Polar CS500 Cycling Heart Rate Monitor

The Polar CS500 Cycling heart rate monitor is designed for ambitious cyclists seeking improved cycling performance. The sleek design of the CS500 allows for quick and safe control of the user-configurable display. Displays incline and decline of your ride with altitude measurement.

Altimeter and barometer features

• Altitude with graphical trend – available via polarpersonaltrainer.com

  Altitude is measured with an atmospheric air pressure sensor. Altitude is shown as ascended and descended meters/feet and uphill/downhill steepness in percentages and grades.

• Altitude, ascent and descent – meters, degrees, percentage

  Altitude is measured with an atmospheric air pressure sensor. Altitude is shown as ascended and descended meters/feet and uphill/downhill steepness in percentages and grades.
• Temperature

Body measurement features

• Automatic age-based target zone – bpm / %

  To help you train safely and effectively, the training computer automatically determines your heart rate target zone limits according to your age-based maximum heart rate (220 minus age). The limits are determined either in beats per minute (bpm) or as a percentage (%) of your maximum heart rate. See also Manual target zone.
• Average and maximum heart rate of each lap
• Average, minimum and maximum heart rate of training

• Heart rate – bpm / % / graphical trend

  Heart rate is the measurement of the work your heart does. Heart rate can be expressed as the number of beats per minute (bpm) or as a percentage (%) of your maximum heart rate. Heart rate can be presented also as a graphical trend on the display.

• HR-based target zones with visual and audible alarm

  You can define your target zones for a training session based on heart rate to help define the right intensity. When you are out of the preset zones, the training computer will give a visual and audible alarm.

• HRmax (age-based)

  The highest number of heart beats per minute (bpm) during maximum physical exertion. For a rough estimate of your maximum heart rate, subtract your age from 220. HRmax is a useful tool for determining the intensity of training as intensity zones can be defined using HRmax. Some Polar products define maximum heart rate during the Polar Fitness Test, see also HRmax (Polar Fitness Test -based).
• HRmax (user set)

• Manual target zone – bpm / %

  This feature enables you to manually enter the target zone that is suitable for your training. You can set the target zone for your training as beats per minute (bpm) or as a percentage of your maximum heart rate.

• Polar OwnCal® – calorie expenditure with altitude adjustment

  Polar OwnCal calculates the number of calories burned during training. This feature allows you to track the calories burned during one training session and cumulative calories burned during several training sessions. The effect of the ambient air pressure is taken into account in the calorie expenditure calculations: in moderate and high altitude there is less oxygen in the air so you can do less work and expend fewer calories at the same heart rate.

• Polar OwnCode® (2.4 GHz W.I.N.D.) – coded transmission

  Coded heart rate transmission automatically locks in a code to transmit your heart rate to the training computer. The training computer picks up your heart rate from your transmitter only. Coding significantly reduces interference from other training computers. The 2.4 GHz W.I.N.D transmission is disturbance-free from other electronic devices.

• Polar OwnZone® – personal heart rate zone

  Polar OwnZone® determines your personal heart rate limits for a training session. Depending on the day and time, your physical state may vary, for instance, if you are stressed or tired, or if you are not fully recovered from your latest training session, Polar can determine that information from your heart rate and guide you to your ideal training zone for that moment.

• Training load – available via polarpersonaltrainer.com

  This feature is available in Polar software. When you transfer training results from your training computer to polarpersonaltrainer.com, you can follow your training load and recovery in the training diary. Continuous monitoring of training load and recovery will help you recognize personal limits, avoid over- or undertraining, and adjust training intensity and duration according to your daily and weekly targets

CS cadence sensor W.I.N.D. features

• Bike settings – for three bicycles

  You can define settings up to two to three bikes in your training computer. When you start training, you can select the bike with the correct settings for that particular training session.

• Cadence – current, average and maximum

  Your cycling cadence stands for your pedaling rate in revolutions per minute (rpm). Cadence is the central factor in improving cycling performance. A higher cadence reduces the force needed for each pedal stroke, and thus improves overall performance. Running cadence measures how many times your either right or left foot hits the ground in one minute. Running cadence is measured as steps per minute. With this feature you can sharpen your cadence and make your ground contact time shorter. This will help you to find a balance between leg power and leg speed.

CS speed sensor W.I.N.D. features

• Autostart/stop

  By activating Autostart/autostop feature, the cycling computer starts and stops training recording automatically when you start or stop pedaling.

• Bike settings – for three bicycles

  You can define settings up to two to three bikes in your training computer. When you start training, you can select the bike with the correct settings for that particular training session.

• Distance – training, lap, and total

  Distance (km, mi) can be set and measured in several ways. Training distance tells you the distance traveled during a training session. Lap distance tells you the distance of one lap. Total distance is the distance accumulated since the last reset.
• Speed – current, average and maximum

Data transfer

• Compatible with Mac (Intel-based) via Polar DataLink
• Compatible with PC via Polar DataLink
• Compatible with polarpersonaltrainer.com via Polar DataLink

Polarpersonaltrainer.com features

• Advanced training analyzing
• Training Diary
• Training Load
• Training programs

Power Output Sensor W.I.N.D. features

• Power – current, average and maximum

Recording features

• Totals

  Totals includes your training data starting from the last reset enabling you to follow your long-term training.
• Training files (with summaries) – 14

• Weekly history – available via polarpersonaltrainer.com

  Weekly history gathers your weekly training data. By selecting a week, you can review your training data for the week.

Training features

• Automatic display scroll

  Automatic display scroll enables you to alternate between displays automatically during training without a need to remove hands from handle bars. Activating automatic display scroll improves riding safety and comfort.

• Automatic lap recording

  With this feature you can set your training computer to take laps based on preset distance, for example, every 1 km/mi.

• Graphical target zone indicator

  This feature points out graphically on the display the zone you are in during a training session helping you to stay on the desired intensity zone.

• Interval timers

  Use timers, for example, as a training tool in interval training to tell you when to switch from a harder to a lighter period and vice versa. The timers can be time- or distance- based.
• Number of laps – 99

• Reminders – calorie expenditure, distance or time based

  You can set reminders to alarm you of different tasks or training sessions, for instance, reminding you to drink during a training session.

• ZonePointer

  ZonePointer is a visible and moving symbol on the training computer display indicating whether you are inside the pre-set target zone. This feature helps you to reach the desired intensity/pace/speed/cadence targets.

Watch features

• Date and weekday indicator
• Display text in English
• Low battery indicator
• Time of day (12/24h)
• User replaceable battery
• Water resistant – IPX7