Garmin Forerunner 970, 570 available now
Garmin’s latest Forerunner models – FR970 and FR570 – start shipping on Wednesday, May 21st. A few respected retailers are already taking pre-orders, so grab one now to be the first to have yours shipped on the big day.
All you need to know: Garmin Forerunner 970
All you need to know: Garmin Forerunner 570
Please feel free to add retailers in the comments below
- Amazon – the 570 and 970 are listed for pre-order only on Amazon.com in specific colours. Do NOT expect European Amazon sites to stock these Forerunners for several months.
- REI – have a pre-order page up now
- PowerMeterCity (USA, Canada) – should have one up on Sunday.
- Best Buy (USA) – have a pre-order option
- and, of course, there is also Garmin.com.
- Click your watch below to get a choice of retailers/colours/sizes
Garmin Forerunner 970
Premium GPS triathlon smartwatch. Features a bright AMOLED touch screen and a built-in LED flashlight.
Garmin HRM 600
High-end, watch-free heart rate recording strap.
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Do you know what time on Wednesday we can buy on Garmin.com?
Do we already know if the 570 or 970 still have a curved screen?
at the edges (like 965) or overall?
I meant like the 265 and 965 indeed, but watching Chasing The Summit’s 570’s comparison video with the 265 he confirmed the screen was still curved at the edges, unfortunately.
Has anyone received their forerunner 970s from REI yet?
there are shipping problems everywhere. garmin is selling WAY more than they expected.
REI was only pre-order in any case i believe.
in the uk the shops dont get stock until next week