TomTom - Multi-Sport GPS Watch + Heart Rate Monitor - Dark Gray

I bought this watch to use cycling and running. It broke the first day I used it while biking. The bike strap snapped off the handle bars and the watch hit the pavement and the screen cracked. I brought it back to best buy and was told if I didn't buy their waranty that they couldn't do anything about it. Now I've been dealing with TomTom and it's been well over a month and I still don't have the replacement!

When I first began looking for a fitness watch, I looked at Fitbit products, as most of my friends and family have them. I waited, sure that the Charge HR would be what I wanted. After it launched, I wasn’t so sure. I started to look at Garmin, Peak, Jawbone, Adidas, and spent a tiny bit of time looking at Microsoft and Apple. I quickly realized that no product was perfect. Many would be too large on my wrist. I almost went for the Garmin Vivosmart. In the end I decided on the TomTom and am glad I did because - the size is great and very comfortable - simple to operate with a button rather than touch screen - includes a bike mount (better than on my wrist when riding) - the GPS usually picks up my location extremely fast I really didn’t want a device to wear all the time, only during exercise. I really like the variety of views that can show on the screen while I’m exercising. I find the option to race my previous times particularly exhilarating and really like how it is displayed on the screen. The two modes I use most are Run and Cycle. The recently added Freestyle is nice to record walks or any activity you don’t want counting towards your stats in the other modes. I can’t comment on Treadmill or Swim since I have yet to try them. The watch definitely isn’t perfect, and I would like to see the addition of an indoor cycling mode, making use of a speed/cadence sensor instead of GPS. The watch is great outdoors, but isn’t useful for spinning. If TomTom added an indoor cycling mode, this watch would get 5 stars from me. The TomTom MySports website leaves a lot to be desired, but you can easily sync with other popular fitness sites. I am happy with my purchase and feel it will last a few years until the technology of these devices advances more, causing me to want an upgrade.

This is a great watch which has all the major features I looked for. I love the integration with MapMyFitness. Super easy to use and set up. The price made it worth the jump. About $150 cheaper than similar watches from other companies. My only issues are that the watch has too many quirks for the price. For $250 to $300 I expect it to be flawless. The watch can freeze when uploading bluetooth phone. The data will still be there for a connected upload or charging. There is no reset button so it stays frozen. The device will turn off at times and can't be turned on. When you plug it in, it will turn on again and indicate a full charge. And when frozen you have to setup the date time, etc. Good news is that all workout data is still there. Not a show stopper for me, but annoying. At least resetting it is quick.

I'm a pretty big dude. I powerlift and CrossFit and wanted to incorporate analytics into my workout to achieve better performance. The tech is great and company is awesome, this product, not that awesome. The band on the watch is too bulky and they don't make one for a person with a bigger than average wrist size. The GPS feature works well enough and the multi sport feature makes it somewhat decent. The heart rate monitor is ok. The material they use for the strap is cheap and showed signs of wear after just one use. It was a pain in the butt while working out. It kept rolling down and needed to be adjusted pretty much after every movement. Sync is slow and app needs work.

This is a great watch. I wanted a GPS but also the chest heart rate monitor. The wrist monitors in many watches apparently are not as accurate. It is packed with features for the price.

I was attracted to this fitness device because it offered multi-sport function, gps and heart rate. It said nowhere on the outside of package that the HR monitor was an old style with the band around your ribs. Also readout did not seem accurate, HR barely shifted even during intense workout.

Although it has a range of uses, I use the watch mainly for running. I went into this purchase completely cold, never used any gps device or any training device when running, just walked outside and started to jog. This little thing has really changed my workouts, they've gotten much more structured. The training features are really cool. You have pre-loaded goals (distance and time), you can load your own goals, or you can race a previous run that you did, and each in each case it gives you real-time feedback on whether you're first or second and by what distance. This has been a great motivator for me. The sync software is also great. Shows you maps of your runs and all kinds of stats on distance, pace, elevation, not just the averages either, down to something minuscule like 5 second intervals. Overall this is a great watch and I really enjoy having it.

Although I have only used this watch to run with it works great. I consider myself an above average to advanced runner. I run several times per week. The GPS is accurate and acquires quickly. The watch is very easy to use.