Garmin

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geordiegirl Jan 2022 3:10pm, 18 Jan 2022 17,006 posts	geordiegirl The climbpro feature looks great 👍 Like the entry level cycle computers. It gives you data on your current hill - the grade and how far to peak. Could be very useful for pacing. Are there any more affordable GPS watches / garmins that have that. I have the forerunner 245 which I am very happy with but it has no such elevation feature If the fenix 6s does I have one going cheap 🤣
K5 Gus Jan 2022 3:10pm, 18 Jan 2022 4,906 posts	K5 Gus Kieran, think you need to have a barometric altimeter to get Climbpro. The Instinct is currently on sale on the garmin site at £179 and has it. Possibly cheaper elsewhere, also check Vivoactive 4 I think.
Northern Exile Jan 2022 3:22pm, 18 Jan 2022 8,402 posts	Northern Exile The Vivoactive 4 has a barometric altimeter?? Well, that's a bonus - I didn't know! [glares at watch on left wrist]
HappyG(rrr) Jan 2022 3:23pm, 18 Jan 2022 41,042 posts	HappyG(rrr) Yip, so did the VA3 NE. G
Kieren Jan 2022 3:28pm, 18 Jan 2022 4,277 posts	Kieren Thanks guys. I'll keep that in mind for the next upgrade. I've overspent on warm outdoor clothes from montane, alpkit, Decathlon so need to keep my spending restrained for the rest of 2022 half 1
geordiegirl Jan 2022 3:29pm, 18 Jan 2022 17,007 posts	geordiegirl So does the 6, but mine is the small and in white so probably wrong size and colour. I was supposed to be being restrained but you know..... hehehe
3M (aka MarkyMarkMark) Jan 2022 4:35pm, 18 Jan 2022 17,178 posts	3M (aka MarkyMarkMark) Really,HappyG(rrr)> That's a well hidden feature of MrsMMM's VA3 watch. Although it only usually gets used for swimming or parkrunning, both of which don't have any significant altitude (around here at least!). Mind you, as a watch it's a bit too clever for it's own good sometimes!
HappyG(rrr) Jan 2022 4:42pm, 18 Jan 2022 41,051 posts	HappyG(rrr) And it was the altimeter that failed on 3 (or 2?) VA3s that I owned. So while I like it to be more accurate than GPS altitude, I'd also like it to not break! VA4 going strong though. At £229 a far cheaper watch than the big models. G
Welshpoppy Jan 2022 5:03pm, 18 Jan 2022 1,788 posts	Welshpoppy Oh blimey that 7 looks great but I have to be sensible. Maybe for my birthday I can afford a 6 sapphire😄
geordiegirl Jan 2022 5:05pm, 18 Jan 2022 17,008 posts	geordiegirl I’m trying and failing to be sensible Poppy.