Product Description

As a fitness cyclist and first time triathlete, you will get everything you need with the S150. There's all the key heart rate data, speed and distance, and even Exercise Set that allows you to program your favorite workout. Whether it's on your handlebars or on your wrist, you'll take you training to a new level.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #66189 in Sports & Outdoors
• Color: Grey
• Brand: Polar
• Model: 1902870
• Released on: 2005-01-06

Features

• Heart rate monitor designed for the recreation runner, biker, or triathlete
• Measures maximum heart rate, average rate for lap, and how long it takes you to recover (in heart rate or time)
• Includes bike mount; features trip and speed (average, max) measurement
• 24 hour clock with day/week indicator and stopwatch
• Large easy-to-read, backlit display with split screen; water resistant to 30 meters

Customer Reviews

Great monitor, good bike computer but a complex beast...
I've had the S150 as a heart rate monitor and sometimes bike computer (on my mountain bike) for about 8 months now. Here's what it does REALLY well:

1) Instantaneous heart rate.
2) Lap timer that captures average and peak heart rate during each split and also displays lap time and instantaneous heart rate during the workout.
3) Instantaneous bike speed.
4) Total mileage covered.
5) Average speed per lap/distance covered in each lap.

Here's what it does satisfactorily:
1) Ease of navigation through all of the functions.

My only real gripe with this heart rate monitor is the labyrinth of menus and "paths" that you must travel down by clicking on numerous buttons to get to the true functionality of the device. This may scare off the technologically inept or the impatient types, but those familiar with Polar HR monitors or the kind of person that will sit down with the manual and learn the device will come to enjoy the accurate biofeedback this training tool offers.

I've worn it in 3 triathlons, swim with it 3 times a week, mountainbike with it, run, everything! The only thing it DOESN'T do it log your workout stints and make them available for download to a PC. That'll be my next HR monitor purchase! But in the meantime, I'll be happy with the functionality of this killer Polar monitor.

OK HRM, Bad Bike Computer
I had this unit for about four months. During that time I used it exclusively as a HRM monitor. It worked well after a good reading of the manual. However, when I tried to set up the wired bike monitor the unit would not record distance or speed. After reading around it seems like this unit has a problem recording this information reliably. I returned the Polar and went with a Suunto T3 with Bike Pod. The Suunto works beautifully and is a very well designed product. I would highly recommend it over the Polar S150.

Excellent product for biking
Excellent product for those mountain bikers who want a basic watch for training purposes. This watch is very simple and resistant and most important is its price as well as its quality.