Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019 Review

Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019 Reviews

Review score: 9.6/10 – Updated June, 2024

Latest Price: £649.99 (RRP: £649.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019 worthy of a review score of 9.6 out of 10.

Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019 Review


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Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019 features

Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019 specs

Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019
Spec 1

Colour: Blue

Other GPS found with this Spec: 163

Feature 1

Sync music from select premium streaming services, or store up to 1,000 songs on your watch, and connect with headphones (sold separately) enabled with Bluetooth technology for phone-free listening

Other GPS found with this feature: 2

Feature 2

Performance monitoring features include VO2 max and training status with new training load focus, a metric that tracks your mixture of training intensities

Other GPS found with this feature: 2

Feature 3

Offers performance measurements adjusted for heat and altitude, including acclimation status for both; also tracks recovery time, aerobic and anaerobic training effects and more

Other GPS found with this feature: 2

Feature 4

Garmin Pay contactless payment solution lets you make convenient payments with your watch, so you can leave your cash and cards at home

Other GPS found with this feature: 2

Feature 5

Full-colour, onboard maps guide you on your run so you never get lost during a workout

Other GPS found with this feature: 2

Feature 6

Safety and tracking features easily share your location with chosen contacts – manually with the assistance feature or automatically with incident detection during an outdoor walk, run, hike, or bike

Other GPS found with this feature: 2

Feature 7

GPS, GLONASS and Galileo satellite compatibility help you track how far, how fast and where you’ve run or biked – on or off the city streets

Other GPS found with this feature: 2

Feature 8

Create your own workouts, or download training plans from the Garmin Connect online fitness community

Other GPS found with this feature: 2

Feature 9

Up to 2 weeks of battery life in smartwatch mode

Other GPS found with this feature: 2

Feature 10

10 hours of battery life GPS mode with music

Other GPS found with this feature: 2

Price

£649.99

Number of Reviews

1

Review Score

4 / 5

Average score in category: 4.1/5

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Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying GPS. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019 is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new GPS. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling GPS. Brands like Garmin are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the GPS category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.


Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for GPS.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019 was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £649.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.6 out of 10 for price.

Average price of GPS

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for GPS.

We found 137 in the GPS category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £204.89, making it above average at £649.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on GPS. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £849.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £2.99.

With 137 products available we worked out that 6 cost more than Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019 and 130 were cheaper.

Cost of Garmin products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 91 products from Garmin, of which 65 were in the GPS category.

For now though we’re looking at Garmin branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £227.73 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Garmin product we found was £8.89 and the highest price we could find from them was £849.99.

Of the 91 from Garmin, 7 were more expensive than Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019 and 83 were cheaper.

How much are Garmin GPS?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Garmin products that are listed in the GPS category.

The average price of the 65 products that match this search was £258.71, with the cheapest coming in at £8.89 and highest price was £849.99. With the average being £258.71, Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019 comes in above average.

6 products that meet this search were more expensive than Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019 and 58 were cheaper.


Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019 Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019 reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.8 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the GPS category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.1 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019 or another similar product, like Garmin Edge 530 GPS Cycling Computer 2019 reviews or Garmin Edge 530 Mountain Bike Bundle 2019 reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy GPS.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy GPS. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Garmin, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.6/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25010853317
  • Product ID 2: 733777UK
  • Brand: Garmin
  • Model number: 010-02063-11
  • RRP: £649.99
  • EAN: 753759228200
  • Description: Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri BundleThe ultimate tri bundle including an advanced running watch and two different heart rate monitors.Tri BundleThe Tri Bundle includes two types of heart rate monitor: HRM-Tri and HRM-Swim. The HRM-Tri is adaptive to all three areas of a triathlon and is completely water resistant whereas the HRM-Swim is specifically adapted for swimmers providing accurate recording in pools or open water.Forerunner 945A premium smartwatch specifically designed for runners which streamlines all your kit with an integrated music player and Garmin Pay which lets you make contactless payments on the go. The watch monitors key areas of your running performance utilising GPS, GLONASS and Galileo satellite compatibility to help track how far, how fast and where you’ve run, with VO2 max and training status with new training load focus, a metric that tracks your mixture of training intensities. Using Bluetooth and a compatible smartphone you can also keep track of all your progress via the Garmin Connect app where you can also create your own personalised training sessions and shareyou’re your results with the app’s huge online community. Helping to navigate your runs the Forerunner 945 comes with a full-colour, onboard maps guide that makes it easy to stay on course.In the BoxForerunner 945HRM-TriHRM-SwimQuick release kitPower/data cableDocumentationFeaturesSync music from select premium streaming services, or store up to 1,000 songs on your watch, and connect with headphones (sold separately) enabled with Bluetooth technology for phone-free listeningPerformance monitoring features include VO2 max and training status with new training load focus, a metric that tracks your mixture of training intensitiesOffers performance measurements adjusted for heat and altitude, including acclimation status for both; also tracks recovery time, aerobic and anaerobic training effects and moreGarmin Pay contactless payment solution lets you make convenient payments with your watch, so you can leave your cash and cards at homeFull-colour, onboard maps guide you on your run so you never get lost during a workoutSafety and tracking features easily share your location with chosen contacts – manually with the assistance feature or automatically with incident detection during an outdoor walk, run, hike, or bikeGPS, GLONASS and Galileo satellite compatibility help you track how far, how fast and where you’ve run or biked – on or off the city streetsCreate your own workouts, or download training plans from the Garmin Connect online fitness communityUp to 2 weeks of battery life in smartwatch mode10 hours of battery life GPS mode with musicBuy Garmin Run GPS from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Nutrition & Training > GPS
  • Unisex
  • 0
  • Adult

Other options for GPS

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying GPS. 137 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Garmin Forerunner 945 Tri Bundle 2019 included,
Garmin Edge 530 Performance Bundle 2019 reviews, Garmin Edge 830 GPS Cycling Computer 2019 reviews, or we really liked the look of Garmin Edge 830 Mountain Bike Bundle 2019 reviews as another alternative.

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