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Garmin
Forerunner 255
161 positive 2 neutral 27 negative
Based on 190 Reddit mentions
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Pace 3. I love this thing! It's so light!
Weight is such an underrated feature. I started off with Pace 2, then thought maybe I should go with Garmin FR (more popular and mature product) I put on both Pace 3 and FR255s (the lighter version of FR255) and the difference in weight is heavily felt. I returned the FR255s the day after
Shinsekai21 in r/Coros
June 3, 2025 4:18 PM
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First time running 5k without stopping!
Congrats! Did your Forerunner prompt to calibrate the distance when you finished the treadmill run? For some reason my Fr255 does not give me the option at the end of a treadmill run, despite being >1 mile. Garmin tech support has been unresponsive this far.
tikut in r/garminforerunner
December 2, 2025 3:24 PM
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Why you chose Instinct over other Garmin device ?
It looks like a watch! I refuse to compromise on a MIP screen and look like some futuristic character from an 80s franchise. :D Phone screens look so ugly on the wrist. Out of all the MIP screen watches, this one looks the best. The color ones are washed out. I had a Vivoactive 4 (color MIP) and enj
...TealCatto in r/Garmininstinct
November 21, 2025 2:44 PM
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