Suunto Quest Running Pack Misc

Suunto Quest Running Pack (Misc.)
By Suunto

Buy new: $298.95
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Product Details

Amazon Sales Rank: #27028 in Sports & Outdoors
Size: *, None
Color: none
Brand: Suunto

Features

Create training program in Movescount.com with training reminders
Download training programs to Suunto Quest and upload to Movescount.com with customized displays and settings
Play with the features: stopwatch, interval timer, real-time heart rate, real-time speed and distance, running cadence, training intensity, speed guidance
Water resistant to 30 m/100 ft
Menu in 9 languages

Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Love this watch
By T. Orozco
I have never owned a sports watch, a heart rate monitor, or a Suunto product before, so I did quite a bit of searching within Suunto and other brands before settling on the Quest. I am now glad I chose this product over the Suunto M5, the t6d, and competing brands. Most Polar and Garmin devices are just plain ugly, and I've heard of so many users frustrated with the time their GPS watches take to hook on to a satellite than I decided I wanted to measure my distances with a foot-pod-based system instead. I also find it a pain to have to charge the device every day.

This watch seems to supply many of the features missing from the Suunto M5 that many people complain about (fixed calibration with the PODs, lack of heart rate zone info). The t6d, on the other hand, would have been just overkill for me. I work out every day, running and cross-training, but the amount and complexity of information that something like the t6d provides seems more of a distraction than a feature for anyone except sports-physiology-obsessed athletes. Most serious runners will be very, very satisfied with the Quest.

I've had it for a week. I've had zero issues getting an immediate signal from the heart rate monitor or the food pod, and the chest strap is comfortable and doesn't move once it is snapped in place. I thought working out with a belt strapped around my chest would be bothersome, but I forget I have it on after about 5 minutes. The Movescount website could use some polishing and improvement (which I hope will come in time), but as it stands it is a fine replacement for a training journal and it provides much more information about my workouts than I've ever had available.

Among the watch's features, the ability to create your own display modes and to customize the information displayed on the screen are my favorites. You can even customize (from a set of limited, but sensible, options) the information displayed around the display edge, which means that you can have three distinct types of data shown simultaneously (for instance: heart rate %, speed, and stopwatch), so that the most important information is there, at a glance, without having to fumble with buttons. These customization options are not just niceties, they are what makes the difference between a gadget and a truly useful device. The Quest is definitely the latter. It is fairly new to market, so there aren't that many reviews of it out there yet. That is a shame, since Suunto has created a near-perfect product, especially for runners. (It looks nice, too.)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent running companion
By strictly_subjective
I don't have time to write one of those lengthy, full of all the juicy detail reviews, but simply put this watch is awesome. It allows me to track many different aspects of my running and I can get a great visual of how I'm progressing and the shape I'm in. Being able to compare heart rates at different and same speeds from different runs weeks, days and months apart really has helped me to see my progress. I like the feature that tells me when I need to speed up or slow down and it helps keep me on pace when I'm racing and keeps me from slacking off. Seeing the "training day" on the front panel and the workout complete check mark at the end of a run is a good reminder that keeps me busting my butt.

I had ZERO problems connecting the watch to the pod and heart monitor and then to my computer (i've used both mac and pc with this watch)at the end of a workout. Just make sure to follow the direction, the heart rate monitor does need to have the leads slightly wet to get a reading. That brings me to the only thing that has sometimes bothered me: the strap for the HR monitor tends to slide down on your chest at the beginning of the workout when it is dry. But once you get sweating and the band dampens a little it stays put perfectly. I find that if I just get the entire band a little wet before the beginning of my workout I have zero problems with this. Other than that I am completely satisfied with this product and have had no issues with it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Does the job
By Vit
Great watch, no issues here, I've been using it for about two months now. i use it for running, p90x and cycling, no problems with functionality so far. The only con at this time is price, I wish it was cheaper :)

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