Raleigh’s heart rate linked computer is a bit basic in design but you can’t beat it for data per dollar. Set-up is easy thanks to on-screen button press/menu prompts and the five-cell display mixes permanent HR, speed, time and temperature data with a prompted scrolling lower screen for the other 25 features.
This means relatively small, crowded numbers that can be hard to read in the rough, but there’s a backlight for night training.
The old-fashioned hard plastic sensor belt needs an accurate fit to connect consistently and can slip down and disconnect on rough descents.
The HR functions include adjustable limits and in/over/under-target zone timers as well as a pulse-related calorie burn estimate though, so you’re getting tons of useful training info for your money.
This article was originally published in Mountain Biking UK magazine, available on Apple Newsstand and Zinio.
