Forerunner 165

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Forerunner 165

292 positive 11 neutral 69 negative

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Amazfit Balance vs Active 2 (and the Rest): How It Stacks Up Against the Competition

Hi all,

I wanted to share my experience with the Amazfit Balance, which I won as part of the April ABC contest and how it compares to my Amazfit Active 2 (which I reviewed here). 

Quick background on me: I’ve been using GPS watches for over two decades, going all the way back to the original Garmi

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caverunner17 in r/amazfit

May 19, 2025 10:11 PM

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ASAP - As Simple As Possible

CZ P10C OR/SR + Streamlight TLR7X • ANR Kydex IWB + NeoMag Alias Mounting System • CRKT Padawan BLK/FDE • Garmin Forerunner 165

My EDC anytime I’m out of the house, simple and effective

KONC3P7 in r/CZFirearms

October 6, 2025 8:00 PM

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Fell for the garmin propaganda

After months of dilemma. Finally bought fr 165. Swerte nakita ko kanina. Best deal ata tong ganitong price

lowkey_lurky in r/PHRunners

July 26, 2025 6:55 AM

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Two Week Coros Pace 3 Review Coming From a Forerunner 55

(Images are, in order, Ink Pace 3 with Mist silicone band and Plump watch face, Forerunner 55 taken from DCRainmaker, Coros Pace 3 with Absolute Black watch face taken from random redditor)

TLDR: Tried a Coros Pace 3 after having a Forerunner 55. Handful of complaints, but overall really like the

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abokchoy in r/Coros

June 17, 2025 4:02 PM

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sportwatch

Ben ik weer..... Ik ben aan het kijken voor een sporthorloge voor het hardlopen en wielrennen, maar vooral focus op hardlopen. Heb nu de samsung galaxy watch, maar deze is niet helemaal gericht op het sporten.

Nu ben ik opzoek naar een goed en betaalbaar sporthorloge, maar wordt beetje overspoeld d

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Koeienknuffelaar in r/Hardlopen

May 28, 2025 6:29 AM

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AWU2 vs Garmin Forerunner 165

Could not help myself getting a new FR165 just a week before I decided it was smart to also buy a used AWU2. Love the simplicity, buttons and light weight of the Garmin, and metrics like body battery. The AWU2 is drag along the usual a mess of 3rd party apps to present some of the metrics. I still g

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Chrstein in r/applewatchultra

June 13, 2025 1:32 PM

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Love instinct so much

Decided to sell this Instinct after several years use and I had almost 0 compliant to it. (Maybe only thing is lack of some local language support.) It is strong, great built quality, even it is made of plastic, I found there is almost no any scratch can be found, everywhere still hold tight and the

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simonwang80 in r/Garmininstinct

November 24, 2024 5:12 PM

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FR-165 First Impressions

Three weeks into my Garmin adventure, I would like to share my first review here for the community where I found quite some inspiration in recent days.

After a few years with Fitbit, I switched to an Apple Watch SE in 2022. I've been an Apple user since way back, so I thought this upgrade made sens

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Minimum-Sherbet-7796 in r/garminforerunner

August 9, 2025 12:32 PM

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Coros pace 4 or Garmin 165

Coros pace 4 has longer battery life. i personally have and use garmin fr165, it lasts me about 3-4 days of active usage. coros pace 4 is more bang for ur buck

Lost-Spell1674 in r/Coros

November 18, 2025 6:22 AM

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TIBAL Winter Edition

I've been doing couch to 5K, and due to some job and life changes I have finally made room in my life for a running habit, and I got myself the Garmin Forerunner 165, and I LOVE it. I've been a longtime fitbit person, but I really like the interface of Garmin, and I'm excited to track my runs with G

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rgb3 in r/blogsnark

January 7, 2025 2:12 PM

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