Garmin Forerunner 305

paul lucas 5
Reviewed: 27 June 2012

this device is brilliant!

Robust, clear display, multi sport usage, waterproof, idiot proof, lower in price

slightly larger than others on market

I bought this primarily to wear when out on my mountain bike either round my wrist or strapped to the cross bar. I fell off numerous times going down hills and mountains and its still going. It has also had its fair use in the rain (...and puddles).

Recently started training for the BUPA Great South Run 2012 and continue to wear it to track my progress as I love uploading the data to the Garmin Software it comes with and onto the Garmin Connect website.

Yes its bigger than other watches on the market but you completely forget about its size when your running and in the zone.

It came with a heart monitor as standard and feels extremely comfortable to wear.

I would recommend this device to anyone and everyone as it can be used across multiple sports (by strapping it on via the watch strap or by purchasing a bike adapter) and is at a very good price.

Buy it now. You will not be disappointed!!!

Nick Stone 3
Reviewed: 21 September 2011

Good value considering what you pay for it now amd very accurate with clear display and comfortble.

Very good value productwhich has benn highly recommended by numerous other runners.Display is very clear and easy to read and can be adjusted to what you want displayed or not.It may look big but once on your rist it is very comfortable and easy to run with.Battery life excellent.

Can take a while in some overcast and cloudy weather conditions to pick up satalite signal.

Would highly recommend this product even though newer versions are out there but are far more expensive.

Steve Cohn
Reviewed: 01 September 2011

Garmin Forerunner 305, wrist GPS for low price that offers everything you need for good training

Since it is older model price went down big time! And if you don't need this kind of device to showoff around, and if you read reviews and available features (you can read them here http://garmin-305-review.com/)you will see that Garmin 305 has all you need for well controlled and planned training.

It looks little bulky at first.

Great product that stayed around for some time and with god reason. It has been tested for some time and proved to be reliable. And, As said, it is much cheaper that similar products. You can't bit Garmin 305 when it comes to what you get for your money.

Andy Karran
Reviewed: 29 August 2011

it's quite chunky but really cheap right now and does a gret job

it does exactly what it says!

it always picks up a signal even where i live surrounded by quite tall buildings

battery life is good even if you are out for a long run/walk/hike

although big it sits comfortably and you will get used to it after a run or two

big - young children think that you are james bond and stop you in the street to try to get you to fire a laser out of your watch

as with all gps i guess, the accuracy goes off a bit when you are surrounded by buildings

the software that comes with it is crap, but you can use loads of other free resources - recommend "garmin connect" website where you can upload / analyse / share your runs

i love it! if you have always wanted one but couldn't justify spending 200+ quid on the latest and greatest model, take advantage of the low price now while the later model is drawing the attention of bigger spenders. it does everything you will ever want and it does it very well.

Oompa
Reviewed: 07 August 2011

Works well enough... Once it's found satellites. Very big for small wrists!

Simple and easy to use and program. Downloaded RW VLM training programme from web-site with no problem. Big, clear, easy to press buttons when your running.

Sometimes takes ages to locate satellites, wasting precious running time! If you have small wrists like me, the watch is huge and took a little while to get used to having a "brick" strapped to me! This has been addressed in the later 405 I believe.

Works very well but is now over 5 years old and beginning to look and feel like it.