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Apple Watch Ultra Trail Loop Bands
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The S/M Trail Loop fit on my 165mm wrist with the orange tab bottom center, probably as Apple intended. On the other hand, it was exceptionally difficult to get it over my thumb joint. I returned it for a M/L, which turns out to be roughly the same length as the regular Sport Loop.
165mm wrist here wearing M/L Trail Loop. I have probably 1.25"/3cm of the lower part of the band exposed between the end of the loop that you pull back and "stick down" and the titanium end bar. The end of the loop is nowhere near the watch case even on my smaller wrist.
Edited to add a pic. (It's hard to take a photo of the back side of your wrist.). You can see the lighter gray edge of the end of the loop on the right side behind the orange pull tab. As stated, I have 165mm wrists and this M/L Trail Loop is pulled tight so that I get consistent HR readings when I work out. (It's also a very comfortable band to wear.)
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Crazy that we still cant get this band. I just ordered one yesterday from apple (Yellow/Beige) and will not deliver until 11/9
No problem, says the contortionist. 😉. As I said, I couldn't get the S/M Trail Loop over my thumbs. The M/L Trail Loop is basically the same size as the regular Sport Loop, so if you have experience with that it should be the same with the M/L Trail Loop.
I was going to order the trail loop but dug out my series 4 Nike band and it looks pretty similar? What do you think?
Anyones black trail band order moved forward today? Orders of the ultra with the black trail bands are two weeks shorter that ordering the band separately?
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There was one in a store 30 miles from me but I was working from home so I didn’t bother trying to get it. They do filter free but they don’t day in the stores for long
Yes, it does look similar. The main difference is the end links on the trail loop are color matched to the titanium and the comfort. I also own the Nike sport band and the trail loop is much more comfy. I think the trail loop looks a nice also.
I added a side by side the best that I could. I highly recommend this loop. And to think I did regret ordering my watch with the trail loop since I had the Nike one but the trail loop is probably my most comfortable band that I own now.
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Got mine ordered from Verizon. Showed up that I could place the order after refreshing daily. Will see if it actually ships and delivered by the date shown.
I’ll be very surprised if it does as the availability according to Apple seems to be in November right now for them. I doubt they would have them available before Apple themselves.
Very limited at the moment as priory to given to loops shipping with watches. Waiting times are coming down but slowly
Ordered mine from Verizon on 9/28 for delivery 10/6 then changed to 10/9 then to 10/11 and still hasn’t shipped.
I actually noticed the same. The Ocean Band made the watch feel much more secure, and reduced the movement in the wrist.
They were never available from the launch of the Ultra. Even preordering the watch with a Trail Loop when the preorders went live the earliest ship dates were late October and the bands on their own were showing November dates which they still are. There has been the odd one showing up in certain Apple stores for sale. I don’t we’ll see regular availability until next month at the earliest. I have a S/M one on preorder showing a ship date between November 5th and 12th right now.
I was thinking the same thing. Of the 3 specific Ultra wristbands, the trail loop seems to be the hardest to come by. Why? The trail loop isn't too much different from the sports loop so one would think in terms of ease of production it wouldn't be any harder than producing the sports loop. Perhaps the most unusual one is the alpine loop (or arguably the ocean band) and both are much more readily available.
Yes but there could easily be a production issue, material issue (supply, quality control etc). We’ll never know. What we do know is the people on eBay paying £200+ are brave brave souls.