it’s pretty similar. Happy with this as my S9B always used to massively under report elevation gain

                    I do believe there’s a full fix coming in a future update 👍

                    SV Titanium Solar Forest

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                    • DMytroD Offline
                      DMytro @MiniForklift
                      last edited by

                      @miniforklift I mean the non baro version, but alright 🙂

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                      • MiniForkliftM Offline
                        MiniForklift Platinum Member @DMytro
                        last edited by MiniForklift

                        @dmytro said in Why I've shelved my Peak for a 9:

                        @miniforklift I mean the non baro version, but alright 🙂

                        Oh, sorry. Yeah well the same seems to apply for the Baro version too, something Suunto is aware of and working on

                        SV Titanium Solar Forest

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                        • DMytroD Offline
                          DMytro @MiniForklift
                          last edited by

                          @miniforklift I hope there is some research going into non baro algorithms as well, I think a lot can be done with algorithms to compensate for noise from GPS data.

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                          • Soylent YellowS Offline
                            Soylent Yellow Bronze Member @freeheeler
                            last edited by

                            @freeheeler said in Why I've shelved my Peak for a 9:

                            @foxster said in Why I've shelved my Peak for a 9:

                            Of course, the ideal would be a Peak with a larger display. Hopefully that’s something Suunto is considering

                            ✊ ✊ ✊
                            would be my potential next watch đŸ€ž

                            It will be called “Ambit 4”

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                            • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                              Brad_Olwin Moderator @DMytro
                              last edited by

                              @dmytro I think that the non-baro versions are being improved. I can get very good altitude gains from non-baro watches on big climbs. Eventually, when GPS altitude is more reliable we can do away with the baro sensor for altitude as it has problems too. Running into major head winds with a baro gave me at least 5-fold greater ascent than the actual ascent.

                              Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing

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                              • DMytroD Offline
                                DMytro @Brad_Olwin
                                last edited by

                                @brad_olwin you mean improved in general or in an upcoming releases? Sure, I’m more than satisfied with the performance of my watch, the only problem for now are hill repeats with undercounting and cloudy days on flat terrain with overcounting.

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                                • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                                  Brad_Olwin Moderator @DMytro
                                  last edited by

                                  @dmytro both I hope. I imagine that with antenna and satellite improvements this will happen.

                                  Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing

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                                  • freeheelerF Offline
                                    freeheeler @Brad_Olwin
                                    last edited by

                                    @brad_olwin
                                    I would always go for a baro version.
                                    I’ve never had issues with gusts so far
 only with my sweaty forearm 😉

                                    living sideways

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                                    • cosme.costaC Offline
                                      cosme.costa @Brad_Olwin
                                      last edited by

                                      @brad_olwin I think that if you wear the watch in the left arm won’t be much issues with wind, the sensor is less exposed.

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                                      • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                                        Brad_Olwin Moderator @cosme.costa
                                        last edited by

                                        @cosme-costa said in Why I've shelved my Peak for a 9:

                                        @brad_olwin I think that if you wear the watch in the left arm won’t be much issues with wind, the sensor is less exposed.

                                        I was wearing on the left arm, an S9baro gave huge overestimates because a very strong wind was blowing directly into the sensor. I have had this happen more than once. It dies not matter how the watch is worn.

                                        So far this has not occurred with the S9Peak.

                                        Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing

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                                        • sky-runnerS Offline
                                          sky-runner Silver Members @DMytro
                                          last edited by sky-runner

                                          @dmytro The error is the same with the bug hills - it is just relatively small and therefore not noticeable. Basically, it loses a fixed amount of elevation gain on every single climb no matter how short or long it is. If there is only one large climb the error is relatively tiny compared to the overall elevation gain. However when there are a lot of small climbs, for example when running on rolling hills, the accumulated error may be significant. My estimate is that Suunto 9 Baro loses 3-7 meters (10-20 feet) per climb. The non baro version loses even more.

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                                            TyreseJ4 @suzzlo
                                            last edited by

                                            @suzzlo Garmin is light years ahead of there competitors and I suspect they always will be. With that said, it’s likely that you’ll always have a reason to use Garmin. If you’re committed to Suunto (and that’s fine), you should probably stop using competitor devices since Suunto will likely always be behind or missing some feature that you like on a Garmin.

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