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Which Watch for MTB

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#41 ·
A good poll, first of all, any of the three would work, but I went for the Arnie as I feel the Tudor is a bit of a try-hard choice, as if echoing the dive watch-dive computer debate, while the Casio represents technological overload, and when on a bike, you have to travel light in every way, including digitally.
 
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midshipman01 said:
G shock. The watch that matters least. Or the option not available, a garmin so you can look back at rides based on heart rate as well as 20 min average power and ftp. Theres no reason to ride without these metrics and you mountain boys have it all messed up. If you can’t cheat a higher v02 max with a lighter setup and less rolling resistance then what is even really the point?
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Sorry, but this is a Lycra-free zone. :p
 
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If the Tudor has worked well in the past, then stick with it. It's lightweight, and one thing that always bothered me biking was having a heavier watch bouncing around on my wrist. Your arms absorb the lions share of shocks, and mechanical watches have been through wars, so it's not like they're made of fragile porcelain. My philosophy is that a watch is made to be worn and enjoyed. If I worry about it then I'm not enjoying it, and I need a more worry-free watch.
 
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Zzyzx said:
If the Tudor has worked well in the past, then stick with it. It's lightweight, and one thing that always bothered me biking was having a heavier watch bouncing around on my wrist. Your arms absorb the lions share of shocks, and mechanical watches have been through wars, so it's not like they're made of fragile porcelain. My philosophy is that a watch is made to be worn and enjoyed. If I worry about it then I'm not enjoying it, and I need a more worry-free watch.
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I’m leaning in this direction.

I’ve worn my Pelagos on many memorable trips and it’s never let me down. I glean at least some satisfaction from looking at it on my wrist while engaging in activities that could destroy it. Also, its relatively low tech approach to doing what it does serves as a fun compliment to the rest of my gear, which is carbon fiber, aluminum, wireless shifting, etc.
 
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LosAngelesTimer said:
I guess it’s worth pointing out that there’s a much greater risk to the bike than to any watch and the bike would be a much bigger loss - both financially and in terms of the trip itself - than destroying the Pelagos.
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You mountain bike guys have some serious $$ tied up in those things. I've been told that 10k is not uncommon.
 
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Ragazza said:
I'm sure that all three watches are up to the rigors of the trip, but personally I wouldn't want a relatively heavy metal watch (yeah I know the Pelagos is Ti) bouncing about on my wrist. Plastic - both watch and strap - would be my choice here. My riding watch of choice is a Pagani quartz Speedmaster homage (ie, don't care what happens to it) on a single-pass nato (ie, light, comfortable, doesn't bounce around)
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No they aren't. I crashed on a bike ride with a nice watch on more than one occasion and everything was just fine; $800 later. Go off your bike into a rock and you will regret it. That is what they make G-Shocks for.
 
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LosAngelesTimer said:
I guess it’s worth pointing out that there’s a much greater risk to the bike than to any watch and the bike would be a much bigger loss - both financially and in terms of the trip itself - than destroying the Pelagos.
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Your priorities are truly in the right place - after all, a watch is merely a wrist-mounted ticking device, but a bike is serious business 🫡
FWIW, my entire watch collection cost less than my current mechanical groupset - as it should be (IMO, of course😀)
 
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VinceWatch said:
No they aren't. I crashed on a bike ride with a nice watch on more than one occasion and everything was just fine; $800 later. Go off your bike into a rock and you will regret it. That is what they make G-Shocks for.
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Sure they are - you could trash your watch in a car wreck, but no one’s saying your watch isn’t up to the rigors of car travel. The OP has crashed several times without damaging his Pelagos. You just need to stop leading with your wrist when you crash into hard things 🤔
 
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Ragazza said:
Sure they are - you could trash your watch in a car wreck, but no one’s saying your watch isn’t up to the rigors of car travel. The OP has crashed several times without damaging his Pelagos. You just need to stop leading with your wrist when you crash into hard things 🤔
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Sorry but you are obviously not a mountain biker. The chances of damaging a watch on a mountain bike trip are exponentially higher than driving your car.

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