Looking to buy PM2+ (plus) monitor in UK

[daveyg]

Hi all, newbie here, so I hope I'm posting in the right place!

I'm trying to find somewhere to buy a PM2+ (plus) monitor. I wonder if anyone has a second hand one for sale / knows where they can still be purchased???

I'm in the United Kingdom.

The reason I'd like one, is so that I can connect my model C rower to the internet.

Thanks

Davey

[Carl Watts]

Hi, the PM2+ and PM2 is no longer in production and would only be available second hand. They are a good monitor as long as the batteries have never leaked in them or they slowly corrode and die. The PM2+ needs a serial port on your PC or you need to buy a Keyspan USB adapter to make it work if your PC doesnt have a serial port.

Personally I would buy a new PM3 or PM4, the decision would depend on if you want to measure your heartrate or already have a Polar chest strap and the separate polar receiver you need to buy. The PM4 comes with a complete Sunnito setup ready to go.

The PM3 or PM4 is a better monitor for online rowing like RowPro as this software utilises the lower half of the screen due to the fact it is a full graphics display and shows the relative distance of the person in front and behind and pre race and start information on you PM.

[Citroen]

I'm in the United Kingdom.

The reason I'd like one, is so that I can connect my model C rower to the internet.

Get a PM3 or PM4 they can be retrofitted to model Cs.
PM2+ are rarer than hen's teeth.

Secondhand marketplace and wanted ads for the UK is at: http://concept2.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=7

[Snail Space]

... all that, but also you can use a logcard with a PM3 or PM4. The logcard is a memory card that goes into a "credit card" style slot in the PM3/4. It records all the details of your workout (including HR, if you have the interface). You can then use a logcard reader (approx £30) to transfer data to the online log and/or a PC spreadsheet.

Cheers,
Dave.

PS: There's an active UK forum, which probably has at least as much traffic as this one, although many people peruse both. In fact the trans-atlantic chatter is so common that I don't know why there are two fora.

[Carl Watts]

30 Quid for a reader ? are you not better off buying a copy of RowPro for the same price and use the C2 log and be able to do the analysis ? Also you are able to race against one of your previous rows and the online rowing is fantastic.

I do agree with getting a card as sometimes RowPro does crash and with the card you can upload the full race data to the C2 Log via the USB to the PM3.

[Citroen]

30 Quid for a reader ?

I use a reader. Only reason for that is that the nearest PM3 is 5Km away.

Folks with a PM3/PM4 on their own machine at home should forget spending GBP£30 on the reader and should simply hook-up their PM3/PM4 directly to their computer. The £30 saving goes towards the USD$99 for RowPro.

If folks do need a reader because their machine isn't at home can get them on eBay for much less than thrity quid.

[Snail Space]

30 Quid for a reader ? are you not better off buying a copy of RowPro for the same price and use the C2 log and be able to do the analysis ? Also you are able to race against one of your previous rows and the online rowing is fantastic.

Nah, I'm just a saddo loner that sits in his garage in splendid isolation.
30 notes is just the money I used to spend on booze every week, before I started to row. So, money like that I just regard as an investment in health, rather than the self-destruct mission I used to be on. However, all I've really done is substitute one addiction for another.

Cheers,
Dave.

[Carl Watts]

30 Quid for a reader ? are you not better off buying a copy of RowPro for the same price and use the C2 log and be able to do the analysis ? Also you are able to race against one of your previous rows and the online rowing is fantastic.

Nah, I'm just a saddo loner that sits in his garage in splendid isolation.
30 notes is just the money I used to spend on booze every week, before I started to row. So, money like that I just regard as an investment in health, rather than the self-destruct mission I used to be on. However, all I've really done is substitute one addiction for another.

Cheers,
Dave.

You could do alot worse with the money.....better spent on rowing I recon it's a more healthy addiction but still expensive for energy drinks instead of the booze !

Got my currency conversion a bit wrong, would be closer to 60 quid for RowPro for you guys anyway.