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Polar CS300 Heart Rate Monitor

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With added cycling features that track your performance from all angles, the Polar® CS300 is designed for the ultimate cyclist or cross-trainer.

Tracks cycling calories burned both per hour and per km which will encourage sufficient intake on a long ride
Input the distance you plan to ride and it will calculate your ETA based on your speed
Cycle features: trip, distance, cadence-based target zones, distance-based interval and recovery measurement, and wheel size settings for two bikes
A wireless sensor measures current and maximum cycling speed and also calculates average speed
SpeedPointer relates current speed to average speed and ZonePointer helps you to stay within your pre-set heart rate zone
Exercise features: wireless ECG accurate heart rate, exercise set, Polar fitness test, target zones, HR max and interval timers
Maximum heart rate of total exercise, average and max heart rate of each lap and recovery measurement (HR / time)
Plus, average heart rate of total exercise and maximum heart rate and calorie expenditure
Exercise set lets you create training sessions with individual settings for duration and heart rate limits
OwnCal counts total calories burned during one exercise session and over accumulated sessions to help you reach your goals
OwnZone® features determines personal heart rate limits for a training session, based on your fitness level
Recording features: 14 exercise files, training file info page with date/time, exercise time (total), time in target zone and target zone limits
Wireless data communication transfers data to and from a PC via SonicLink and UpLink, allowing uploads of exercise settings from a PC
OwnCode blocks unwanted signals from other computers and watches giving you disturbance-free transmission of data
Watch features: time of day, dual time zones, date and weekday indicator, exercise reminder, stopwatch, alarm with snooze and low-battery indicator
User-configurable displays are over-sized and backlit so they are easy to read
Dual-position bike mount and wireless speed sensor included
Water-resistant to 164 feet (50 meters)

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Polar CS300 Heart Rate Monitor Customer Reviews

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Polar CS 300 Heart Rate Monitor Bike Computer

3.0

(based on 5 reviews)

40%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Accurate (4)
Comfortable (4)

Cons

Best Uses

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- Athletic (4)

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Dec

2007

(25 of 26 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Great except for data transfer

By MCmikerG

from Peninsula, CA

About Me Weekend Warrior

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Pros

Accurate
Easy To Use
Gives A Quick Reading

Cons

Unreliable

Best Uses

Casual training

Comments about Polar CS 300 Heart Rate Monitor Bike Computer:

Used this for 8 months and returned it. It is easy to use, easy to read on the bike, fairly accurate, and the HRM strap is comfortable. The downside is the SonicLink data transfer. It is incredibly hard to get it to sync the data from the HRM to the Polar software program. Being tech savvy, I figured I could get it to work. I even bought a high quality microphone thinking this was the problem, but it didn't help. The USB transfer might be better, but it is expensive. Especially when compared to a Garmin Forerunner 50, which includes HRM, speed, cadence and seamless USB transfer for 3/4 the cost. To make matters worse, there is no way to export my data from the Polar software to another application (even just a text file), so 8 months of training data are now the property of Polar. I hope they can use them.

Jan

2009

(7 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Average hart rate monitor

By Mr F

from Hopuston Texas

About Me Athletic

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Pros

Accurate
Comfortable

Cons

Bulky
Strap malfounction

Best Uses

Comments about Polar CS 300 Heart Rate Monitor Bike Computer:

Overall, this watch is ok for my needs. But need serious redesign and improvments. The look of it could be improved especially. As I do a lot of fitness activities and sports, the side buttons gets hit often and make the monitoring stops. wich mean i have often to estimate my performances. The linking with the PC is extremely complicated and it was one of the feature that make me buy it. The transmission with fitness equipment are also another feathur that are important for me. One down side is that it store only 15 activities and considering that the link with your computer is extremely harsh. Make your own conclusion. Another thing that irritate me, i wish i could have a software that can run to track my performance instead of loggin into Polar website training center. What would be great is if polar would make an apps for smart phone or blackberry. That would be awesome.

Mar

2010

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Mixing to many things into one gadget

By BikerKen

from Minneapolis, MN

About Me Athletic

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Pros

Comfortable

Cons

Inaccurate
Not durable

Best Uses

Daily Use

Comments about Polar CS 300 Heart Rate Monitor Bike Computer:

Works well as an entry level bike computer and a heart rate monitor. You cannot view through some items while riding like on a normal computer such as average speed, odometer, etc... The Heart rate is unpredictable (it registers 190 to 210 for a portion of every workout for some reason). I also use it while running and for spin class and it gets alot of use. The band is worn and the bezel is missing. It would be a better investment to buy a good bike computer and a good heart rate monitor instead of buying one unit that does everything.

May

2010

5.0

Great Monitor A++++++++++

By MobileAJ

from Tampa Bay, FL

About Me Athletic

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Pros

Accurate
Comfortable
Quality Construction
Stylish
User Friendly

Cons

Best Uses

Bike

Comments about Polar CS 300 Heart Rate Monitor Bike Computer:

I have used mine for triathlon training and races. Love this so much, we got one for my wife and she is also a huge fan. You add or subtract feature and not have to scroll through the ones you do not have active. The Heart Rate Zones are spot on.I messed up the seal repleacing the battery and sent it to Polar after 1-year and they replaced the whole watch. [...]when this one finally dies I will get another one.I have the cadance and speed sensors, and they work great as well.