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Review: Coros Apex 4  

Use cases for ski/ride tourist.

By

Jason Albert

The Coros Apex 4 has proven to be a very worthy GPS watch.

The Coros Apex 4 has proven to be a very worthy GPS watch.

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  1. Eli

    Great watch, horrible customer service. Hopefully, you never have to deal with them.

    1. Jason Albert

      Thanks for the input, Eli. Did something go wrong with the watch? And yes, always a bummer when customer service is less than helpful.

  2. Patrick Fink

    In contrast, I’ve had pretty good experience with their customer service.

    I had to pipe in to give my 2c on the spO2 monitor. It’s not entirely true to say that a low spO2 is a sign of poor acclimatization. SpO2 should decline following a quick ascent. Then, gradual adaptation will result in improvement of spO2 over time as the body changes ventilation and blood chemistry to adapt, but spO2 doesn’t improve back to baseline, just to better than the initial value.

    Altitude illness is also more likely in those with a lower spO2, but it’s also more likely with rapid ascent, and the two go hand in hand. As a predictor of altitude illness in a given person, SpO2 isn’t terribly valuable.

    Where I’ve found use for spO2 monitor is when a friend got HAPE on a hut trip on Red Mountain Pass. We used the watch to monitor and assist in a decision to evacuate him. I’m still not sure what value it provides in a more day to day situation aside from bemused observation when altitude.

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