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Feb 2016
2:49pm, 22 Feb 2016
204 posts
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dibbers
I'm going to try tucking my strap under my moobs
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Feb 2016
6:48pm, 22 Feb 2016
57,907 posts
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Gobi
Mine has fallen more than that in less time
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Feb 2016
12:49am, 23 Feb 2016
16,300 posts
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flanker
The nice folk at Garmin have sent me a replacement HR strap, and it's the new version of the HR Run and seems far more accurate and reliable 
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Feb 2016
6:55am, 23 Feb 2016
31,852 posts
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Hills of Death (HOD)
How did you sort that out ?
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Feb 2016
9:20am, 23 Feb 2016
17,434 posts
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GlennR
I've not had a false beep out of my new HRM-Run strap yet. Very impressed.
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Feb 2016
1:47pm, 23 Feb 2016
230 posts
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J2R
My impression is that they're all OK for the first few months, then degenerate. I think it's one of the reasons why Garmin are so prepared to send out replacements - they know the items are prone to failure. Fair play to them - that's the right way to respond to a problem. A bit of work improving the longevity wouldn't be a bad idea, though.
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Feb 2016
1:50pm, 23 Feb 2016
17,457 posts
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GlennR
Agreed J2R. That's one reason I replace rather than bothering with changing batteries.
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Feb 2016
5:51pm, 23 Feb 2016
16,303 posts
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flanker
HOD, my old one fell apart - the elastic bit pulled away from the monitor bit. I'm sure if the same happened to yours...
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Feb 2016
8:44am, 24 Feb 2016
57,915 posts
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Gobi
J2R it is funny how we all come to accept an hrm will last 1 maybe 2 batteries
I am still tapping away at 8mm for 120 or so heart rate. Most of my running is z1/Z2
Content really
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Feb 2016
10:49am, 24 Feb 2016
231 posts
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J2R
When I changed the battery on mine, the HRM stopped working altogether. Garmin sent me a new clip/transmitter, whatever it's called, without quibble, which I thought was good. The strap itself was playing up as well, though, so I bought a cheap-as-chips (£6.99) Abody one from Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KNQG4WE?ref_=pe_385721_51767431_TE_dp_1), which works just fine with the Garmin transmitter clipped in. I have had a few spikes with that, though, which is why I tried going back to the butchered Garmin strap itself. In retrospect, I think it's probable that I just didn't have the Abody strap on tightly enough. It has to be pretty tight (although you still have to be able to breathe)!
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