I’m about to buy my fourth heartrate monitor, and would like to choose something more reliable than what I’ve had in the past. The first was a Garmin, and it had a variety of problems, so I moved on to a Wahoo TICKR. Eventually one of the snaps connecting the sensor to the strap failed, and it had…

Yep. Had one that wouldn’t start recording properly until about 10 minutes into the ride and then would periodically lose the connection. I finally gave up on it and got a Polar H9. Now I get an accurate reading from the start.

Vern, The Polar H10 strap isn’t held together by the HRM. Instead it buckles to the outside of the strap and is protected by a very long strip of plastic on the inside where the sensors are located. It has an easy to use single slide-in connector. Also the Polar strap is very comfortable and sta…

Another vote for Polar sensors (I’ve got at least H6, H10 and the old proprietary w.i.n.d. models). As for arm sensors, the Polar one is supposedly one of the few on the market that is actually accurate enough for HRV measurement so that is saying something as well. As for the textile part, that’s …

Anna, You really should give that H10 strap more time. Those rubber nubbies on the back keep it in place without too much tightness. The strap goes on while I am dressing and then it is quick to button the HRM on after the trainer is paired. Plus the HRM is protected from the majority of sweat.

The issue at least with the old Polar straps was the snap receptacle starting to detach from the base of the strap, probably wear and tear from removing the sensor. The generic ones do continue across the sensor as well (hook closure to the side so similar basic construction as the old Polar straps …

Also Polar H10. Never had any issues with it.

Am reporting back here on plan A, which was to buy a replacement strap for my chest-based HRMs. Bought a “PowerLabs” strap from Amazon. It specifically says it is not compatible with 2020 Wahoo Tickr, and it does not mention Bkool. It states that it’s snaps are spaced at 1.75" – which would be 44…

Exactly, that is what happened on my Wahoo and Bkool straps. The snap receptacle detached from it’s counterpart on the strap. In fact, right after I patched up the Bkool strap to see if I could get it to last a couple extra weeks until my solutions arrived in the mail, I went back to the Wahoo str…

You can replace the straps relatively inexpensively. I actually have 3 that I rotate. After each ride, I take the strap I used into the shower and rinse it off with soap and water and then hang them to dry. I’ve had each them for at least 3 years. I like the Polar H10 transmitter because I c…

i don’t know anything about that brand of strap but you could maybe try cutting the strap in half between where the two poppers go. i did that with a £5 chinese ebay strap for my tickr so i could put it on and take it off easier and it works fine, no idea if it would work with any other HRM though

Most reliable heartrate monitor (HRM)?

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Jez_Wicks (Jez) December 14, 2021, 12:45pm 23

I’ve had a Polar H7 for years - it reliably connects to Zwift on AppleTV and Strava on my phone.

The only time it doesn’t work is when the battery runs out.

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