As a hiker and not a runner I’ve found the Vertix 2 much more suited to my needs. At the slower speeds I hike there’s no corner cutting on GPS tracks and the navigation works great without needing turn by turn. You’re right that the music players sucks. I have 500 songs loaded on and it plays just 50 of them randomly regardless of what playback setting I have it in. It’s been marketed heavily as an adventurers watch but all the reviews I’ve seen are all by runners which does not seem to be its intended market (hence Tommy Caldwell as the poster boy). HR monitoring and GPS accuracy has been more than adequate for a hikers use. Not doubt future firmware updates will improve all those but for someone who hikes out in the wilderness for up to 7 days at a stretch, the battery life has so far been amazing. Had it 1 month tomorrow, charged it from 83% to 100% the first night and hiked 10 full days (min 6 hours each day) on GPS plus daily use and I’m at 44% now. Music playback was unsurprisingly the biggest drain of usage so far. TLDR: it’s not really a runners watch, but great for hikers and adventuring/outdoors activities
I have a epix gen 2 base model and now a coros vertix 2 I got the coros cause battery life is insane the garmin just has too many features I wont use so the coros vertix 2 is great in my eyes cant wait for the vertix 3
I’ve still got a garmin forerunner 35, have used for years (warranty got me a brand new one due to strap breaking, h/t Garmin 👌), was considering a more expensive watch at some point, and this is like 5/6 X more expensive, and yet it sounds like there’s lots of good… but lots of irritating bits too? Is there any features beyond entry level garmins/Coros etc that you both swear by/consider essential for your runs now you’ve used plenty of watches at £200, £300, £500?
Hey! For me (Nick) the only feature I consider really important beyond entry-level watches is some kind of navigation. Even just breadcrumb trails, ideally with turn by turn, and you can find that in watches around £200-£300. The extra stuff like maps etc on the really expensive watches is great, but not essential. Though you can get monster batteries at higher prices, which is always lovely!
@@TheRunTesters yes this is something that appeals to me and probably crucial for me upgrading, I would plan out new routes or even travel for a run to a nice area if I had the navigation. I see why Kieran loves the mega battery, and why that could supersede everything. One thing beyond navigation that I don’t get on my basic garmin and I would like (not overly fussed by recovery %, race predictor or workout suggestions - though I would maybe on the latter if I didn’t have a coach) is more specific programming of interval sessions. Eg if I’m given 4 x 1k and 4 x 200m, I’ll need to run on free mode and lap each distance, as can only do one sum in the interval mode. Extra rest between sets is also impossible to input beyond manually counting.
You are funny buddy! complaining about download music and talking about early 2000 and you are wearing the Enduro?????? What streaming service are you using there? 😂
The Enduro doesent support music, but the Garmin watches that does, support Spotify and other services. But its OK, continue to rip mp3s from your CDs and buy a Coros.
Hi Sebastian, (Kieran here) my wife thinks so too. So I carry my phone on all of my runs and I use Spotify. Sometimes I use a Garmin to control my Spotify on my phone too. Can do that with a lot of watches. Can't do that with the Vertix 2. Think the point here is that if you're hoping the music services here are going to be a match for the Garmin, you're going to be disappointed. They're not great. Yet.
@@NickeBrill92 Hey buddy, I think that an update will come soon with some streaming platform... like turn by turn. I think that the Vertix 2 have a lot of potential and have the hardware too to update it till the submit. They are working hard on it. I´m very disappointed with Garmin in the way that I think that they are very relaxed since they realize that they are managing the market and now looks like Coros punch hard over the table... Lets see... I like that the market have more products to choose. Big hugs to you two guys! I really like your videos.
@@NickeBrill92 Hey mate! Just was funny to me that he complained about ultra run without music and after he says that he wear the Enduro all the time... It was like a contradiction and funny to me.... I hope that Coros continues in the way that they are working and with some updates add all the features that the watch miss already because the watch have all the potential. Best regards.
As a hiker and not a runner I’ve found the Vertix 2 much more suited to my needs. At the slower speeds I hike there’s no corner cutting on GPS tracks and the navigation works great without needing turn by turn. You’re right that the music players sucks. I have 500 songs loaded on and it plays just 50 of them randomly regardless of what playback setting I have it in. It’s been marketed heavily as an adventurers watch but all the reviews I’ve seen are all by runners which does not seem to be its intended market (hence Tommy Caldwell as the poster boy). HR monitoring and GPS accuracy has been more than adequate for a hikers use. Not doubt future firmware updates will improve all those but for someone who hikes out in the wilderness for up to 7 days at a stretch, the battery life has so far been amazing. Had it 1 month tomorrow, charged it from 83% to 100% the first night and hiked 10 full days (min 6 hours each day) on GPS plus daily use and I’m at 44% now. Music playback was unsurprisingly the biggest drain of usage so far. TLDR: it’s not really a runners watch, but great for hikers and adventuring/outdoors activities
As always very very good and informative video guys, thanks a lot!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
Appreciate the review. Very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
I have a epix gen 2 base model and now a coros vertix 2 I got the coros cause battery life is insane the garmin just has too many features I wont use so the coros vertix 2 is great in my eyes cant wait for the vertix 3
very very good video thanks.
Glad you liked it Arif.
Who'd have thought Stephen Merchant was a runner ! ;)
😂😂😂
Would you recommend that I buy this watch over a Fenix 6. Or should I wait for the Fenix 7?
I’ve still got a garmin forerunner 35, have used for years (warranty got me a brand new one due to strap breaking, h/t Garmin 👌), was considering a more expensive watch at some point, and this is like 5/6 X more expensive, and yet it sounds like there’s lots of good… but lots of irritating bits too? Is there any features beyond entry level garmins/Coros etc that you both swear by/consider essential for your runs now you’ve used plenty of watches at £200, £300, £500?
Hey! For me (Nick) the only feature I consider really important beyond entry-level watches is some kind of navigation. Even just breadcrumb trails, ideally with turn by turn, and you can find that in watches around £200-£300. The extra stuff like maps etc on the really expensive watches is great, but not essential. Though you can get monster batteries at higher prices, which is always lovely!
@@TheRunTesters yes this is something that appeals to me and probably crucial for me upgrading, I would plan out new routes or even travel for a run to a nice area if I had the navigation.
I see why Kieran loves the mega battery, and why that could supersede everything.
One thing beyond navigation that I don’t get on my basic garmin and I would like (not overly fussed by recovery %, race predictor or workout suggestions - though I would maybe on the latter if I didn’t have a coach) is more specific programming of interval sessions.
Eg if I’m given 4 x 1k and 4 x 200m, I’ll need to run on free mode and lap each distance, as can only do one sum in the interval mode. Extra rest between sets is also impossible to input beyond manually counting.
Is there likely to be a pace 3 soon
Don't want to buy a pace 2 if it's gonna be replaced soon
We're guessing but we'd say unlikely this year.
You are funny buddy! complaining about download music and talking about early 2000 and you are wearing the Enduro?????? What streaming service are you using there? 😂
The Enduro doesent support music, but the Garmin watches that does, support Spotify and other services. But its OK, continue to rip mp3s from your CDs and buy a Coros.
Hi Sebastian, (Kieran here) my wife thinks so too. So I carry my phone on all of my runs and I use Spotify. Sometimes I use a Garmin to control my Spotify on my phone too. Can do that with a lot of watches. Can't do that with the Vertix 2. Think the point here is that if you're hoping the music services here are going to be a match for the Garmin, you're going to be disappointed. They're not great. Yet.
If you're happy to go through all that process, and have your tracks in one long unorganised list it's all good 😂.
@@NickeBrill92 Hey buddy, I think that an update will come soon with some streaming platform... like turn by turn. I think that the Vertix 2 have a lot of potential and have the hardware too to update it till the submit. They are working hard on it.
I´m very disappointed with Garmin in the way that I think that they are very relaxed since they realize that they are managing the market and now looks like Coros punch hard over the table... Lets see... I like that the market have more products to choose. Big hugs to you two guys! I really like your videos.
@@NickeBrill92 Hey mate! Just was funny to me that he complained about ultra run without music and after he says that he wear the Enduro all the time... It was like a contradiction and funny to me.... I hope that Coros continues in the way that they are working and with some updates add all the features that the watch miss already because the watch have all the potential. Best regards.
Already cheaper than a Garmin that has the same durability features.