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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Leikr Review}} [[File:Leikr.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The Leikr showing the large display.]]
The unique attraction of the Leikr is its huge color display that can show lots of data, a full color map, or some combination of the two. Navigation with the Leikr is great, but it comes up short in a number of other areas. In addition, I'm concerned that if Leikr stops supporting their web site, their watch is pretty useless as it's needed for data upload and configuration. SoTo compound this, while I love '''Leikr doesn't seem to be actively developing the Leikr and Ior working on a sequel'''m glad I have . If you can get onecheap enough, then it might be worth considering, but I'm not sure I could recommend it wholeheartedlyd urge caution and '''think of this as a discontinued product'''.
* '''How far did I run?''' This is the most basic question, and the Leikr has good GPS accuracy. The level of accuracy should be enough for most general running, though it will depend on your course and how precise you need to be.
* '''How fast am I running?''' Knowing how fast you're running can be a nice to know, or it can be vital for your training or race performance. Because of the nature of GPS, watches that rely on GPS signal alone tend to have serious problems with current pace. When the Leikr has a footpod attached it always displays your current [[Pace From A Footpod]] while getting all other data from GPS.
* '''Where am I? '''The huge, full color display means the Leikr can provide great navigation. It lacks a "back to start" arrow, but you can retrace your steps quite easily on the mapusing the "breadcrumb trail". This outline is superimposed over the color maps, but because there's no magnetic compass you have to be moving to have any indication of true direction.
* '''What's my cadence? '''[[Cadence]]''' '''is one of the most critical and often overlooked aspects of running. If you get your Cadence right, many other things naturally fall into place. The Leikr supports [[Cadence]] via a [[Footpod]], so it's better than nothing, but not up to the options of better devices.
For ultramarathon running the Leikr is pretty useless and is likely to be just enough for a slow marathon. See [[ShoesBest Running Watch#Watches for Ultrarunning| Watches for Ultrarunning]] for more details.
=Leikr Pros=
* The biggest reason for getting the Leikr is its huge display. It's nearly twice the size and more than twice the resolution of its nearest competitor, the [[Garmin Epix]].
=What's Missing=
While I don't consider these missing features as 'cons', it's worth understanding the features that are missing compared with other watches.
* '''Altimeter. '''GPS is far less accurate vertically than horizontally, so a barometric altimeter can provide a much better idea of your ascent and descent. It can also be useful for navigation if you're ascending or descending a mountain. In some races I've been far more interested in how much ascent is left rather than the distance to the top. (The more expensive versions of the Leikr add in an Altimeter.)
* '''Running Dynamics'''. Some of the newer Garmin watches can show and record Vertical Oscillation (VO) and Ground Contact Time (GCT).
* '''Alerts'''. Some watches will alert you when a metric is out of range. The alert for [[Cadence]] is really useful and one of my favorite features.
