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Polar M450 HR

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Today Polar has announced their latest cycling focused product, the M450 GPS based bike computer.  In doing so, they’ve also quite likely just upended Garmin with a unit that quite frankly kicks ass (at least based on my limited testingRead more
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Pros

  • prompt response and all your work here
  • It s very easy with Polar Flow to set the Training Views for your different sports
  • an excellent 90% score overall

Cons

  • fewer features (no colour screen or route mapping)
  • No heart-rate data means no interpretive information
  • having the computer wiggle in the rubber band mount is annoying

Key specs

  • Stem
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
  • HRM chest strap included, Support for HRM chest strap
  • yes

Polar M450 HR - Pros & Cons

Polar M450 HR

Pros

  • prompt response and all your work here
  • It s very easy with Polar Flow to set the Training Views for your different sports
  • an excellent 90% score overall
  • the slim buttons are easy enough to work with bare hands
  • everything worked flawlessly
  • It s easy to read and does the job
  • nice feature and easier to use than a pre-configured alert
  • Automatic altitude calibration works very well
  • Backcountry & Competitive Cyclist offer free 2-day shipping
  • crisp
  • sharp

Cons

  • fewer features (no colour screen or route mapping)
  • No heart-rate data means no interpretive information
  • having the computer wiggle in the rubber band mount is annoying
  • display clickthrough is a little slow
  • the weird ANT+ conversion would convert all data
  • Ride I stumbled across an old box from a Polar
  • only really lacks a larger screen and navigation/mapping
  • polar lacks tracking and phone notifications
  • The screen was unreadable in bright sunlight
  • The buttons are a bit small
  • does not support third party power meters

Polar M450 HR - Full Specifications

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General
Mounting optionsStem
Support for cadenceyes
Cadence sensor includedyes
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Dimensions
Width1.77 in
Height2.76 in
Weight1.8 oz
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Technical details
Battery typeLi-Ion
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,White
  • Red
  • White
  • Yellow
Colour screenno
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Communication
GPSyes
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Features
Available informationActual speed
Heart Rate Monitor
  • HRM chest strap included
  • Support for HRM chest strap
Altimeteryes
Bluetoothyes
Calorie counteryes
Distance meteryes
Watchyes

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