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Hi friend! I know that you are tired of losing yourself like a badger in forest paths or never knowing how many limits you have really traveled.
Don’t worry, I tested a ton of these wrist gadgets and I will swing my top 3 GPS watches that ensure serious mountain biking.
See the Garmin Fenix 8 and the opinions on Amazon
Well, let’s start with the Rolls that frees all the competitors. Fenix 8 is the ultimate war beast. The GPS is of patient precision, even under the trees where the signal goes into a ball. I tested in the Vosges, in the middle of the dense forest, and frankly it traces your career to the nearest.
The battery holds easy 8 p.m. in GPS mode-so even if you’re crazy that leaves for ultra-endurance, you are in pain. On the other hand, do not lie, price level it stings a little. But between us, it is solid that will last years.
I also made a complete comparison between different Garmin. You can take a look at what I wrote about this if you hesitate between the models.
See the Suunto 9 Peak and the opinions on Amazon
The Suunto is not just a nice Scandinavian design (even if it must be admitted that it slams). Its strength is that it reads practically in your energy management level thoughts. It calculates if you have enough battery to finish your route and automatically changes fashion if it feels that you are going to be dry.
The screen is frankly smaller than the garmin, it’s the black point in my eyes. But shit, for such a resistant watch (I took a monumental bowl with it, it did not flinch), it is a detail that we forgive.
See the Coros Vertix 2 and the opinions on Amazon
Here, we are talking about the little news that begins to give up the giants. If you don’t know Coros yet, you’ve missed something. Autonomy is just delusional – like 140h in GPS mode. No, it’s not a typo, you read well.
Afterwards, their app still lacks a little finesse, must admit. But for the best mountain bike GPS watch in terms of value for money? Frankly, she has everything.
I speak more in detail here for those who really want to understand what makes this watch so effective in the mountains.
I tested these watches over several months, in the mud, under the fleet, in the heat wave. I scrutinized the GPS precision on courses that I know by heart.
The fundamental thing is autonomy – a watch that lets go in the middle of a collar is a beautiful scam in my opinion. Then GPS accuracy, especially in the technical corners where you zigzags between the trees.
Finally, I added the durability aspect because it does not smell good when you slam 400 balls in something that will give in to the first shock.
Choose the Garmin if you have the budget and you want to zero headache. The Suunto if you’re fan of design and intelligent autonomy speaks to you. And the coros if you want the revelation of the year at correct prices.
Don’t take your head too much either. The main thing is to ride, not spending hours comparing technical sheets!
