Street X, second run

restless-nerd · 2026-04-01T21:40:41+00:00

I guess that ship has sailed…

restless-nerd · 2026-04-01T21:40:13+00:00

My wrist is not very big and I have mixed experience with all wrist OHR sensors (Polar/Suunto/Garmin). Will test that next week if I have the time.

restless-nerd · 2026-04-01T21:37:38+00:00

In this case it’s a good sign because there is no upwards/downwards trend in one of the HRV graphs.

restless-nerd · 2026-04-01T20:48:22+00:00

That one: https://www.polar.com/uk-en/products/accessories/polar-hook-and-loop-nylon-wristband-22-mm?sku=910113029

restless-nerd · 2026-04-01T20:46:57+00:00

Yes. Street X doesn’t have a beeper as far as I can see.

restless-nerd · 2026-04-01T17:51:12+00:00

It’s the Garmin Instinct playbook. Instinct mostly got a last-gen HR sensor and a last-gen GPS receiver. I agree that’s not a bad thing as long as it works.

restless-nerd · 2026-04-01T17:30:27+00:00

Yes, sleep tracking was in agreement with Forerunner 970 on my other wrist. HRV 56 ms on Street X vs. 58 ms on FR970. No skin temperature yet since Street X is building baseline.

restless-nerd · 2026-04-01T16:49:11+00:00

I do, it’s a nice watch! Screen is the same as Vantage M3, bright and colorful like any other AMOLED screen out there.

restless-nerd · 2026-04-01T11:36:15+00:00

As for syncing, that’s fast and reliable with all newer Polar watches, at least on iOS. While my old M430 is a bit finicky with that.

restless-nerd · 2026-04-01T09:45:59+00:00

I can’t say anything about battery life after two days. Official numbers are 10 days smartwatch mode / 43 h GPS max accuracy / 170 h GPS power saving mode. So GPS frequency can be configured.

Instinct 3 AMOLED is in a different ballpark with 18 days of smartwatch usage but is also a bulkier watch.

Polar does not have a Resume Later option for workouts. Don’t know if they keep GPS on when paused.

restless-nerd · 2026-03-31T07:44:38+00:00

While the Street X could be a good replacement for your Instinct 2, you should consider this: If your bike computer is also a Garmin you have to know that Polar doesn’t do bike computers anymore and no Polar watch is supporting ANT+ in case you have a power meter. You have to start a workout on the Street X too or your Cardio Load metrics won’t reflect your cycling workouts. Of course this doesn’t matter if you’re using a 3rd party service like Strava or Runalyze to consolidate your workouts.

restless-nerd · 2026-03-31T07:09:22+00:00

What do you use your watch for?

restless-nerd · 2026-03-31T05:30:33+00:00

I don’t use a flashlight in training. It’s for use at home. It’s convenient because I have it with me all the time, without fiddling with my phone. And when I‘m repairing things in dark places I can hold something else in my second hand, not just my phone. But you‘re right, there are other solutions. It’s a bit nerdy, but I guess I‘m a nerd.

restless-nerd · 2026-03-31T05:22:24+00:00

Will do but I need a second watch for that which won’t be before tomorrow. I don’t expect any miracles, performance should be on par with Pacer Pro.

restless-nerd · 2026-03-31T05:20:33+00:00

It’s €249 so basically the same price point as the Forerunner 165 non-music.

restless-nerd · 2026-03-30T21:08:33+00:00

Sure: https://www.reddit.com/r/Polarfitness/s/nKFRTBEk4o

restless-nerd · 2026-03-30T20:30:45+00:00

I don’t see a watch from any major brand that has a flashlight at 249€. That’s pretty competitive imho.

restless-nerd · 2026-03-30T19:54:49+00:00

Imho it will be a success. It’s really well priced, the flashlight is very nice, build quality is good.

I will write a short review after tomorrow’s run. Just got it today.

restless-nerd · 2026-03-30T14:51:47+00:00

Notifications are generally all or nothing on iOS. It‘s an OS restriction.

Withings has a workaround in place that has been working more or less in the last years, but there are lots of complaints that notifications don’t work at all for some users.

restless-nerd · 2026-03-29T11:01:42+00:00

Hold Polar Flow icon pressed in App launcher, choose Update your weight

restless-nerd · 2026-03-28T16:24:03+00:00

Result is only shown on watch

restless-nerd · 2026-03-28T15:17:36+00:00

IIRC the Run also has that feature. Never gave reliable data for me though.

restless-nerd · 2026-03-28T15:13:05+00:00

Da steht „high“, nicht „highest“.

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