A few months ago I was looking at the my Garmin 800's screen and the heart rate registered 0 bpm. I thought hello, the strap has slipped or something so I wiggled it about and it started to read my heart rate again but then when to 0bpm again.
I thought "Damn I'm dead. Atleast I died on my Brompton" which isn't a bad thing I might add.
Reading up on the heart strap and found that a few people where having issues with it after a time. I also found out there was a cheaper heart strap that works and cost alot less. The Polar Soft Strap just so happens to be a direct replacement for the Garmin Heart Strap.
As you can see the heart dongle snaps right in no modifications needed.
Reading up on the heart strap and found that a few people where having issues with it after a time. I also found out there was a cheaper heart strap that works and cost alot less. The Polar Soft Strap just so happens to be a direct replacement for the Garmin Heart Strap.
- Very Comfortable and Lightweight Chest Strap, Extremely Sensitive to Hearts Electrical Signals.
- Construction: Fusion of Soft Fabrics and Adaptive Electrodes
- Helps Sensors Pick up Heart Rate Quicker and More Accurately
- Compatible with all Polar Heart Rate Sensors, Utilising the Same Snap Attachment Method
- Warranty: 2 Years;
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| Original Garmin Strap (TOP) Polar Soft Strap (BELOW) |
I have to say I'm pretty happy with it as I have been using it alot even on my normal commutes to work of late. Real test will be on a decent long ride but with the weather the way it has been recently it may be a little while.
Polar Soft Strap Set on amazon
I had the same issue. The original Garmin one I had (it was the old hard rubber one) died after a year so I ended up with a cheaper(!) Garmin premium one (the soft fabric one).
ReplyDeleteDidn't know the Polar ones worked with it as well - guess as long as it's ANT+ it'll work?
Will post tomorrow about the Power Tap ANT+ Speed & cadence sensor I installed over the weekend.
DeleteI also got the Garmin soft fabric one but it started not to give proper readings & I died a few times. I just got the polar strap & the Garmin sensor snaps right in.
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