https://www.main-vision.com/tags/coros/ Recent content in Coros on Richard's Static Blog Hugo en-gb Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:42:52 +0000 https://www.main-vision.com/posts/2026/07/on-garmin-and-coros/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:42:52 +0000 https://www.main-vision.com/posts/2026/07/on-garmin-and-coros/ <p>It&rsquo;s easy to fall into the trap of looking at expensive Garmin watches and thinking that maps are a premium feature, when, in fact they are not. Suunto and Coros offer them on affordable devices, should you require that feature for trail running, hiking, and more.</p> <p>If you want to use the Coros Nomad for navigation while cycling then it&rsquo;s bad. I tested it when cycling from Morges to Cossonay a few weeks ago. The problem is that it tells you &ldquo;straight ahead&rdquo; or turn left, but not in a cycling/driving context, so it&rsquo;s unreliable for that.</p> https://www.main-vision.com/posts/2026/06/navigating-with-the-garmin-forerunner-570-and-the-coros-nomad/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 09:29:09 +0000 https://www.main-vision.com/posts/2026/06/navigating-with-the-garmin-forerunner-570-and-the-coros-nomad/ <p>Over the last week or two I tested the Garmin ForeRunner 570 when navigating from Crans-Montana to Leukerbad. I also tried a group run navigating with the 570 during a Décathlon run, before spotting that the Coros Nomad and Coros Apex 4 offered full map navigation without paying the Garmin premium price.</p> <p>Hiking with the 570 is a red line on a black line. You look at the squiggle and intuit where you&rsquo;re meant to go. With hiking it worked most of the time, although in one or two situations context would have been nice to have. In the second I was running with a group as unofficial navigator. I had the red line helping me intuit where the track was and I got it right.</p>