Reviews for Nike + iPod Sport Kit

This has been a great buy....it's a cinch to set-up and use visa the sync with the Nike website via itunes, and the really gorgeous simple graphics make tracking your progress of distance/time/pace etc very easy. It certainly a great motivator for getting you out on another run just to see the results! Nice little surprises happen toowhen you reach new milestones...won't give anymor away.

As with other users, no need to use the aesthetically pleasing but biomechanically suspect nike running shoe efforts (triax structure the noteable exception to the rule but not included in the + range)....a slit cut in the tounge of my motion control trainers and the sensor slips in and stays put under the laces. Let a good running store, not a high street sports shop make sure you're in the right shoe or your increasing mileage may leed you to the physio instead of new levels of running fitnesss!

38 of 45 people found this useful

Relatively inexpensive, very easy set up, increases the functionality of my ipod nano and a superb companion to the keen runner whether it be road or treadmill.

17 of 26 people found this useful

The transmitter and receiver work perfectly and the software is simplicity itself. Nike's web hosting is seamless with iTunes and very well designed. To fulfil its potential Nike+iPod now needs a heart rate monitor pick-up. Any training tool is only half there without heart rate data. More functionality on the website would also be welcome - for example, an option to show the trend on pace, not just distance or time - and whatever happened to the Music Store option which was originally advertised as "coming soon"??

36 of 45 people found this useful

I've owned a 60gb iPod since they were released and I was disappointed when I found out the Nike+ system is only compatible with a Nano. I looked into it and the explanation is because a Nano has Flash memory rather than the hard disc, making it a lot more suitable for running etc. because of the jerky movement.
So, I bought a Nano and the Nike+ sport kit and it works a treat. I'd recommend that you calibrate it before use (calibration takes 5mins and is very straightforward to do) because it initially gave some very dodgy readings. But, once calibrated, this works great and is a snip at £19. Even if you have to buy a Nano (as I did), it's worth every penny. It has made me want to go out running more than ever before!

749 of 1115 people found this useful

Great stuff. Works like a dream in action. If you already have a Nano and Nike trainers, then £19 is all it will cost you. For that you get a really integrated system that works seamlessly with the iPod. The real surprises come when you synchronise with iTunes after your first workouts ('walk-outs' in my case). All very impressive (but you do need to calibrate it for your pace, unless you don't mind it telling you that you've run a mile when you haven't).

Of course, if you need to buy the trainers (as I did) and the Nano (as I did) and the Nike armband for the Nano (remember whatever you use has to fit around the little receiver attachment as well) it's going to set you back somewhere between £200-300.

But here's a secret - you don't need to buy the special Nike running shoes designed for it. Undoubtedly neater and more elegant if you do, but if you already have trainers that you like, a little bit of work with a craft knife will fit the little transmitter under the insole, out of sight (just as it does on the Nike shoes).

Enjoy.

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