Follow Your Heart
Some versions come with our premium soft strap heart rate monitor¹ to show your heart rate in beats per minute. The watch has 5 heart rate zones, which you'll be able to customise based on your exact zones. Forerunner 410 tracks your cycling workouts when paired with a GSC 10 Speed and Cadence Sensor, sold separately
Includes Forerunner 410, USB ANT+ stick, premium heart rate strap, two fabric replacement wrist straps, charging clip, AC adapter, owner's manual on disk and quick begin manual
When the Forerunner 410 was introduced recently, the primary question on everybody’s mind was: Has the bit bezel been improved? The second question was – how will this stack up against the current crop of GPS devices out there. Well, I launched to search out out.
Like all my reviews, they have a tendency to be pretty in depth (perhaps overly so) – but that’s just my trademark DC Rainmaker approach of doing things. Think of them additional like reference guides than fast and straightforward summaries. I strive and cowl every conceivable factor you may do with the device and then poke at it a small amount more. My goal is to leave no stone unturned – each the great and also the bad.
Learn more information about the 410 GPS running Watch before you procure with this autonomous Garmin 410 Review
Heart Rate Strap
Ok…hold onto your seats – this is gonna get messy!
Garmin introduced a rather new heart rate strap with the Edge 800 – and that very same strap is being carried through to the Forerunner 210 and therefore the FR410. This new strap aims to reduce several of the spiking/dropout issues of a number of the previous straps. And based mostly on my testing – it does a reasonably sensible job of this. It’s reduced those problems for me by regarding 95%. There’s still an occasional spike – but largely they’re gone.
This new strap looks like this:
However, be aware – there are still two older (additional common) types out there, that compared, look like this:
The new 2010 edition of the premium soft strap is currently solely obtainable with the bundled FR210, FR410 and Edge 800 units, however, Garmin has confirmed will eventually be sold separately as well. It’s conjointly made it into some of the FR310XT boxes out there as well.
The previous heart rate straps will be bought individually for concerning $55 for the non-2010 premium soft strap version, and concerning $thirty for the old fashioned classic edition.
Foot Pod (for indoor treadmill use)
There are a slew of different ANT+ foot pods out there, and every one of them can work with the Garmin FR410. However, not one of the FR410 packages embrace a foot pod – therefore if you want that, you’ll have to choose it up separately. Personally, I love it – since it allows me to easily record workouts whereas during a gym on a treadmill:
Out of all the foot pods I’ve tested, you'll be able to’t beat this small very little foot pod, regarding the scale of a quarter. And, the battery lasts forever (at least a year).
You'll choose this up for $60.
Rubber Bike Mount
Maybe one in every of the simplest priced accessories out there, the rubber bike mount is great for when you wish to mount the watch to your bike’s handlebars (or any equally sized object).
The rubber bike mount costs concerning $13.
Speed/Cadence Sensor (Bike):
As noted earlier, the speed/cadence sensor permits you to get speed and distance readings indoors, whereas additionally giving cadence info as well.
The speed/cadence combo sensor costs concerning $35.
Different accessories that aren't supported
I needed to briefly decision out 2 items that aren’t supported, just to scale back any confusion - ANT+ power meters aren't supported on the FR410. No ANT+ power meters are compatible with the FR410, since it’s primarily aimed toward runners and not cyclists.
Additionally, the Tanita BC-one thousand wireless scale will not work/communicate with the FR410.
Comparison Chart
Here’s a quick comparison chart I drew up with a number of the high options with the most common watches out there. You’ll most likely would like to exercise that click button on your mouse to urge a larger read:
Outline:
The FR410 represents an update to the previous generation FR405 and FR405CX.
