Finally, the new Nike+ heartrate monitor has come out. It would be nice to read any impressions about it if anybody in this forum had the chance to try this new gadget.
I don't know if Nike+ Web Heartrate Graphs are as awful as the PaceGraphs. Maybe Mr rlerdorf plans to add this new feature to Slowgeed Web.
It only works with iPod Nano 5G and Nike+ Sportsband so there may not be many people using it.
ATJ777 said:
It only works with iPod Nano 5G and Nike+ Sportsband so there may not be many people using it.
However, I have a Garmin device (Forerunner 310XT) with a heartrate monitor. By adding runs to Nike+ via http://awsmithson.com/tcx2nikeplus/ I also get he HR info added to Nike+.
Got to say though, looking at the HR data on Nike+ really doesn't add much 
All you get is a lumpy graph and a very limited function to see how much of your run was in a particular heart rate range. You don't even get heart rate zones calculated automatically.
You get much more out of the HR data if you transfer it to an app like SportTracks or rubiTrack. But I'd love to see what slowgeek.com could do with combining the data! The graphs on this website are far better than the graphs in any other app or analysis tool.
Well.. the real benefit of a heart rate monitor (as the name suggests) is to tell you your heart rate while you are actually exercising. i.e. so you can increase or decrease effort as appropriate. A graph of what your heart rate was AFTER the run is interesting, but largely misses the point.
well a bit out dated but i do have the HRM with my 6thGen nano and run with it every time i can and remember. the HRM it self i would describe it like a small one size bra strap with a transmitter attached which is the bulkiest part. when the sweat get rolling you know if the Strap is falling so i always run with it snug. kind of annoying but with working out in a building I.E Gym most equipment detects and reads the Sensor so i can use it to my advantage with out a "Click" to tell me pace and rate. a few notes which will conform some things for you guy/gals
1. sports band or 5th gen nano and newer only
2. it will not work with the pedometer function (only Nike+ fitness workouts)
3. every workout after syncing the Hrm will ask you your Heart rate ranges mine are 135 to 190 currently
3a. even if you do not use the HRM it will ask you if one has been linked
4. the nike+ website has a very basic implementation of the HR data hope to see better here sooner or later. (new to slow geek and running)
overall i think it is an ok system but nike needs to revamp it yet again. the system is missing way to much for the newb like me and missing so much more for the avid runner. i looked into adias as well but don't like that system due to its heavy start up price. i already had an ipod so the Nike+ was the easiest to implement.
looking forward to learning the in-s and outs at slowgeek hope to be of help one day.
Initially excited about having an HRM to go with my Nike+, particularly since I stopped wearing a HRM when I started wearing the Sportband. How many watches can one person wear? Crazy, but I like having times/distances more than HR. I'm a bit disappointed that Nike+ is not backwards compatable to previous versions of the Polar WearLink, of which I have two laying dormant. $70 for another WearLink? Not today.
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