"Having gone through 2 of the "premium" straps within 1 year I was told by a fellow runner to try out the old style strap. This does not have the removable transmitter, but is still very comfortable to wear. My HRM is now accurate again. The wires (which wear out) in the soft strap models, are here safely encased in rubber. And the battery is easily changed.

Am expecting to get many years of useful service out of this strap."

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Review 2 for Garmin Forerunner HRM Chest Strap

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am50em

City: Sydney

Country:Australia

Age:45-54

Interest:Cross Country MTB

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Budget:Value for money

Mountain Biker

Date:April 17, 2012

Better than the Premium model

Pros: Comfortable, Adjustable, Good Fit

"I got the premium model as part of package for Edge 800. It worked for about two months (less than ten rides) and then its behaviour was erratic. Cleaned after every use but still flaky.

Bought the standard model as replacement and it is giving rock steady performance, comfortable fit and easier to put on."

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Review 3 for Garmin Forerunner HRM Chest Strap

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Zderlin

City: Leeds, UK

Date:March 30, 2012

More reliable than the premium soft chest strap

Pros: High Quality, Adjustable

"I bought the Garmin Premium soft strap, because I thought that it would feel better on my run than the classic Forerunner chest strap. It fitted great, but after a year I started getting strange readings of heart rate over 200bpm during a recovery, easy run. Odd. I have seen reviews from other people experiencing the same problem, so I got this classic strap. It fits very well, I dont even have to moisten it before use and works reliably. The only thing I had to adjust was the soft part of the strap around my back, because it seem so to be designed for larger bodies than I am (UK size 8-10). Otherwise, very happy."

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Review 4 for Garmin Forerunner HRM Chest Strap

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Rolo

City: Canberra

Country:Australia

Age:25-34

Interest:Runner

Level:Advanced

Gender:Male

Budget:Pro Performance

Date:March 16, 2012

Better than expected

Pros: Comfortable, Adjustable

"Was "down"grading from the premium strap to this one, after the elastic on the former started to blow out (~12 months). The standard chest strap is just as comfortable, for me, and no perceptible drop in accuracy or reliability. Good times."

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Review 5 for Garmin Forerunner HRM Chest Strap

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Bigwheelboy

City: Aurora, Ontario

Country:Canada

Age:35-44

Interest:Cross Country MTB

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Mountain Biker

Date:January 23, 2012

Great compatibility with Edge 500

Pros: Comfortable, High Quality, Adjustable

"I bought this strap to go with my Edge 500. With only 1 review for matching up with the Edge500, and most info suggesting it was for the forerunner, I was a bit nervous to purchase. Because this strap is Ant+, it matched up perfectly. It works well and really expands the capabilities of the computer."

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Review 6 for Garmin Forerunner HRM Chest Strap

Overall:

Avg 5 / 5 from

Flunky1973

City: Leamington Spa

Country:United Kingdom

Age:35-44

Interest:Road Cyclist

Level:New to sport

Gender:Male

Budget:Value for money

Road Cyclist

Date:October 12, 2011

Brilliant

Pros: Comfortable, High Quality, Good Fit

"I bought this to connect with my Garmin Edge 500. I can't fault it. It worked straight out of the box and I've had no issues."

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Review 7 for Garmin Forerunner HRM Chest Strap

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OzMale

Date:September 6, 2011

Pros: Comfortable, Adjustable, Good Fit

"easy to put on and a nice comfortable feel when worn."

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Review 8 for Garmin Forerunner HRM Chest Strap

Overall:

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WhimsyZoomZoom

City: London

Country:United Kingdom

Age:45-54

Interest:Triathlete

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Triathlete

Date:July 24, 2011

Solid and reliable

Pros: Durable, Comfortable, High Quality, Adjustable

Cons: Expensive

"This is my second one after the first packed up after at least three years solid use. You can tell when the old one is going because the data delivered to the Garmin (XT310 in my case) becomes very volatile. The additional point I would make is that triathletes CAN wear this under you wetsuit and it still works when you get out for the cycle. Although it says so on the packaging, I still wanted to test it for myself."

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Review 9 for Garmin Forerunner HRM Chest Strap

Overall:

Avg 5 / 5 from

hardy

Date:June 6, 2011

Excellent

Pros: Durable, Great Value, Comfortable, Lightweight, Good Fit

"this strap is very comfortable and reliable. This strap is better than the new soft strap that has a reputation of failing"

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Review 10 for Garmin Forerunner HRM Chest Strap

Overall:

Avg 5 / 5 from

AmyB

Date:June 5, 2011

Spot on!

Pros: Durable, Comfortable, Adjustable, Good Fit

"Syncs perfectly to your Garmin product and works every time."

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Review 11 for Garmin Forerunner HRM Chest Strap

Overall:

Avg 4 / 5 from

JasonMc

City: Sydney

Country:Australia

Age:35-44

Interest:Runner

Level:Advanced

Gender:Male

Budget:Quality first

Date:April 14, 2011

Reliable hr monitor

Pros: Durable, Comfortable, High Quality, Adjustable, Lightweight, Good Fit

"Reliable hr monitor. Much prefer to the less reliable soft strap device."

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Review 12 for Garmin Forerunner HRM Chest Strap

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brenorjunior

City: Porto Alegre

Country:Brazil

Age:35-44

Interest:Runner

Level:Advanced

Gender:Male

Budget:Quality first

Date:February 23, 2011

High Quality

Pros: Durable, Comfortable, High Quality, Adjustable, Lightweight, Good Fit

Cons: Expensive

"Garmin is a mark what I entrust.
the durability is quite big."

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Review 13 for Garmin Forerunner HRM Chest Strap

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VO2max

City: Harrogate

Country:United Kingdom

Age:35-44

Interest:Triathlete

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Budget:Value for money

Triathlete

Date:February 5, 2011

Does what it says on the tin

Pros: Durable, Comfortable, High Quality, Adjustable, Lightweight, Good Fit

"Consistently good. This is my second, having lost the first. Rarely loses connectivity even when dry. Data seems consistent. Pretty confortable - they inevitably have to be worn tight or they slip down, what ever HRM."

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Review 14 for Garmin Forerunner HRM Chest Strap

Overall:

Avg 5 / 5 from

padona

Date:December 7, 2010

Garmin HRM Chest Strap

Pros: Good Fit

"This does exactly what it says on the tin and is an excellent product."

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Review 15 for Garmin Forerunner HRM Chest Strap

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rarm

Date:November 23, 2010

Pros: Lightweight

Cons: Poor Fit

"good handy little gadget, helpful when just leaving your bike for a short amount of time and light enough to slip easily into a back pocket without noticing."

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Review 16 for Garmin Forerunner HRM Chest Strap

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Immr

City: Japan

Age:45-54

Interest:Road Cyclist

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Road Cyclist

Date:March 30, 2010

Up your Motivation

Pros: Comfortable, Lightweight

Cons: Wears Out Easily

"I didn't used Heart Rate Monitor, HRM, with Garmin Oregin 300 for 1 year. My bicycle friend has it. So I also tried buy it and used it for bicycle touring.
I have monitored speed on Oregon 300 before, but I understand that HRM is the good monitoering device to accurately recognize my body performance rather than speed.
Unfortunately, rubber band is easily ware-out by few times usage. Of course I wares it 8he or 12hr for one day bicycle touring."

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Review 17 for Garmin Forerunner HRM Chest Strap

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sipace

Country:Slovenia

Interest:Cross Country MTB

Level:Regular

Gender:Male

Budget:Quality first

Mountain Biker

Date:November 10, 2009

Flawless

Pros: Adjustable, Durable, High Quality

Cons: Bulky

"Plug n' play experience with Garmin Oregon 300. The replaceable battery is an advantage over the previously owned polar simple HR, although a bit more cumbersome to wear."

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Review 18 for Garmin Forerunner HRM Chest Strap

Overall:

Avg 5 / 5 from

DTM

City: Perth

Date:September 29, 2009

Buy it if you need it

Pros: works with edge 705 and 305

"Does exactly what you expect it to do. Please note I bought this for use with the Edge 705. It also works with the Edge 305 because of the ANT+ wireless. So if you need it for your 705 or 305,... buy this!!!"

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Review 19 for Garmin Forerunner HRM Chest Strap

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dogxcd

Date:June 23, 2009

comfortable/forgettable/automatic

Pros: Adjustable, Durable, Good Fit, High Quality, Lightweight, Rugged

"wear it all the time + download my training to garmons excellent web+ desktop based training software"

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Review 20 for Garmin Forerunner HRM Chest Strap

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Barquhey

Age:35-44

Interest:Runner

Date:June 21, 2009

great running kit

Pros: Adjustable, Good Fit, Great Value, High Quality, Rugged

"This product is extremely easy to use and highly reliable. You just wear it like a elastic belt round your mid torso and your running watch detects it as soon as it turned on. No need to switch on or anything. It never looses the signal or lets you down and produces great info on your fitness."

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