User Review: Nike Lance 4

Nike Lance 4
Above: The current Lance 4, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed April 2, 2008 by Lwiniarski

Rating:
Price Paid: $199

Sturdy watch, and nice functions, but it has two serious problems.

1. The altimeter sucks. I know all about barometric pressure and had a Suunto Vector which worked pretty well, but this Nike sucks. It will often be 100-200 feet off within minutes. I expect the designers outsmarted themselves somehow. I can't trust it enough to use topo maps or adventure racing.

2. It goes through batteries pretty quick and isn't user replaceable.

Ultimately, I am getting another watch.