Garmin Replacement Soft Strap for Heart Rate Monitor

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When the original Garmin chest strap for my Edge 830 wore out, I replaced it with an inexpensive copy. It worked fine for a while, but the elastic strap stretched out and the connectors started making intermittent contact to the sender unit. So back to a genuine Garmin chest strap. It costs more, but the quality is much higher and I expect it will outlast the copies several times over.

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Exact same design, no degradation in build quality. Zero cons. I kept my first strap for 7 years. It broke last week due to the glue weakening. But to be fair, I never washed it! I wore it at least 3 times a week. Enjoy it and stay chiseled.

This heart rate monitor strap was released in May 2013. You can use it to upgrade your old Garmin premium heart rate monitor (soft strap) to the latest version. This new strap has three skin electrical contact points instead of two, and it is clearly marked to distinguish left from right. You should purchase this product (without the transmitter) if you want to repair your broken Garmin heart rate monitor. Anyone requiring a complete Garmin heart rate monitor would be advised to purchase the new soft strap with the transmitter.The old Garmin strap has a design defect that causes it to stop working after 2-6 months of use, and unfortunately the new one is no better. Mine stopped working after a few months of very light usage. So if you're not willing to treat this $30 strap as a disposable item, here are two solutions.The budget solution is to use an electrode gel, like this one Spectra 360 Electrode Gel - Parker Laboratories - 8.5 oz Tube - (Pack of 2). Apply the gel to the skin electrical contact points in the strap, and then secure the strap to your chest. The gel is inexpensive - a single tube could easily last for a year - and in my experience makes the heart rate readings more stable. Unfortunately, it only lasts for 45 minutes or so. If you go for longer or sweatier runs, the electrode gel won't solve your problem.The high-tech solution is to use one of the newer optical sensor heart rate monitors, like the $80 Scosche RHYTHM+ or the $100 MIO Link. After trying the gel for a few months, I've entirely switched over to the RHYTHM+. Accuracy is good, it's more comfortable than the chest strap, and I can run as long as I want without encountering any problems.

Great product. Honest and trustworthy vendor

I was nervous ordering because it was a gift for my husband, but it fits and works perfectly! He is very happy with this strap - it is Garmin and identical to his original.

This is exactly as it was listed. The product is better than my original.