Heart rate monitor advice

[Mattk50]

My wahoo heart rate monitor has broken. The popper catch seems to have corroded I reckon. I bought it 2.5 years ago so shouldn't grumble. The first link is the one I bought but I when I looked up on amazon for another, it looks like a new type (see second link?) . Any major difference I should know about if anyone knows? They are expensive for what they are. Not quite sure why my post has lots of empty rows....

Matt
Amazon product ASIN B00INQVYZ8View: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wahoo-TICKR-Heart-Monitor-Bluetooth/dp/B00INQVYZ8?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A30DC7701CXIBH&th=1

Amazon product ASIN B0881B1H5SView: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wahoo-Fitness-Unisexs-Monitor-Bluetooth/dp/B0881B1H5S/ref=sr_1_3?crid=33MO3G7ZGA8PF&keywords=wahoo%2Btickr&qid=1691314720&s=sports&sprefix=wahoo%2Btickr%2B%2Csports%2C123&sr=1-3&th=1

 

[13 rider]

Yes the tickr was updated fairly recently the white one I believe is the newer version . Don't think there are massive differences between the 2 . Tip when not in use completely unclip the monitor from the strap . I had exactly the same issue with the clip corroding so I now do this and it keep everything cleaner .

 

[newts]

The blue/white one is the older version, I have the same one bought in 2016.

 

[Mattk50]

Thanks for advice/tips. Just bought the latter one now

 

[HLaB]

I hope its still working for you. I have/had the newer black TickR. The first one corroded at the clips within a couple of months, I wouldn't say I was a heavy sweater either, and I needed to wipe it down often. After about 8months it failed completely. Wahoo did send me a replacement but I bought a Polar H10 which seems to have been much more reliable for the last 3 years. The replacement TickR has only been used when I've not had a fresh battery for the Polar H10.

 

[wafter]

I hope its still working for you. I have/had the newer black TickR. The first one corroded at the clips within a couple of months, I wouldn't say I was a heavy sweater either, and I needed to wipe it down often. After about 8months it failed completely. Wahoo did send me a replacement but I bought a Polar H10 which seems to have been much more reliable for the last 3 years. The replacement TickR has only been used when I've not had a fresh battery for the Polar H10.

Interesting comparison with the H10. I've had one of these since 2018 and must have run it for knocking on the door of 10k miles (so maybe 1000 hours wear / use) with no corrosion issues. Only reliability issue has been the head unit's failure to detect it sometimes, but I suspect this is less likely ot be the fault of the HRM.

 

[lazybloke]

My Garmin HRM became unreliable after about 3 years and failed a year later. No visible corrosion/wear/damage, just one of those things.
Replacement items through Garmin and usual retailers seemed v expensive, but a newer model was dirt cheap on eBay.

That was 3 or 4 years ago, and I've hardly used it since.

 

[ellis]

Can’t fault this Magene one I picked up from Ali express. Been used for 6 months or so now mostly indoor turbo rides. Always connects first time and doesn’t drop connection. Absolutely no issues.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mNIjCmG

 

[Mo1959]

I love my Polar Verity Sense. It's an arm one which I find more comfortable and seems just as reliable as a chest strap.

 

[PpPete]

Just bought another AliExpress special
Coospo H709 - £16.34 inc shipping & tax the cheapest armband monitor I could find that had both ANT+ & Bluetooth.
I know armband style are supposed to be less accurate than chest strap - but this is not for serious training or health concerns - just for interest only, cos my new head unit (also aliexpress) has the capability to display HR.

Anyone got recommendations for Android apps to display currrent HR on phone - without extra features (bloat) and without too many ads?

 

[lazybloke]

I'd try Polar Beat, and if you don't like that, try the popular standard fitness tracking apps. (Edit: my current strap is ANT+, so I can't do any testing)
But look up the bluetooth pairing requirements first!