Garmin HRM 3 Premium Heart Rate Monitor Chest Strap

I am riding about 4 times a week and training in specific heart rate zones to prepare for a century I have coming up and got this strap to use with the Garmin heart monitor I had previously. It is nice because a) you can snap the actual heart monitor part off the strap which saves the battery and allows you to machine wash the strap on delicate, and b) thee fabric is softer and more conforming than the regular one that I believe is the base model and is hard plastic. It just makes it more comfortable. The adjustment on it is a little fiddly but nothing terrible. I slide it up under my sports bra band and don't even notice it. I also find that it is more sensitive than the base model that I had before. I haven't had to wet myself down to get it to work yet. I'll get another strap like this if I wear it out.

Works well-syncs quickly with Garmin Edge 500.

I used the first generation strap successfully for 2 months, after which it would not accurately measure my heartate. I tried ba-bump, constantly wetting during a workout, still no luck. So I used a polar strap (with the Garmin attachment), and that worked great. Upon losing that strap, I had to order this one. So far, after about 20 uses, it's working well. It has a 3rd, new area that they recommend wetting. If you're like me, and using your wet fingers, it's hard to do, as this area is more clothe like, as opposed to rubber like the the 2 other nodes. It's supposedly machine washable, but I still hand wash it. Overall, satisfied with this newer strap. I've used it running, and on bike rides. I have yet to wear

Seems to better solve the HR spikes I periodically dealt with in the previous version.

The Garmin HRM is so far a great addition to my training tools that I use to gage, evaluate and maintain my fitness for Multi Sport Training. The only down side is the price of over $70.00.