Your new band should come with pins of its own. Use those and keep the old ones attached to the other bands. Simply insert the new strap into the lug and use the provided tools to screw in the screws at either end. In terms of Garmin’s Forerunner line-up, the Forerunner 245 is a big step up from the Forerunner 45 and only a small step down from the Forerunner 645, the latter offering a more appealing design as well as a couple of extra features such as a barometric altimeter. Garmin Forerunner 245/245 Music review: Price and competition

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This is a great style for day-to-day wear. Taking you effortlessly from meetings in the office to evening drinks with friends, the Milanese Loop Strap will compliment just about any outfit – including both smart-casual and formal attire – and is suitable for a wide range of occasions. If you want to keep your Garmin Forerunner 245 looking like a fresh from the box device every time you clip it to your wrist, then our premium Silicone Mint Garmin Forerunner 245 Watch bands will always be the best selection you can make. When you buy from Fitstraps we make it more straightforward than ever to change up your watch strap style, allowing you to add a few new styles to your watch band collection. As our amazing value prices gives you the chance to match up a new look all of your favourite outfits. As mentioned already, Garmin has tried to keep it consistent in terms of how you can remove bands from its watches. Though it can slightly differ between models. We've outlined how to do it for a few of the most popular models below: There are a number of different setups that Garmin uses with its watches and bands. Here's the breakdown: It’s a brilliant all-round running watch, and runners who won’t be satisfied by its features will be few and far between. Not only does it help shape your training, providing useful insight into every run, but it also delivers excellent accuracy in terms of both GPS and heart rate, along with superb battery life.These replacement Mint watch bands are available in 2 different wrist sizes – (Small to fit wrist sizes 14-18cm Large to fit wrist sizes 18mm-22cm) Fitstraps highly recommend measuring your wrist for the perfect fit for you. The days of the Garmin watches with bands you couldn't remove are firmly a thing of the past. If you want to simply get a replacement band, or give your Garmin a smarter look, it's much easier to do that. Constructed from premium grade 316 stainless steel (rather than a cheaper alternative, such as grade 304), the Milanese Loop is durable and built to last. It is easy to keep clean and resistant to solutions of sulphuric acid, chlorides, bromides, iodides and fatty acids.

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Lightweight and remarkably comfortable. Not only does the Milanese Loop Strap feel soft and smooth against the skin, thanks to its unique mesh-like construction, it allows air to pass easily through its design. It will keep you cool on the warmest of days and helps to avoid under-band sweating, a common issue with both leather and solid stainless steel watch straps. Whether that's the Garmin Fenix range, Vivoactive 4 or Venu 2 smartwatches, or running watches like the Forerunner 245 or 945, pretty much every Garmin watch has the ability to switch out straps. A running favorite, the 235 uses the screw-in watch bands, which means getting a screwdriver to remove the screws in the bands to remove the bar and fit in a new band. The Venu is Garmin's smartwatch that's designed to straddle sporty and stylish looks and this band definitely veers towards the former. The 18mm option comes in 10 different colors and is available in large and small sizes. If you don't have a Venu, it'll also work with the Vivomove Luxe and Style, Forerunner 645, 245 and Vivomove 3.

The Garmin Forerunner 245 is a worthy replacement to the excellent Forerunner 235

The Forerunner 245 also gives predicted race times for 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon. These were initially some way off for me, giving times that were quite a lot slower than recent PBs, but got closer to my actual times the more I used the Forerunner 245.