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Any sports watches gurus around here?
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Jul 9, 2025, 3:55 PM
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I’m thinking of buying a Garmin 165 or the Garmin 255. I’m an avid runner but not all that tech savvy. Just want easy to use and a good gps accuracy for running and hiking. Currently have Apple Watch 2. Any thoughts?
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TigerNet Vanguard [212169]
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This one's for you...
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Jul 9, 2025, 3:59 PM
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tigermanac®
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Orange Elite [5179]
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Re: This one's for you...
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Jul 9, 2025, 5:50 PM
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That looks pretty nice about now.
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Sadly...
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Jul 9, 2025, 6:05 PM
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I think the Jounge has more watch sports gurus than sports watch gurus.
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Meh.
Jul 9, 2025, 8:22 PM
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I'd rather watch ports.
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Lounge enough
Jul 10, 2025, 11:34 AM
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Esp. with FBC and you can watch poors
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Re: Lounge enough
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Jul 10, 2025, 11:41 AM
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Obed® would have loved this post.
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RIP Obed
Jul 10, 2025, 11:46 AM
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Live by the train, die by the train
Obed®
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Tiger Titan [45226]
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Oh. I didn't know he had railroad money.
Jul 10, 2025, 12:23 PM
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That explains a lot. Including irony.
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The Sportsaholic
Jul 9, 2025, 8:41 PM
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Checking in. Just trying to live life one game at a time
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Garmin for the WIN! Go with the 255, you won't have to charge it every night***
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Jul 9, 2025, 6:42 PM
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Re: Garmin for the WIN! Go with the 255, you won't have to charge it every night***
Jul 9, 2025, 6:54 PM
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Honestly I have the 255 in hand. Delivered yesterday. Feeling a little overwhelmed by it but I think I’m starting to get it. I was wondering if I should return it for the 165 because it’s supposed to be more user friendly. But I think I’ll try to hang in there with the Garmin 255 over the 165 because it’s supposed to have better gps under tree canopy, etc. Do you agree with that? Got experience with it?
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just upgraded to the fenix 7
Jul 9, 2025, 7:08 PM
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it's real tight, dew recommend
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Re: just upgraded to the fenix 7
Jul 9, 2025, 7:10 PM
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I’ll read up on it. Thanks.
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Re: just upgraded to the fenix 7
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Whew that sucker sounds like way more watch than I need. What made you upgrade? What’s your primary use?
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Fenix 7 Sapphire Pro wearer here, love it.
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Jul 9, 2025, 7:15 PM
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Battery life, golf gps, aesthetic, hiking/running gps.
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Re: Fenix 7 Sapphire Pro wearer here, love it.
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Jul 9, 2025, 8:13 PM
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👍🏻
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Fenix 5.5 here
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Jul 10, 2025, 11:51 AM
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but I don't own the watch
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No Sir, Mr. #### Awg***
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Re: No Sir, Mr. #### Awg***
Jul 9, 2025, 8:48 PM
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Well that ain’t sweet.
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When I was running heavy, the Garmin Forerunners were my Goto watches and
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I want another, but I cannot get my back rehabbed enough to start running again.
I always went middle of the line, 240 (I think) was the last one I got. The high end ones were nice, but too much for what I wanted. Great thing about them is they needed charging every 3-4 days, not daily like the Apple Watch. And they lasted through a 50k, Apple Watch would most certainly die through a 6 hour run, IMO.
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Re: When I was running heavy, the Garmin Forerunners were my Goto watches and
Jul 10, 2025, 12:02 PM
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Yeah the Apple Watch battery is just ridiculous. It’s hard to get through the day without losing battery. Some days after I run at first light the wife wants to go hiking. On days I do both forget it. The Apple Watch is 100% going to die on the hike. So I hear you about the 50k. No way Apple makes it to the end of that!!
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I'm not sold on the wrist HRMs. My first Garmin had a chest strap and that was
Jul 10, 2025, 1:28 PM
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probably a better reading. It started going bad though and said I was having a heart attack every time I ran.
My first one was a Forerunner 305
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Re: I'm not sold on the wrist HRMs. My first Garmin had a chest strap and that was
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I pay attention to the heart rate on the watch but I’ve gotten to where I rely more on the talk test if I’m trying to stay down in zone 2.
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