Question:I am looking for a confirmation and/or comments regarding the following
conclusion that I have reached: the Timex Ironman Triathlon 50 Lap
Fitness Monitor, though a very nice HRM watch in many respects, cannot
simultaneously display elapsed time in the current lap and total elapsed
time for the event. You cannot even toggle between the two when the
stop watch is in use. As near as I can figure, you must choose from a
set-up menu to show either elapsed time in the current lap OR for the
event as a whole before you start the stop watch. Once you have
selected, you are stuck with your choice until the stop watch has been
stopped and reset to zero, at which time you can make the choice again.
This seems to be true even when you are not using the heart rate
monitor. Am I missing something or did Timex miss the boat on an
otherwise very nice product?
Answer:
I have the 100 lap model and it act the same way.
In actual use, I haven't found this to be a problem for me, but they could
have been more flexible in how data is displayed.
I had a similar experience, although worse than yours...
I was looking to replace my Timex 100 Lap Ironman Triathlon watch and 1st
generation Polar Pacer HRM with a single unit. I always feel kind of goofy
wearing the two wrist units.
To start, although the strap was a much nicer pliable non-slip rubber than
the first generation Polar strap I was using, I found the elastic strap when
adjusted to it's maximum did not comfortable fit around my chest (I'm a
bigger fellow, 6', 210#, and I wear the straps fairly loose). I had to
unwind the loops in the strap and feed it backwards through the strap to get
the length I needed. Then I found the Velcro loopback to fasten the strap
on, to be a bit of a nuisance compared to the Polar strap as well.
Next I found the actual stopwatch/timer features on the watch severely
limited compared to the older Timex unit I usually used, for the reasons
you've mentioned, in addition to the fact that it had only a single
countdown timer. Not to mention the fact I found the display very difficult
to read.
And lastly (and this may have just been a bad unit), the watch was
constantly loosing contact with the strap, or reporting bogus heart rates?
During my last run, I actually strapped my Polar unit on below the Timex
unit, and it performed flawlessly, while the Timex unit continued to give
erratic reading. Needless to say, the Timex unit was returned, and I'm back
to 2 watch bands! My next unit will be another Polar! ;-)
