Shopping CartGarmin Premium Heart Rate Monitor (Soft Strap)
date : July 13th, 2011Heart Rate Monitor
Review : 3 Reviews
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List Price : $ 69.99
Price Now : $ 37.16
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Tags : Garmin, Heart, Monitor, PREMIUM, Rate, Soft, Strap
Features For Garmin Premium Heart Rate Monitor (Soft Strap)
- Heart rate monitor
- Soft fabric strap for comfort
- Optimized for use in congested areas such as gym classes & starting lines
Description For Garmin Premium Heart Rate Monitor (Soft Strap)
This heart rate monitor has a soft fabric strap and is more comfortable than ever before. Plus, it’s optimized for use in congested areas like gym classes and starting lines.
List Price: $ 69.99
Price: $ 37.16
Works perfectly with my Forerunner 405 – just wet the contacts and you’re set,
(Please note: the other user’s negative review for this item is not accurate. The photo pictured is accurate for the Premium HRM, Product Number 010-10997-02. See below for update to original review.)
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
I tested out my friend’s Premium Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) on the trail this weekend and was extremely impressed and ordered mine yesterday. (My hat is off to Amazon – this is a better deal than dealer’s pricing.)
The premium HRM is an excellent accessory to my Forerunner 405, which I initially purchased without a HRM, and the additional data set will be a big help to me when charting my progress and seeing gains over the same terrain over time, not to mention a decent “zone” training aid when road cycling.
A VERY IMPORTANT ITEM OF NOTE that people tend to forget/ignore when using these HRMs is that you need to wet the contacts for an accurate reading. You can use water, or simply rub some spit on in a pinch, but I would recommend swinging by a running store and getting a bottle of gel – it’s cheap and it lasts forever, plus in my experience it provides the most accurate data… which is what we’re interested in with these toys, right?
Enjoy! I know I will – happy trails.
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UPDATE, Feb. 11th: Just a brief follow-on update from my original pre-review.
After three runs, this HRM functions beautifully. I have zero data spikes, my 405 picks up the signal immediately, and I haven’t even had to use my runner’s electrode gel for the contacts; just wet the contacts in the sink and strap it on and go. Simply put, it works PERFECTLY.
It’s also great having the training data to see which zone I’m training in or “Why did that run suck so hard?!”… oh, my hr was sky-rocketing and I was pushing too hard for event ‘x’.
I would post an image here if I could so you could see the solid data and corresponding Garmin Connect screen capture.
Solid product, five stars.
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|Worked fine for 2 months,,
But now it’s completely unreliable, I mountain and road bike 4 times per week, doing intervals for which I really need the hearth rate monitor. But if it’s not tuned in from the beginning of my training it simply keeps it over 200bpm for hours or actually under 100bpm. I have tried creme, I soak it every time and sometimes it works fine but others NOT AT ALL… So I’m trying to find an alternative.
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|As good as Polar,
I don’t know why Garmin won’t package this version with their watches, as the premium heart rate strap actually works. I found the stock strap to be finicky and inaccurate, even with gel. The premium strap works right off the bat without gel and doesn’t lose signal through-out the activity. It stays in place running, biking (on and off road), or hiking and is about as comfortable as they get. The snap closure in the front makes putting this on/off very easy. Overall I’d say this is as accurate as my polar strap, and a tad more comfortable. I always found polar to set the benchmark, but this takes it a little further in comparison and is a “no brainer” if you are having problems with the stock Garmin strap.
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