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zigzag

  • unfuckwithable
Re: Reliable Heart Rate Monitor?
« Reply #25 on: 03 April, 2016, 07:16:27 pm »
an update: attached the garmin transmitter to the polar chest strap and they work flawlessly, sending proper readings.

thank you :thumbsup:
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citoyen

  • Occasionally rides a bike
Re: Reliable Heart Rate Monitor?
« Reply #26 on: 03 April, 2016, 07:26:08 pm »
I can see I'm going to have to get a Polar HR strap.

I'm fairly certain my heart was going at a wee bit more than 59bpm when I was chasing m'colleague uphill on this morning's ride.
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caerau

  • SR x 3 - PBP fail but 1090 km - hey - not too bad
Re: Reliable Heart Rate Monitor?
« Reply #27 on: 05 April, 2016, 12:53:04 pm »
What do I get if I don't *already* have a garmin transmitter...?


They seem hard wired to be compatible with my iPhone but I'd rather one that was compatible with my Garmin edge 800 - that compatibility seems to be secret in the googling I've just done with the above recommendations.
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simonp

Re: Reliable Heart Rate Monitor?
« Reply #28 on: 05 April, 2016, 12:54:58 pm »
Quote from: caerau on 05 April, 2016, 12:53:04 pm
What do I get if I don't *already* have a garmin transmitter...?


They seem hard wired to be compatible with my iPhone but I'd rather one that was compatible with my Garmin edge 800 - that compatibility seems to be secret in the googling I've just done with the above recommendations.

If they are ANT+ capable then they should work with Garmin 800.

I'm using Wahoo TickrX (with is dual band Bluetooth and ANT+) with Edge 1000, with Etrex 30, with iPhone, and with iPad. Works well with all.
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caerau

  • SR x 3 - PBP fail but 1090 km - hey - not too bad
Re: Reliable Heart Rate Monitor?
« Reply #29 on: 05 April, 2016, 12:56:56 pm »
Cheers, I thought that, but it's safe to check.  Much of the above seems to assume you already have a knackered Garmin HRM to cannibalise.
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citoyen

  • Occasionally rides a bike
Re: Reliable Heart Rate Monitor?
« Reply #30 on: 05 April, 2016, 02:32:14 pm »
I only have the Garmin HRM because it came with my Edge 510.

I may be wrong but I don't think Polar do an ANT+ HRM, so beware if going down that route.
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Karla

  • car(e) free
    • Lost Byway - around the world by bike
Re: Reliable Heart Rate Monitor?
« Reply #31 on: 05 April, 2016, 02:35:12 pm »
I must admit, I've never had a problem with my Garmin HRM.
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caerau

  • SR x 3 - PBP fail but 1090 km - hey - not too bad
Re: Reliable Heart Rate Monitor?
« Reply #32 on: 05 April, 2016, 05:49:42 pm »
Yes the Polars I looked at had a notably absent ANT+ compatibility as far as I could tell.
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TPMB12

Re: Reliable Heart Rate Monitor?
« Reply #33 on: 18 April, 2016, 11:19:55 pm »
IIRC Garmin developed or was involved in the development of ant+. Polar didn't get onboard but developed their own version of Bluetooth 4.0. As a result the two brands focused on their own protocols. This meant, in the past,  Garmin only used Bluetooth in the past. Polar is the opposite having.never used ant+ but users Bluetooth.

My advice is look at what you have and buy for that. For example if your bike computer is a Garmin get ant +. If it's polar get a Bluetooth sensor. Whatever you get a the Bluetooth can always be connected.to your smartphone.
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T42

  • Apprentice geezer
Re: Reliable Heart Rate Monitor?
« Reply #34 on: 20 April, 2016, 08:10:38 am »
After the quack has told you to keep your heart rate below 145, riding with a duff heart monitor is wonderfully liberating.
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