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Review > Nike Triax C3 Heart Rate Monitor
Buying a Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) can be enough to raise anyone's heart rate, what with the large selection of multi functional products out there.
The Nike Triax c3 is a breath of fresh air in such a market, simply comprising an easy-to-use heart rate watch and chest strap.
This is perhaps one of the most straightforward, and more importantly, reliable HRMs on the market. Through multiple sweaty hikes, swimming pools, beach based boot-camps and air-conditioned activities, this monitor remains as good as new, with its functionality intact. It boasts three main features; watch, heart rate monitor and timer, which are easy to read and switch between, and presented on quite a cool watch.
Once you have attached the chest transmitter strap across your chest (Nike recommends using saliva to moisten the sensors on the chest strap), it takes 5 to 10 seconds for your heart rate reading to appear on your watch. Or even better, if you are a gym bunny, the Nike Triax c3 Heart Monitor works by sending out an analog signal which is easily detected by most gym equipment,including those marked 'Polar Heart Rate Ready', meaning you only have to wear the chest strap to the gym and your heart rate will appear on the machines display. This is another plus for the HRM, given that most other models transmit digital signals which are not compatible with the majority of gym equipment.
Personally my biggest concern was being restricted by the chest strap, however I find it extremely comfortable to the point that I often forget I am wearing it.
On the down side, there is no backlight or milisecond timer on the watch, and it does lose its second display after one hour, which some may find frustrating, but for distance athletes or those training under an hour, this should not be an issue.
While other HRMs include calorie counters, and can store heart rate ranges - both functions which are absent on the Nike Triax c3 - such frills add up, with many models coming in at three or four times the cost of this one.
All in all, its looks, features, and most of all reasonable price make this a clear favorite in the HRM race.
Nike Triax c3 Heart Monitor Features
- 30m water resistance
- Accurate heart rate data
- Anatomically designed chest transmitter / Comfortable fit
- Chronograph / Displays exercise time and heart rate
- Nike simplified logic / Easy two-button operation
- S-shape design curves around wrist / Comfortable fit
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