Wear link HR monitor strap.

[Baaarby]

I'm having trouble getting a connection with this type of strap. I've tried water and a conducting jelly but no luck. Unless my heart rate has plummeted by 40 bpm over the last 10 years! Anyone else had this trouble?

Baaarbs

[karen nash]

yes I have to either have it unbearable tight or keep my chest inflated out- neither of which work when you are running.
Most times I try it the thing looses my heart rate and assumes I am dead.

I thought it was perhaps being a bit boney?
So no answers yet

[lookmanohands]

no probs with mine, however it might be an idea to check the battery is still ok? if its low on juice it'll struggle to transmit data accurately

[southernsoftie]

Biggest problem for me is putting it on...brrrr it's cold!!

[lookmanohands]

What are you....a southern soft.....oh yeh !

[Mark G]

yes I have to either have it unbearable tight or keep my chest inflated out- neither of which work when you are running.
Most times I try it the thing looses my heart rate and assumes I am dead.

I thought it was perhaps being a bit boney?
So no answers yet

Please dont get the impression I have made a study of this but.... dont polar or someone sell a sports bra with a built in slot for a HRM strap? Maybe that would provide an answer (Not that any of us guys read the adverts for sports bras of course, we just look at the pictures)

[Baaarby]

You're right they do. I have to say this is the 2nd Polar HR monitor I've had problems with in the last few years and I'm getting a bit hacked off. I had them years ago and they seemed much better then. No trouble at all. Whilst trying to decide what to do, I've bought a monitor from Tescos for £9. It's really ugly and probably won't last long but it seems accurate.

Not sure what to do in the long term.

Cheers for that

Baaarbs

[Mark G]

I'm now using a suunto T4c which has what suunto call a 'comfort belt' - its very light, the only rigid bit is a small circular pod which holds the battery which sits front and centre of your chest - the contacts themselves are largish soft flexible plastic pads built in to the fabric of the belt itself. So far (two months, touch wood) I dont seem to have had any problems at all with it and it always seems to pick up a signal straight away. Might be worth considering?

[AndyA]

I'm having trouble getting a connection with this type of strap. I've tried water and a conducting jelly but no luck. Unless my heart rate has plummeted by 40 bpm over the last 10 years! Anyone else had this trouble?

Baaarbs

Never had a prob with mine; but then i always dunked it in the sink before putting it on, seemed to work fine then. Not used it for ages since i got a Garmin instead!