Forerunner 265

Garmin

Forerunner 265

317 positive 7 neutral 60 negative

Based on 384 Reddit mentions

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Laufuhr mit gutem Preis-Leistungsverhältnis gesucht

Ich glaub da würde ich die Forerunnner 165 (mit Musik) empfehlen. Die sollte noch in deinem Budget sein. Ich meine die Forerunner 265 ist schon etwas drüber, aber vielleicht gibt es da auch mal ein Angebot.

Plenty_Earth_9600 in r/laufen

April 14, 2026 5:40 PM

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PSA - tattoos and smart watches don't mix apparently

Just a quick PSA, OHR sensors on smart watches can get thrown off by tattoos.

I had no idea! I was gifted a forerunner 265 as a birthday present, found it wasnt tracking sleep and heart rate monitor was inconsistent.

Called Garmin, first thing I was asked is do you have tattoos where youre wearing

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EfficiencyHairy4844 in r/beginnerrunning

May 9, 2025 1:45 AM

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Welche Garmin könnte für mich passen?

Es ist halt die Frage, was hier mit ordentlicher Akkulaufzeit gemeint ist. Die Forerunner 265 wird mit Multiband Tracking auf 14 Stunden Akkulaufzeit offiziell angegeben. Das wird für ne Mehrtagestour eng.

max-crstl in r/wandern

May 4, 2026 9:16 PM

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watchOS 27 to Offer New Watch Faces, Including 'Modular Ultra' Variant

Garmin watch faces are ridiculously bad, third party ones also tank battery so they’re non-starters imo. Their basic digital face still has a scaling error (40% smaller than the smaller screen FR265 gen) on the FR570/970 generation, even reported it to a buddy who works there, they’re aware of it an

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Elasion in r/AppleWatch

May 4, 2026 3:48 PM

5

Switching to Coros

I switched from FR265 to pace 4 last week, love it. Garmin app is awful

No-Description1741 in r/Coros

May 9, 2026 8:53 AM

4

Garmin Forerunner 170

Basically a gimped FR 265 (No dual band GPS, No Multi-Sport/Triathlon Mode) https://www.garmin.com/en-GB/compare/?compareProduct=1055469&compareProduct=1915560&compareProduct=886785

mockrocker in r/PHRunners

May 12, 2026 11:33 AM

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Possible move from Garmin advice

Not my experience with at all, in fact it was the opposite. With every Garmin I owned a chest strap was required to get accurate data. So many issues with the wrist hr rate data. My last was the FR265, honestly it was the worst. I use the U2 and the heart rate data is maybe 1-2 beats off the polar H

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Kitchen-Ad6860 in r/applewatchultra

May 9, 2026 9:44 PM

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Zwift rides are not being accounted for in training load

As can be seen from the image, only my dog walks are being accounted for, not my Zwift rides.

For reference I use Zwift using the actual Zwift Ride and use my Garmin Forerunner 265 to broadcast my heart rate to Zwift, I have Zwift connected to my Garmin so my rides are automatically uploaded to G

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jw205 in r/Zwift

April 15, 2025 8:15 PM

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Official Q&A for Friday, April 10, 2026

You can get the Forerunner 265 Music on sale now and then. But I'm cheap and have a Forerunner 55 and I just found shorts with no bounce pockets and bring my phone with me for music. Don't even notice it

thefullpython in r/running

April 10, 2026 6:14 PM

4

Suunto Run vs Amazfit

Sa price point na to, you can get a brand new Garmin FR165 (Music) or a 2nd hand FR265. Coros Pace 3 and 4 din I'd say better choices. Garmin FR165 Non Music is cheaper than Amazfit.

Economy-Click3008 in r/PHRunners

May 11, 2026 1:14 PM

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