r/Coros

I’m planning to use my COROS DURA mainly for BRMs and long rides, and I’ve been testing the Bike Alarm behavior to manage café/food/nap stops.
Here’s what I’ve observed:

1. If I enable Bike Alarm with no workout running, the “On Guard / Bike Alarm” screen stays on for roughly 2 minutes and then the display and backlight turn off, while the alarm remains armed.
2. If I pause an active ride and then enable Bike Alarm, the “On Guard” screen never turns off. The display and backlight stay on indefinitely while the activity is paused and the alarm is armed.
   For BRMs with many long stops, I’d like to:
   • Keep the activity paused (not ended).
   • Have Bike Alarm armed for basic theft deterrence.
   • Have the screen/backlight turn off quickly (e.g. after 2-3 mins), exactly like in the “no workout running” case, to save battery and avoid drawing attention.

Could someone could please confirm whether this “screen never turns off when ride is paused + Bike Alarm on” behavior is intended or a bug.

If not, can COROS Consider updating the firmware so that, when Bike Alarm is enabled with a paused activity, the alarm screen follows the same display timeout as when no workout is running (screen off after a short idle period but alarm still active).

Or Ideally, allow a configurable screen timeout for Bike Alarm.

This would make DURA much more practical for long BRMs with multiple controls and restaurant stops, where I’m close to the bike but want both security and battery savings.

Sorry if this has been talked about but why does it feel every update the strength mode gets completely moved around, I do lots of drop sets in my workouts and quickly switch between sets and then on my rest edit each set to reflect the weights and reps and now I can't do it anymore during my workout I need to wait until I finish. Do I seriously need to start writing all my workouts into the app before I do it just to make this work cause if so that just seems like double handling.

What is the secret to making POD2 work correctly with a treadmill? The pace displayed by POD2 is significantly different from what the treadmill shows, and as the session progresses, the distance discrepancy becomes substantial as well.

The issue appears to be that at the same treadmill speed, I can swing the POD2 pace by nearly 30% just by increasing my cadence. At treadmill 12:00mi, i can swing it as fast as 9:30mi with cadence alone. (I am naturally high cadence runner) - The POD2 pace seems more aligned (but still off) with my RPE, while the treadmill feels much slower than it should be.

Given all this, I find it difficult to trust any readings. Scratching my head… help?

I train other sports where I can't wear my watch during sessions. My plan is to start a workout on my Pace 4, leave it in my bag in the same room, and wear an armband HRM. The watch and armband stay connected via Bluetooth the whole time.

Has anyone done this? Does the session actually show up in training load and recovery afterward?

I wanted to keep my pace pro for a year or a little longer but I definitely wanted the pace 3 as a watch I can wear when I’m not racing or training. I don’t know about the Pace 4 honestly. I think the Pace Pro would s one of the best watches I’ve owned.

I’m looking for sites that have the pace 3 at a lower price. Let me know where I can find them.

Habitualmente entreno al gimnasio y corro unos 10 k, actualmente tengo un watch 7 y quiero comprar un reloj que le dure la batería. Pero tengo dudas si el coros o el garmin, ya que he escuchado que el coros mide mal, pero la verdad no lo he probado. A veces me gusta salir a la montaña, y me gusta algunos datos sobre altitud. Que es mejor Garmin o el coros ?

Hi,
Since the latest update, I've been having a problem with my strength training at the gym:
Before the update, I could switch between exercises, which is important when the gym is crowded, since the machines aren't often available in the order I planned.

Has this feature been moved somewhere else, or has it been removed?

How do you usually handle this when working out at the gym if it's very crowded?

Title is self explanatory but on days I have to resort to the dreamill, I know how to set up the speed/grade prior to starting the run, but as far as I can tell, the only way to adjust them once the run is started is by pausing the activity and then adjusting each one separately, then resuming the activity.

Hopefully this makes sense but it would be nice to be able to adjust the speed and grade I set the treadmill to without having to literally stop the activity

Hi everyone. I installed the May update on my Coros Pace Pro. I noticed that after updating the dial scrolling became really laggy - it doesn't react for several seconds. Once it detects scrolling - everything is fine. I suppose these may be software issues. I followed the official Coros guide for dial troubleshooting (cleaned the watch and restarted it), but it doesn't help. Does anyone experience similar problems?

I do quite a lot of physical work and I wonder how to take this into account for Recovery tracking and Training status for example. It is not very motivating to see "Degrading" on Training status after long day on house reconstruction.

So question is - how do you deal with this (if at all)? Do you have custom workout called "Work" for tracking? Something completely different?

Thanks!

Hello, I just downloaded the new Firmware Update, and during my workout (Strength Training) I noticed that the exercise preview video for proper execution was gone. (I hope you understand my grammar lol)

Is there any way to bring it back or fix this? Or it's really removed by Coros?
I hope they would bring it back because it helps a lot for the proper execution, especially when I'm not familiar with the workout I am doing.

Ps, I know some would probably roast or ask me about "Why would you add that workout if you don't know how to execute it properly?" Yeah I understand, but seeing the guide execution really helps.

Well that's just me.

I hope Coros would fix this or bring it back tho.

Is there a way to get a light background on the activity screens?

I can't easily see HR or pace or time/distance remaining (or anything else) in activity mode during the daytime.

Even with gesture enabled, there is a pause before I can see the activity screen, particularly when it is sunny. The situation is not ideal any time, but particularly when doing intervals. (Worse when on a track which has no shade at all.

The problem is expressed repeatedly here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Coros/comments/1ncicav/how_can_i_keep_full_brightness_always_on_during/ There's no solution on that thread.

I think if there is a way to set a light background on the activities screens, the problem would be a bit less onerous.