heart rate strap recommendation

[benzebub]

hello lads,

I'm in search of a new heart rate strap. currently using the garmin module strapped to a modified polar strap, but lately it starts crapping out after about an hour worth riding, or when I dig into higher HR-zones.

Which strap would you guys recommend? It has to be ANT compatible, comfortable (soft strap, like polar,..) and has to stay in place.

cheers!

[kevhogaz]

I've had good luck with my Cycleops soft strap, which I'm sure is just a rebranded strap, since it looks just like the one that came with my Garmin.

It stays in place all the time, even on my MTB, and never misses a beat. I use the soft style strap, with the ends that lock in to place.

[dmulligan]

Wahoo or 4iiii. They are both less prone to spikes and both support ANT+ and BTLE. The 4iiii one will also take your ANT+ signals and rebroadcast them on BTLE so you can record on your phone.

[benzebub]

thanks for the recommendations!

I ordered the Wahoo, reviews seem nice and BTLE is a good way to make it "future proof" I think. I am a little concerned about battery life, but sometimes you just have to take a risk

[fuzzydunlop]

The wahoo has been great for me too. I've never had a problem syncing

[dmulligan]

My wahoo doesn't have the spikes in data that I used to have either. However I wonder if the filtering is too good because my heart rate climbs slower than it used to on my old strap.

Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk

[benzebub]

did my first ride with the strap 2 days ago, so far so good. really stable and no spikes.

I have a short interval training planned later this week, good chance to check if it can track the rapid heart rate changes.

[savechief]

I replaced my problematic Garmin Soft Strap Premium (https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/shop-by ... 15490.html) with the standard Garmin strap (https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/shop-by ... 10996.html), and haven't had any problems so far.

[micky]

Im on the market for a new strap as well; how about the Suunto? Anything bad about it?

[jekyll man]

Micky- Suunto didnt used to be a true Ant+ strap so you may have problems.
May have changed it now though.


I use the cyclops/ powertap one; its cheap and resilient

[dmulligan]

dcrainmaker.com is the best site for reviews on such things.

Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk

[mvacolnago]

I have been using the Mio Link optical wrist strap for about 4 months. I find it way nicer then the garmin chest straps I was using for years