Cyclewizz Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 The Garmin soft strap is crap !!! I have 2 that are stuffed. The Polar one seems to work a lot better.
Dexter-morgan Posted March 29, 2016 Author Posted March 29, 2016 I purchased a polar one on friday, will give feed back tomorrow after Crossfit class
NordicElf Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 Argh my year old strap is on it's way out. This is my 4th one. Starting to question my loyalty to Garmin. Taking it to nav world today to see if it is really dead. I changed the battery and it seems to be worse. Faith and loyalty in Garmin restored. Went to Navworld to get it tested, no questions asked, offered to swap my forerunner 310xt for a Forerunner 910xt with strap for R1975. Just opened it now and it's the new brown strap - hopefully it works better than the old black ones. and I have a new 1 year warranty.
madbradd Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 I have this same issue as well... wash the strap, and it works for 3/4 of the next session. Thinking of just replacing the whole thing with a Tickr. Edit: Or get the Garmin Swim strap maybe??
NordicElf Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 I have this same issue as well... wash the strap, and it works for 3/4 of the next session. Thinking of just replacing the whole thing with a Tickr. Edit: Or get the Garmin Swim strap maybe?? I was actually going to go with the Tickr, if I had no luck with Navworld. Because I also didn't trust that it was only the strap part giving issues. how long has the Garmin swim strap been around? If it's more than a year and the interwebs isn't full of complaints, might be worth the chance.
Jackes Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 So this is an OLD frequent problem with the Garmin HRM straps. I have the FR230 with the HRM dual strap and after 3 years (seems like I was actually lucky) of carefully looking after it they diagnose it with corrosion now. Not sure if it is the band or the transmitter. So now I also have a perfect condition FR230 without HR...
Jackes Posted September 27, 2019 Posted September 27, 2019 The Garmin soft strap is crap !!! I have 2 that are stuffed. The Polar one seems to work a lot better. They have diagnosed my HRM soft strap to have corrosion as well, but the unit is the problem, not the strap. So to get a polar strap is not a solution am I right? It will have to be another new garmin strap or a wahoo one right?
WR 1.0 Posted September 27, 2019 Posted September 27, 2019 I bought a cheap dual HR strap from Ducathlon. Paid R450 (I think). Just as comfortable as my old Garmin straps. Pairs without any issues to my Garmin, Suunto watches (both Ant+ and Bluetooth versions) Wattbikes @ gym
mecheng89 Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 Bit of a thread hijack, but can the WAHOO TICKR X strap go in the washing machine, or can it only be washed by hand?
Jackes Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 I bought a cheap dual HR strap from Ducathlon. Paid R450 (I think). Just as comfortable as my old Garmin straps. Pairs without any issues to my Garmin, Suunto watches (both Ant+ and Bluetooth versions) Wattbikes @ gymLink please?
shaper Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 Link please?https://www.decathlon.co.za/p/8334795_.html
WR 1.0 Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 https://www.decathlon.co.za/p/8334795_.htmlThat's the one. Mine just says Kalengi on the front
Jackes Posted September 29, 2019 Posted September 29, 2019 https://www.decathlon.co.za/p/8334795_.htmlI can get a Garmin strap dor R800. I dis not wash my strap as frequently as the instructions says and It lasted 3 years. Would a Garmin strap at R800 and rinsing it as per the instructions not be the better bet or would you guys rather buy this R450 one?
WR 1.0 Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 I'd say the choice is up to you. Garmin is a known brand, this does not have the same "pedigree". For me, the Ducathlon strap is cheap, and it does both Ant + and Bluetooth. The similar Garmin strap (Dual HR) is around R1200. The Wahoo Tickr goes for around R900 (I think). At both price points, you can buy 2 of the Ducathlon straps. And if the strap decides to call it a day after a year, I'm still only down R450. My Garmin strap lasted about 5 years, nothing wrong with the pod, so I swopped it over to the older Garmin belt. (but it's just Ant +) and won't work with my Suunto watch. The Ducathlon strap being dual handles my Garmin 800, Suunto Ambit 3 and a Wattbike, all at once in gym without any issues so far.
Jackes Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 According to Garmin the corrosion is on my module, not the belt. So Im not sure where the problem lies. If it was the other way around I could also just buy n polar strap. Because of this Im looking at the complete replacement
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