That's the one I was referring to in my post, so 2x.

CooSpo is the right answer. I bought 4 in bulk on AliExpress for about $95 shipped. 3 years later, 2 are done, and I am onto my 3rd one. Like hell that H10 would last even 3 years.

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Thanks for the response. I just bought a Polar H9 as it was cheaper and I assume its life is limited anyway.

One reason why Polar sensors may have a longer life than Garmin's and Wahoo's: the producer recommends you rinse the strap after each use (Garmin says: every 7 uses) and, more interestingly, store the strap and the sensor separately. They warn you, in particular, not to store them together when wet as that might cause "snap oxidation" (whatever that is).

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"FTP is a bit 2015, don't you think?" - Gustav Iden

My first (and, probably, the best one) was Garmin HRM Run3 - the detachable one that received running dynamics via software update one day. I used it for 4 years and replaced the battery several times, and the strap once. Other than that, it worked flawlessly for me and I cannot remember even a single HR dropout or suspicious spike.


I replaced it with HRM Tri only because the latter had HR for swimming, which appeared completely useless to me. With this device, I faced the first HR dropouts especially when was riding in aero position.


The next one was the Tickr X gen. 2 mostly because of Bluetooth. But it ended up as a complete disaster - I replaced 3 units but all of them had spikes and dropouts during my runs constantly.


The next one was HRM Pro - but I had to replace it 3 times already: electrodes almost unglued after about 5 months of use and spikes became even more often.


The last HRM Pro one was replaced by Garmin on HRM Pro+ and I'm only been using it for a week but so far so good. But I'd be happy to have my old good HRM Run3 that was the most simple one out of these and it just worked.

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I have an old Polar FT4 watch along with an old H1 strap and a newish H9 strap. Either strap will sometimes go crazily with ridiculous high readings. It doesn't matter if I'm in an ice rink or outside on a 90°F day.

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Agree with both of you guys. My current strap is 4 years old and going strong. Strap #2 is in my travel kit- a couple of years old and going strong. I rinse before using to wet the strap and hang up to dry when I finish.

Hard to beat $27 on Amazon.

I go through a Garmin Dual every few years. I swear this one is reading low. Anyone had a similar experience?

Had a wry smile to myself reading your post…

Thank you, thank you! I’ll be here all week!

Freaking autocorrect!

I have been using this since my Garmin dead and replaced with three Wahoo TCKR’s that all died. It’s worked great for over a year now.

https://www.amazon.com/...Caps%2C94&sr=1-6

Suunto smart hr strap working fine with fenix, have it for over 5years.

To all the Coospo users: your posts sound like this is a great option but, is swimming an issue? I only ask as in the description (of both the H6 & H808) on Amazon it states: "IP67 & 300H Battery Life - Workable in rainy day with IP67,But it is not recommended for swimming.1 hour exercise per day, which can be used continuously for 300 hours with CR2032 changeable battery.".

If you've had no issues for years, I'm definitely keeping this (BTW, which one?) in mind as a replacement to my current, when needed.

I don't use it for swimming (I don't use any strap for swimming, but my Garmin 255 gives me data via the optical watch HRM that looks 'mostly' correct.) But I've worn it through several OWS portions of triathlons, so it's holding up fine there.


The beep-on-off is a love-hate thing with the Coospo. I like it because it reminds me that it's on when it shouldn't be if I leave it on a wet strap or on some wet laundry sometimes, but if you haven't done this before, you'll find it beeping sometimes when you don't want it to be (like if you're in the car driving back from a workout, and you're still wearing it and you're drying off due to the car AC and then it's beeping on-off as it loses skin connection since there's no sweat.)

To be fair, I seriously doubt there's any superior engineering in the Coospo compared to Garmin etc - in fact, due to the price I can almost guarantee there is NO special engineering there. I think it's fine due to price (lower than the others) so if it dies, you can easily buy one or more a year, and I do think the beeping on-off makes you more likely to remove the pod more often from the strap, which probably helps slow corrosion. The Coospo also is a bit taller than the Garmin pods so more of a hump on your chest, but it's minimal, I've never had it bother me ever.

Reliable HR Strap??

There is no such thing.

I have the CooSpo H6.

I have never heard it make a sound. I am not sure what lightheir is hearing or what model he has.

I have never tried to swim with it, so I can't comment on it.

Good luck.

Polar H10. Just need to give it good batteries, they tend to not last as long as the other HRMs. But it's very accurate and there are no drops, spikes or anything like that.


Ditto on the Polar H10 - I've been using one for a VERY long time - with various Polar wrist units. Currently using a Vantage V. Polar was the first - and have long been the leaders in accuracy and reliability! Not as popular or sexy as some other brands/options, but . . they work! :-)

Rarely had any issues - cycling spring/summer/fall and XC-Skiing in winter. Battery life can be greatly extended by disconnecting one of the attachment snaps. This fully shuts down the unit. Snap it back in place before using!

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I apparently have a different model the h808. Didn’t know they had more than one version