Oh I will try that! I haven not. I’ve only really focused on the charge cable port since that gets mucked up. Thanks!
What method of cleaning the port do you use? I guess I’m lucky because I just got my 955 replaced for the 4th time and they were so tired of me sending them back that they also sent me a Swim 2 for free just to swim with.
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I used to use a toothbrush and just some diluted dish soap. Don’t hammer the barometer holes with anything too stiff.
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Documented e.g. here https://old.reddit.com/r/Coros/comments/1blz701/pace_3_favero_assioma_low_power/ and here https://old.reddit.com/r/Coros/comments/1edims0/cycling_duel_power_meter/, and they confirmed it when I asked. It wouldn’t be the first time an update made things worse in a boring unflashy way.
I had a Coros Pace 2 which was working fine as my first sports watch. Unfortunately, after the warranty period passed, the dial stopped working, so it was essentially unusable except as a rudimentary timepiece. Though Coros offered a partial refund if I purchased another watch, I passed on this offer because all their watches are constructed with the dial. (You can search online such as on reddit for reports from others about the malfunctioning dial.)
I didn’t want to risk having this kind of failure again, so I bought a Garmin Instinct 2 that was discounted to < $180. It’s working fine and has a long battery life.
Price is right.
I experienced the same issue with the Epix Gen 2 Sapphire. I recently received the refurbished unit, but I’m considering selling it and using my backup Garmin 235 instead, as keeping a $1,000 watch that offers little value to me doesn’t seem practical. Since I don’t swim with a watch and rely on a cycling computer during rides, I find limited use for a high-end triathlon watch.
It doesn’t really matter if the altimeter on your watch is broken because you should always use the elevation correction feature in Strava and Training Peaks regardless. That is the only way to get accurate elevation data.
What about people who do not use Strava or Training Peaks or want to see accurate data in their Garmin Connect environment?
You can also change the survey type in GC How do I Change the Elevation Source in Garmin Connect? | Garmin Support
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Thanks, you beat me to it. These elevation correction features use DOD and other data sets to combine with your GPS and very accurately represent your true elevation. As the garmin site says, even the best altimeter in a device doesnt get it right in all conditions. Sometimes its not even close. If you are really making TSS decisions from the elevation data your watch is giving you you are doing it wrong.
It depends on what you are trying o achieve I guess. If you want a better record of your total El. Gain and El. Loss then you should correct it. If you are just after a reasonably accurate TSS then I say don’t bother.
In practice I feel that most runners don’t need it to be that accurate, they just need elevation not to fail and suddenly ramp the data up from wherever they are to 8,000m. Which is what the probably always seems to be.
If it is consistently a bit wrong then it doesn’t affect TSS that much. It’s when it suddenly jumps, effecting Normalized Graded Pace and rTSS. If I go in and correct a lot of my runs the TSS doesn’t change very much.
My 10 month old 965 altimeter died last week. The Garmin CS person told me that when chlorine dries on the sensor, it cracks it. I wear the watch in the shower, but that’s not enough of a rinse.
Seems like a pretty bad design flaw… especially since the watch could pull elevation data from the GPS.
All the altimeters die. The watch will work fine otherwise. For years. Do elevation correction on Strava or other afterwards it’s a lot more accurate anyway.
for $600, I’d prefer a watch that’s fully functional 10 months after I bought it. I feel like that’s a reasonable ask.
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I could sell you my ambit S. Has worked fine since 2015. In itself and comparing with some of your experiences it makes it valuable !
My wife had a Garmin which lasted just 2 years. I have been tempted to buy a new watch, just for the fun of it. My biggest criticism would be that the outdoor GPS watch is pretty poor.
if i had to buy a new one, i would look at the Coros 3 too.
Has anybody seen the review of the Kospet watch by Matt Hanson. I had never heard the name before
Buying a GPS watch is like buying a car. Buy new, get all the features, longest warranty, most expensive. Buy a year or two used, most of the features, warranty running out, less expensive. Buy a beater a few years old, missing modern features, no warranty, least expensive. If you opt for new, just like a car, the most value is keeping it forever, until it dies and has no resale (maybe parts). Next best might be keeping it a year or two and selling while it still has some value and buying the next shiny thing new. Different strokes and all that. I have been a ‘buy and hold’ for my last three Garmin GPS watches (FR305, FR 920XT, FR 955 - although I did sell that 920XT for a few bucks despite its advanced age). My 955 is 2.5 y/o and, if a 975 emerges this summer, I might be tempted b/c the 955 probably could still attract a few bucks on eBay. But there is no doubt that the prices of new GPS watches are insulting, at least from the ‘most known’ vendors.