HRM advice, please

[americancyclo]

@OneEighth 64407 wrote:

He’s a zombie. Always suspected as much.

you figured me out:

I only resurrect once I arrive somewhere.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]3696[/ATTACH]
and at least I’m consistent lately:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]3697[/ATTACH]

[ShawnoftheDread]

@OneEighth 64407 wrote:

He’s a zombie. Always suspected as much.

Yep, after every climb.

[americancyclo]

Polar strap is still working well, and the Garmin replacement seems more durable than the last version I had. It’s structured more like the Polar strap I’m currently using.

[vvill]

@americancyclo 64401 wrote:

And four months later the replacement Garmin strap has stopped working.
I contacted product support again, and they asked me to do the following:

…
Then I switched to the Polar Strap that I had bought for $12 and got some good HR data today, like this:

I’m going to send the Garmin strap back again, and ask for a replacement, but I’ll probably keep it only as a backup in case the polar dies on me too. I’ll report back in a few months to let y’all know how the polar strap is working out.

Yeah my replacement is acting up too. Sure is fun riding through a Gran Fondo with the discomfort of that strap only to look down to help pace yourself up a climb and see… 72bpm. Good thing I bought a power meter. :rolleyes:

Mark Blacknell swears by the Polar being much better than the Garmin strap too, so I might have to jump on that one.

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