Polar CS200cad Cycling Computer Heart Rate Monitor with Cadence
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Product Feature
- Affordable handlebar-mounted cycling computer with included heart rate monitor
- Cycling Economy/Intensity enables you to predict your calorie expenditure
- Wireless cadence sensor measures your pedaling rate (presented as rpm)
- Wireless cycling measurements: speed (current, average and max); trip; distance
- Wheel size settings for two bicycles, speed sensor installation for different fork shapes
Product Description
The triple wireless CS200cad is the complete package, and the most loaded cycle computer for the money. Speed, cadence and heart rate, all wireless. Four lines of data on the display that scrolls automatically. Exclusive Polar features that links to your PC, the CS200cad is more than just a cycle computer.Polar CS200cad Cycling Computer Heart Rate Monitor with Cadence Review
I'm an average biker -- 18 mph -- and not training for any races right now.I've been using my CS200cad for about 18 months now and still like it as much as when I bought it.
When it breaks, I'll buy another one. Note that the price of this unit has not come down in 18 months! This is quite unusual and prob'ly speaks to the demand for this specific set of features. I disagree with the reviewer who said that it should provide bar graphs or record more than simple averages; I've just been copying the stat's to an Excel spreadsheet anyway and so I don't really need that on a tiny display.
What makes this unit different is the dual wireless (wheel speed & cadence) and so there's really no wires, but there's 2 extra batteries to maintain due to that (3 total). Pay attention to the cost to replace these batteries and find a cheap source for them. The backlight *eats* batteries, but it's really nice and bright.
The heart rate strap is good but the contacts need to be wet. It is quite comfortable in all positions and does not pinch. There is a particular building with lots of satellite dishes when the heart rate goes from zero to 230 and back repeatedly, so I'm guessing this is a wireless transmission failure.
It's easy to take the monitor off the bike quickly by a simple twist so you can take it with you when you lock up your bike OR to move it to say, between 2 bikes (buy a second mount for the other bike; it keeps the bikes' stat's separately).
I mostly bought it because I wanted to increase my cadence while keeping heart rate in zone, and it did just that: I went from 60 to 70 on the long rides. I like that it's got 6 different displays and one of them is always what I want to see, so those are well-designed. Compare this to my db unit that displays half it's numbers at the same time on a slightly larger display, and has one other mode to see all the other numbers, but I find myself getting a bit confused because all the numbers are the same size. I've seen more advanced DB displays that color-code numbers and change their sizes throughout the display, but those have wires.
It beeps when I'm out of zone, which is a little annoying to fellow bicyclists during warm up (below min rate) but is really good in a pace line on steep hills because the guy behind me can hear my beeps to know when I'm about to slow (before the hand signals). Another pace line goodie is that it tells when the instantanious speed is above or below the average, so if you're trying to keep a pace line at a constant speed you just look for the arrow and don't have to "do math under stress". It can take 10-20 seconds to acquire the heart signal.
The 3 button design is fairly clear for a unit of this type. Some commonplace settings may require 5-10 button presses to find and enable, so you'd want to avoid doing that while on the bike. All of the things I need to do on the bike are much more simple. They really thought out the usage of the buttons.
It's also tough: I flipped over my handlebars and hit the computer with full force and it's just a little scratched but still works fine.
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