wjoiner wrote:
I’ve gone through three in two years, last one came dead on arrival. I’ve given up on HR straps, sticking to my Garmin watch - not as accurate but at least it works.
Go Scosche Rhythm+, seriously. Put it on your forearm in the fattest portion, fairly tight.
Mine is now pushing years of extensive use and it's as good as the first day I got it.
I've killed pretty much every other chest strap within 6-8 months, at least 7 of 'em, Polar, Garmin both hard, soft.
The Garmin built in optical HRM on my newish Garmin 945 is horrible for anything active (SBR) compared to the outstanding performance on Scosche.