The CS600 not recognized as the first ever its speed sensor. And one does not recognize that he does not recognize him - only later during data transmission.
Basically, I am an opponent of "user-friendly" surface. Why? Because they are always designed so that in the background everything works. In HAC5 example, the many reprimand to complex surface and function, one immediately recognizes when again a re-initialization of the sensors is due, because you made more than 5-minute break. When CS600X one remains stupid. This also has disadvantages in the installation. You can tell not at a standstill, if you have initialized the sensors successfully. In the re-initialization of all Polar sensors that you want to use ready to keep active calls. Why should I use the pulse sensor, which has long been initialized again initialize because the speed sensor is defective?
Because the speed sensor and the Trittfrequensensor can not be replaced with battery change, Polar determined by the end of the product life cycle! Not the user! Another big minus. Especially as the sensors already were not working on delivery with me. The support may be bad (notice how previous reviews) Polar but the problem is in this product segment that you need him at all!
The value of the fitness tests in the Arctic, which are a unique selling point, I can not test. I was not at all so far. Theoretically, an interesting measure because the fitness of the actual performance on the bike is computationally determine because of the wind and air conditions barely. To this end, so the remaining two star.
Ultimately, I bought the Polar600x because it is compatible with a physical power measurement on the pedal, which although is still too expensive at the moment with 1,700 Euro. So though I can get used to the product and possibly it would have been so good that I would have the direct power measurement still served me. But as I have no confidence in the Arctic that get out.
The competition this would have been the Garmingeräte that fail but because their battery and memory cycle is just over an 8 to 12 hours for the tour and GPS features to large displays. Especially the GPS functions with maps and routing make but only after a battery life in the field of several days to weeks meaning. But that's another topic.
Actually, I am looking for a bike computer of the performance parameters, height, pace, cadence and pulse several weeks every day to record 12 to 14 hours and later can evaluate systematically in order to check in a pulse / performance ratio, the progress per workout and effects on marathon for a long time can ,
For this, however, there is still not a viable, feasible solution on the market. Even the physical about 4500 euros expensive systems of SRM're only designed for single days training.
