Smart rings have become a popular alternative wearable for tracking health and fitness. They can deliver largely the same biometric data as the best smartwatches for cycling, but in a much more discreet, sleek, and stylish design.
The best bike computers handle your real-time training data perfectly. A smartwatch just duplicates that on a smaller screen. A smart ring doesn’t try to compete with these things; it focuses more on what happens when you’re not on the bike, with deep sleep analysis, resting heart rate metrics, insights into how hard you can push on your next ride, and women’s health.
Get the Oura Gen 4 Smart Ring for just £199.99 at Amazon
Now based in San Francisco, health technology company Oura has recently released the Oura Smart Ring Gen 5, but at a significantly increased cost of £500. Which makes this Amazon deal on the previous model, the Oura Smart Ring 4, at up to 50% off, just £199.99, look like a bargain.
Amazon UK pricing varies by size and chosen finish, and Oura recommends purchasing a sizing kit in advance, which costs £10 and is credited back when you purchase your ring. For US shoppers, the Oura Smart Ring Gen 4 has a smaller 20% reduction, down to just $399.
(Image credit: Anne-Marije Rook)
In her original Oura ring review, Cycling Weekly North American Editor Anne-Marije Rook scored it with a 4 out of 5 star rating, saying, “The Oura provides 24/7 health monitoring for a comprehensive view of your health. Its combination of advanced features and user-friendly insights makes it a powerful tool for anyone seeking to optimise their well-being.”
For cyclists, the lack of real-time activity metrics, especially heart rate transmission and GPS tracking, means the reviewed version of the Oura Ring serves better as a supplemental tool for recovery and overall health than as a dedicated cycling activity tracker.
However, the discounted Oura Gen 4 has addressed these issues, and heart rate transmission means you can view your live heart rate on most bike computers. GPS tracking still requires you to carry your smartphone (which I always do), and that means the Oura Ring will sync with the phone’s GPS signal and the Oura app, saving your route details and enabling a Strava connection.
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