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[Completely defeated by Amazon's strategy] Why the HUAWEI WATCH GT 6 Pro might be the savior for "casual cyclists"

I ended up buying the HUAWEI WATCH GT 6 Pro
I bought it because of Amazon's strategy! (Shifting the blame

Even though I just went to check out the sale?
Even though I just went to register for the point-up campaign

$${\Large\color{red}\textbf{4% just for Huawei, you say!?}}$$


$${\text{📱 Memories with Huawei}}$$

Back in the days when Japanese smartphones were still making waves (only in Japan)
I once bought a Huawei smartphone


"HUAWEI P20 Pro HW-01K"
This was, believe it or not, a collaboration model with the legendary Leica!
One of the sensors installed was not for color, but dedicated to black and white
A sharp specification reminiscent of Leica's "Monochrom"...
I already bought it, didn't I?

To be honest, I didn't take that many black and white photos, but it was a favorite of mine

A photo of Matsue Castle taken with the P20 Pro's monochrome mode back then

Because Huawei fell into decline after being sanctioned by the US
My smartphones transitioned through OnePlus to Xiaomi, but let's leave that aside


The smartwatch dilemma: weight or functionality?

Returning to the beginning
I don't have that much of an aversion to Huawei as mentioned above, but
My go-to smartwatch is the Xiaomi Smart Band series

It's light, has the bare minimum functions, so I'm satisfied, and above all, it's cheap
I've been using them for years, following the style of replacing them with new ones when they break

When I was looking at Huawei during Amazon's New Year sale
There was a Huawei Band 11 Pro, and it had GPS

The only thing I'm dissatisfied with regarding the Xiaomi Smart Band is that it doesn't have GPS
While I was researching various things thinking it might be okay to replace it

I ended up at the HUAWEI WATCH GT 6 Pro...
And it actually has a power meter function!
Wait, seriously? Has technology really come this far?

They say the margin of error compared to a bicycle power meter on flat ground is small
Well, if you think about it, if you know the total mass of the bicycle and the person
Speed can be determined by GPS, and if the power source is only the human (treating wind, etc., as an error for now), the calculation seems relatively simple
Even so, being able to visualize my own output is definitely interesting!

A savior for casual cyclists

Actually, I've wanted a bicycle power meter for a long time, but...

  • Spider-type ones are a hassle because you have to change the crank

  • Crank-arm types are just as much of a hassle

  • Maybe a pedal-based one? No, I use SPD pedals...

  • The cheapest option is a single-sided crank arm, but...

I've been pondering this for a year now

If a smartwatch is enough, then this is it. I'm not a hardcore cyclist, just a casual one, so power data is just for reference.
Besides, I'm not a hardcore cyclist, I'm a casual rider, so
power is just for reference.

Plus, if I connect speed and cadence via Bluetooth,
it can even serve as a cycle computer.

So, after much deliberation,

$${\huge\text{I went and bought it!!!!!}}$$

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