Garmin

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Northern Exile Jun 2021 9:20pm, 13 Jun 2021 7,735 posts	Northern Exile Have you lost any important functions in moving to your new watch HOD??
larkim Jun 2021 9:36pm, 13 Jun 2021 14,744 posts	larkim Isn't it just that Fenix is basically "top of the range" Garmin sports watch, and that's why a lot of (middle class, senior management) runners have them. Max out on features, probably most of them never used etc...
Hills of Death (HOD) Jun 2021 10:10pm, 13 Jun 2021 35,761 posts	Hills of Death (HOD) Only extended battery life but it’s still on 50% from Wednesday
Badger Jun 2021 10:23pm, 13 Jun 2021 13,935 posts	Badger NE, yes I use the navigation a lot - it's the first watch I've had that has actual maps on it and I wouldn't want to be without them now. I've actually replaced the standard map with one with more detail including more paths & contour lines, not that that's much use in Cambridge, but handy elsewhere.
Northern Exile Jun 2021 8:41am, 14 Jun 2021 7,736 posts	Northern Exile That's cool. Was it OpenStreetMap or suchlike that you loaded? I struggle to see the contour lines on my eTrex when I'm running, do you find it easy enough picking out the detail?
Northern Exile Jun 2021 8:43am, 14 Jun 2021 7,737 posts	Northern Exile p.s. Larks - I did wonder that myself, but surely most runners will put functionality in front of just wearing the most expensive watch in the shop? As HOD says, it's a chunky piece of kit and there has to be some benefit to owning one.
larkim Jun 2021 8:46am, 14 Jun 2021 14,746 posts	larkim I've known people spend £000s on watches which only ever tell the time, so who knows NE!! I suppose a bit like the MAMILs who spend £4000 on a road bike to lug their unfit bodies around, people like to buy "quality". And if you can't decide whether you can live with or without functionality, yet you can afford £600 to spend, you might as well buy the top of the range watch so you'll never feel you've missed out.
Northern Exile Jun 2021 8:54am, 14 Jun 2021 7,738 posts	Northern Exile Mmmm yes, we get a lot of those MAMILs round here. There's a disproportionate amount of expensive bike shops in town and they do cater for the well-heeled and overweight, so I know what you mean. Only yesterday I overtook a pair moving at a very sedate pace (downhill), they appeared to be riding Pinarello Dogma F12s. Meanwhile I'm scouring eBay for second-hand frames .....
MisterTea Jun 2021 9:04am, 14 Jun 2021 5,863 posts	MisterTea NE - maybe they were doing the cycling equivalent of hill reps
Northern Exile Jun 2021 9:04am, 14 Jun 2021 7,740 posts	Northern Exile Maybe