- Monitors your heart rate
- Wirelessly relays data to your compatible Garmin® GPS device
- Compatible with Garmin Colorado 300, 400c, 400i and 400t; Dakota™ 20; Edge 305 and 705; Forerunner 305, 310XT, 405, 405CX and 50;
- Compatible with Foretrex 401; FR60; Oregon 300, 400c, 400i, 400t, 550 and 550t
Product Description
This heart rate monitor has a soft fabric strap and is more comfortable than ever before. Plus, it’s optimized for use in congested areas like gym classes and starting lines…. More >>
Garmin Premium heart rate monitor
Tags: forerunner 305, foretrex, Garmin, garmin gps, gym classes, Heart, heart rate monitor, monitor, Premium, rate, soft fabric
#1 by B. C. Waldrop on March 15, 2010 - 8:31 pm
This is the Garmin soft strap monitor part 010-10997-02. The picture is wrong. I can not recommend you buy this product. Stick with the older style 010-10997-00 monitor (which is actually pictured for this product.). If you want to know why I would rate a product so poorly, I would direct you to the Garmin Support Forums. Then search for peanut butter. Yes, peanut butter. Many users report a problem were the monitor sends data readings way to high. I for example, ran 5.5 miles this morning with an average heart rate of 235. That is, by the way, about 80 beats per minute off from reality. Why do I suggests you search for Peanut Butter? Well, user report that if you smear honey or peanut butter, the device will work. The Garmin reps that monitor the forums, for their part, suggest you wear tight fitting shirts. Try turning the monitor upside down or wear it on your back. If all else fails, you should just live with it until you start sweating enough to dissipate the static charge.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by Lavie Sharon on March 15, 2010 - 8:38 pm
With this monitor I hardly can feel that I am waring one. The connection with my Forerunner 405 is perfect. I wet the sensors on the stripe with a little water on a finger before I go out running and the connection is excellent. No rubs on the skin.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by J. Lance on March 15, 2010 - 11:05 pm
(Please note: the other user’s negative review for this item is not accurate. The photo pictured is accurate for the Premium HRM, Product Number 010-10997-02. See below for update to original review.)
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
I tested out my friend’s Premium Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) on the trail this weekend and was extremely impressed and ordered mine yesterday. (My hat is off to Amazon – this is a better deal than dealer’s pricing.)
The premium HRM is an excellent accessory to my Forerunner 405, which I initially purchased without a HRM, and the additional data set will be a big help to me when charting my progress and seeing gains over the same terrain over time, not to mention a decent “zone” training aid when road cycling.
A VERY IMPORTANT ITEM OF NOTE that people tend to forget/ignore when using these HRMs is that you need to wet the contacts for an accurate reading. You can use water, or simply rub some spit on in a pinch, but I would recommend swinging by a running store and getting a bottle of gel – it’s cheap and it lasts forever, plus in my experience it provides the most accurate data… which is what we’re interested in with these toys, right?
Enjoy! I know I will – happy trails.
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UPDATE, Feb. 11th: Just a brief follow-on update from my original pre-review.
After three runs, this HRM functions beautifully. I have zero data spikes, my 405 picks up the signal immediately, and I haven’t even had to use my runner’s electrode gel for the contacts; just wet the contacts in the sink and strap it on and go. Simply put, it works PERFECTLY.
It’s also great having the training data to see which zone I’m training in or “Why did that run suck so hard?!”… oh, my hr was sky-rocketing and I was pushing too hard for event ‘x’.
I would post an image here if I could so you could see the solid data and corresponding Garmin Connect screen capture.
Solid product, five stars.
Rating: 5 / 5