I’d grown very attached to my old Garmin Forerunner 220. It had given me years of reliable service – amazingly the watch itself outlasted its original rubber strap – but finally the battery was on the way out, no longer holding more than about an hour’s charge. When I asked my running mates what would be the best replacement, Coros seemed to come out on top – and so I decided to test the Apex 2 Pro and see compared it compared to the best smartwatches for cycling.
My no-frills Forerunner 220 had only cost about £150 ($182) on offer, whereas the RRP of the Apex 2 Pro is $499 / £499 – that’s a massive price difference and I was intrigued to find out whether it would be justified in terms of function. Or indeed whether I could live up to it.
