GarminUnisex Forerunner 255 Music Black Fiber- Reinforced Polymer Band Watch, 35mm
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Web ID: 14600464Accurate
I have owned the Garmin Forerunner 255 Music for about two years and I use it daily for tracking MTB rides and my overall health journey. I love this watch. My first unit had a hardware failure within the first few months, but Garmin replaced it fairly easily. Since the replacement, the watch has been flawless. Accuracy has been excellent for both distance and tracking. It works smoothly with my power meters and my Garmin scale, and it does a great job monitoring the health metrics I actually care about. I ended up putting my wife and my son on the same model, and we use the challenges together, which has been a fun extra motivator. If you want a reliable, accurate watch for daily health tracking and MTB rides, the Forerunner 255 Music has been outstanding for me.
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Amazing watch
Love it. Use it for everything and is super accurate. Specially love it when I use it for my runs
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Great features and a great price
The FR255 Music is a great middle range Garmin tool. The sleep monitoring, multi-sport capabilities, battery life and how it stands up to rough daily wear is amazing. The battery may not last as long as the enduro and it may not look as cool as the Fenix, but this watch does everything you need and as a bonus, stores music so you can run without taking your phone
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This is a great watch, I wear it daily and use it to tracking mountain and road bike rides. Battery life is much better than the 235 model I previously used.
Customer review from ExpertVoice.com
Not as great as I was expecting
As a runner, I really wanted a watch that was easily synced to strava, had basic health metrics and had music available. Figuring out the music is a nightmare. Its the least user friendly watch Ive owned. Even with watching youtube videos it still is complex. The watch has major connectivity issues.
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Impressive
This watch is super impressive for the price, it has even more features than I expected and I like that the Garmin couch comes without a subscription unlike some competitors. This watch is designed for runners but its very compatable for hikers as well. I use it for running, hike and trail running and it exceeds expectations in all events. The customization they offer is refreshing. Definitely reccomend!
Customer review from ExpertVoice.com
Forerunner 255 is Amazing!!
I love my new Forerunner 255 with music! I’m an older runner and was afraid the technology would be too difficult to upload and play music but omg, if I can do it, anyone can! It’s super user friendly and I love being able to listen to music on my runs without toting my phone along, it’s so freeing! I also love all the data it shares with me and the Garmin Coach option! It’s a fabulous watch and I highly recommend getting one!
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Ironman Fail
I upgraded my watch specifically for my Ironman race because my older garmin couldnt last all day anymore and I wanted my watch throughout my race. Well, the Garmin messed up twice. First, I had moved on from my second transition on the watch during the race, then an hour into my run the run portion restarted... so I had no idea where I was at on my run for the full 26 miles. Then, when I finished my race the file was corrupted so wouldnt upload. I called and had to eventually manually upload my race... The watch still doesnt clock that I have done a marathon. So frustrating to pay for a new watch for a specific event for it to fail so miserably. The watch works well outside of the race, but is basically the same as I had before with newer features.
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