Forerunner 255

Garmin

Forerunner 255

169 positive 3 neutral 18 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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Best Watch these days

If you can find them at a great price : Garmin Forerunner 570 : it has the new more accurate Garmin Elevate V5 heart rate sensor and will receive new updates and features from Garmin. This new sensor is particularly great for sleep tracking accuracy. Garmin Forerunner 965 : solid choice, has Sapphir

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Prestigious_Cat_5600 in r/GarminWatches

November 8, 2025 8:51 PM

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My new Garmin Forerunner 255 is here!!

Ciao...consiglio,vorrei acquistare il mio primo smartwatch e stavo leggendo del fr255.A me servirebbe per tutti i giornice poi per lo sport,ho iniziato a correre poi gioco a padel e sono un'escursionista.. Il mio dubbio sul fr255 è che è un orologio uscito da qlk anno e leggo che Garmin dopo un po'

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MeringueCritical6267 in r/GarminWatches

November 7, 2025 3:05 PM

1

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

1

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

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TealCatto in r/Garmininstinct

November 21, 2025 2:44 PM

1

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