Nike+

I am an Avid fan of the Nike +, however I decided to go for a jog yesterday, only to find that the sensor for my Nike Plus kit was dead. After researching this for a while I found I am not the only victim of this flat sensor battery epidemic.

Normally I have nothing but good words for Apple, but the fact that they designed something which could render the whole system to utterly useless leaves me to assume that someone somewhere didn’t think this through. More googling told me that the sensor battery has a life span of 1000 miles, now i have actually evidence thanks to my Nike+ account to show i have only run about 83miles. So why is the battery flat? well a lot of people have been asking that question. Apple have reported faulty batteries which have not been holding their energy, as one possible reason.

Frustratingly you cannot purchase just the replacement sensor on its own. The only alternative is to buy the whole system again including the adapter, for the full RRP. To add insult to injury Apple responded to another support blog saying they offer a replacement sensor if you have had the system less than a year. No good to those outside of the 12 month deadline.

The moral of this story is be aware that although the Nike + system is revolutionary, it ccan be costly over longer durations. So if you do buy one know that your probably gonna have to buy more in the future.