CooSpoHeart Rate Monitor Chest Strap,Bluetooth ANT+ Chest HRM for Running Cycling Gym Fitness, Heart Rate Monitors IP67 Waterproof Compatible with Strava Zwift Wahoo Garmin Polar Peloton App

I don’t normally do reviews but I purchased one of these to replace a faulty Polar HRM. It is excellent, always connects, light and comfortable, great battery life. More importantly it is a fraction of the cost, I have been using mine for a few months now for rowing, I highly recommend it.

very good value and works brilliantly, i needed it for for winter turbo trainer and online cycling app to make sure i don't over do it. have to remember to disconnect the sensor on every use to lengthen the battery life

Unfortunately, I found this not fit for purpose. I tried to use it with a rowing machine. It seemed to pair OK the first time and worked fine. But then, when I subsequently tried to use it, it was very inconsistent.When starting a row it would double beep to say it was working, but then after a few seconds, beep to say it was off again. And in the meantime, it did not pair up with the rower. I'd then take it off the strap, moisten the strap to get it to double beep, but again it never seemed to pair straight away with the rower and very quickly beeped to say it was off again.So I'd then start rowing as I don't have time to keep trying to pair it up. And sometimes it never paired up. Sometimes randomly, after a few minutes into a row, it would double beep. Then it would, very occasionally, pair up and work fine. But mostly it would eventually double beep and pair up, and either give readings that were randomly jumping all over the place. Or gave erroneous low readings for a few minutes, and then eventually after about 10 minutes into a row, give sensible readings.I am sending it back, and in the meantime, invested in a Polar 10. And in the two times I have used that, it paired up within seconds. And then gave sensible, consistent readings throughout my entire rowing sessions. Yes, it is a little bit more expensive, but worth it.I may have got a faulty one as it is clear they are not all like this from the reviews. But the one I got was unfit for purpose.

Incredible value for money - more compact than a previous CooSpoo strap I've owned for a while now, which I bought to use with my turbo trainer & Zwift due to Bluetooth.The green light indicating connection is possibly handy, but seeing as the strap's under clothing, seems gimmicky.Connection is quick/reliable and readouts fine - no spikes/dropouts so far.Only problem is I've had to replace the CR2302 battery already, despite fairly light use. I think the green LED band that flashed could drain it a little; however, I think the biggest issue is that it starts beeping & flashing whenever I get near it with my Garmin 920XT watch or my phone, as if it detects the Bluetooth & is trying to connect. If so, this could explain the battery drain (it was the supplied battery I replaced, so I'll see how this one lasts).Other than that, a great strap & much cheaper than Garmin etc.*UPDATE August 2020*Came back from a few days away, put strap on, set off on bike...noticed no HR reading. Yes, battery had died again! Have contacted Amazon for refund as, having now read other reviews, looks like constant battery replacement likely. A pity - the cheaper CooSpoo strap I use on the turbo is still going strong...

Great so far. Very easy pairing (with Garmin) and giving accurate data. Comfortable (forgot I had it on) on rides. Just needs to be USB rechargeable…*hint

What a great buy. It worked immediately. I have used it about 12 times since delivery and it reads my heart rate almost instantly. In my opinion, for the price, this is an absolute bargain.

So I’ve used this for 2 months now. I train 10+ hours a week, cycling, running and weightlifting in the gym. Over the years I’ve been through 3 Wahoo Tickr and 4 Garmin HRM Pro heart rate straps. Both of these branded Heart rate straps have not lasted me longer than 6- 12 months before stopping working. When my 3rd Wahoo died on me I decided to take a gamble on the cheapest HRM I could find for a mad laugh as I had nothing to lose considering I seam to have no luck with straps twice and 3 times as much as this one. So far it’s been spot on. It’s accurate, responsive and comfortable (more comfortable than my more expensive ones). The data is clean and doesn’t drop out and it beeps twice when it’s connected and once when it’s disconnected. This is such a handy feature in my opinion. I’m an extremely heavy sweater and it has stayed functional when drenched. Only thing that you need to make sure you do with this monitor is to disconnect the unit from the strap when you have finished using it otherwise it seams to drain the battery. I’m interested in how long this will last compared to my previous far more expensive straps that let me down so often in the past. Don’t be put off by the low price as this seams to be a quality product.

When it works it works but more often than not it doesn't. Won't connect. Or will connect but then disconnects when in use. The rating reflects how often it works properly.