Not exactly; i’m just very skeptical about gimmicks and devices ‘you did’t know you needed’. But as i said, i’m open to be wrong too; in the case of the smart trainers, it has been one of the best purchases i’ve made. It also can sound gimmicky; you know, being locked in your cave spinning still staring at a monitor… But with TR it actually means i train many hours more every year than i would otherwise.
So in the case of the smartwhatch, i’m seriously wondering if it can add value to my activities helping out while adding volume to my schedule this year: can it help in monitoring my state better and not burn out while still working more, can it push me to do more things like TR does often etc.? Or will it be a few undreds for a watch i don’t normally use that gives me some fairly useless data?
The 530, for instance, is surprising me for how nicely it ‘estimates’ my FTP by itself, how it determines training status with the volume and intensities i put in etc.
If the watch can improve and add to that, it could be great; there is potential there. But in practice i have no idea if that’s the case, and i’m not really willing to spend that money to find out. And i hate to use the money back policy this way myself; don’t feel comfortable, hence can’t really evaluate things.
As for the sapphire, i can’t see myself spending as much for a fenix knowing i don’t need many of the features i pay for and that it’s definitely too chunky for me to like wearing it.
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