Forerunner 170

Garmin

Forerunner 170

55.5/100
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Suunto Race S Long Term Review

I came from a Polar Pace Pro to Suunto in August last year. Polar forum was very pissed when I wrote a goodbye review about the old watch mentioning how the features offered didn't match the price for an otherwise decent watch...they actually were pretty hostile about it. Whatever. My experience wit

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derhutzt in r/Suunto

June 20, 2026 at 9:49 a.m.

7

Amazfit Balance vs Garmin Venu3

Personally I would go for the Garmin between these two. The original Balance uses Amazfit's older sensor array which wasn't that accurate or great. Is there a reason why you won't consider the Balance 2? Also, look at the newly released Garmin Forerunner 170.

LieberLudwigshafen in r/amazfit

May 15, 2026 at 3:05 p.m.

4

Pomoć oko odabira Garmin sata i tenisica za trčanje

Slažem se s ranijim komentarom da ti ne treba nijedan sad da počneš. Pouch za mobitel je 6-7 eura Max i dobar je početak, pogotovo ako planiraš i uz sat nositi telefon na trčanje. Ako si baš odlučna oko sata i oko toga da bude Garmin, apsolutno ti ne treba ništa više od FR165. Ja bih ti samo preporu

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ohwellhell in r/croatia

August 8, 2026 at 12:01 a.m.

4

Cheetah 2 Ultra already in US web store

I think no one understands it. Now we have the cheetah pro with a small screen but almost the same dimensions as the ultra. They could have made them two different sizes like one in 44 other in 48 mm. I bet those custom cnc milled titanium pieces are expensive to manufacture, hence the price and pro

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Consistent_Win_7401 in r/amazfit

May 13, 2026 at 12:07 p.m.

4

Whoop vs. Forerunner 170

I went from Whoop to Garmin FR 170 also. I can understand your frustration. I switched because I was not convinced whoop is worth the steep cost for what I wanted out of a device. I swim, run, lift, and a few other activities. IMO, the FR 170 is far more useful for training. Yes, whoop UX is more po

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tm3610 in r/garminforerunner

August 5, 2026 at 12:07 p.m.

3

Need help picking my first cycling computer

Consider the Garmin Ecosystem if you want to expand your fitness activities later. I've tried quite a few of them but as soon as I expanded into rucking , running and needed a forerunner 170, Garmin Connect website that is able to tie in your load / activities from your cycling and running activitie

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kd_ca in r/bikepacking

July 15, 2026 at 7:37 p.m.

3

Laufuhr

Als Multisportuhr habe ich die Garmin Vivoactive 5 Music. Glaube mittlerweile gibt es ein 6er Modell, das leicht verbessert wurde. Das wäre eine Option für dich. Wenn du primär läufst, wäre aktuell die Forerunner 170 Music sehr gut geeignet. Es ist ein Einsteigermodell laut Garmin, aber es hat dick

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Kampfflummy in r/laufen

June 21, 2026 at 10:28 a.m.

3

Why 600€ for the Cheetah 2 Pro ?

I never quite understand why Garmin is held up as the gold standard for long-term support. My previous watch was a Garmin Vivoactive 5, and from the moment I bought it, I barely received any feature updates. Look at the Vivoactive 6. Hardware-wise, it’s almost identical to the Vivoactive 5, but with

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Poh_teh_toh in r/amazfit

May 14, 2026 at 5:45 a.m.

2

Guided Intervals Freeze Every Time

As soon as I have the money my eye is on the new Garmin FR 170, i've heard great things about Garmin for dedicated runners

Pink742 in r/nikerunclub

June 24, 2026 at 4:07 a.m.

1

What’s the most accurate watch for pace and distance? I don’t care about heart rate and other health stuff.

May I know which watch did you end up? I'm currently looking at Pace 4 and Garmin FR 170 but these insights of yours makes me lean towards FR 170 more.

wallapola in r/Marathon_Training

July 22, 2026 at 2:11 p.m.

1

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