Race S

I had thr same feeling from Garmin, getting frustrated with charging for premium £1000+ watches, then hiding features behind a paywall Moved from a Garmin Epix Pro Gen 2 to a Suunto Race S about 6 weeks ago & haven't looked back since

Staged update starting today. This update brings improvements and bug fixes. SUUNTO VERTICAL, RACE, RACE S: New features: Support for pairing multiple sensors of same type. Sensors will need to be paired again. Showing sensor information, like battery level and name Downloading maps now enabled also

I can fully understand this. I have an Epix Pro and a Race S. The Epix Pro can do a lot better and is objectively the better watch in daily life, but there is something about the Race S and the Suunto app, that I feel emotionally attached to. Maybe the David and Goliath kind of situation adds to thi

Suunto race s is a 45mm watch, the S stands for small 🙄

Short answer that became long: I had a V (beside other Polar watches before) and changed to V3 after extensive research incl. using the apps of Suunto and Garmin (the latter I still use for my xc100 rallye pedal). I had the same thoughts like you between the 965 and the Race. So it all comes down to

It's smaller and more compact, yet at the same time has a slightly bigger screen. It's design language is closer to that of the Race S, and many are finding the case design and lug set up to be more comfortable. Newer and better sensor suite if you care about that kind of thing too. But right now it

I switched to Suunto after 7 years with Garmin. I'm also an average runner, I go for walks with the family, and I weightlift to keep fit. I switched to a Race S (soon to be a Race 2) because the Garmin ecosystem was too cluttered, difficult to navigate, had too many features (most of which I didn't

I'm an outdoor pro, I started my career in emergency survival, moved to mountaineering (in a director of ops role not as a guide), and currently I'm working in backcountry hunting in a very niche capacity. I'm also a civilian working dog handler, but I have a background working with law enforcement

I think if the Apex 3 comes in around the Suunto Race S pricing, Coros would really get the people that are hesitant to spend the extra $$$ on Garmin Watches. Garmin is really pricing themselves out of the market. The FR970 is cheapper than the Fenix 8, but still to expensive. I hope Coros can see t

I think that the Vertical, especially the solar version is still a compelling option in 2025, even now with the release of the Race 2 and Vertical 2. As both of the second generation watches are very similar to each other (largely boils down to the presence of a rotating crown, the flashlight, and v