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Is there a better chest strap than Garmin HRM-Tri?

For some reason my year old HRM-Tri has suddenly stopped working and won't be picked up by my 645M. I tried replacing the battery but it still won't work. It was already on its 2nd battery.

Before I go out and get another HRM-Tri or HRM-Run, are there any better heart rate monitors out there? Doesn't have to be Garmin. Not too bothered about running dynamics, just want accurate heart rate.

Also, is there a way to disable the OHR during activities and use it only for all day tracking? As my HR activity data is completely useless, no matter how I wear my watch.

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+1 Luca over 5 years ago

Polar OH1 + Garmin RDP. the best

0 johanwiren over 5 years ago

Turning the watch off/on works for me when it refuses to connect to my HRM-RUN.

0 joeday77 over 5 years ago in reply to Luca

Can't agree more. The Polar OH1 is awesome. I've had so much trouble with the wrist based optical heart rate and the older chest straps. This is the first heart rate monitor that has given consistent, accurate results.

0 scotthunter2 over 5 years ago

It's still not being detected. Is there a way of disabling the OHR during activities and only use it for all day tracking as the data from it is bad and meaningless. Can it be removed from your Strava activities?

0 Luca over 5 years ago in reply to scotthunter2

It turns off automatically when it detects the outer band during the activity

0 tercier over 5 years ago

For me, The Polar H10 belt is a reference. Many universities and schools use this belt when it comes to making pulsation measurements. I use it since 1 years with my Garmin 645.

0 George over 5 years ago in reply to scotthunter2

To turn off ohr manually, go to settings/heart rate/status and select off