Low-End HRMs
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CGroth posted 48 weeks ago.
i have a sports instruments pro 9 metal. it works pretty well, got it for $75 online. my only beefs are: battery died quickly after purchase, and the face has a few scratches due to the lack of a protective plastic ring around the glass.
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Ozzie0523 posted 48 weeks ago.
Timex Ironman Triathlon 30 Lap has some added goodies but is pretty easy to work with...it'll set you back $99. Had it for about a year and I've only had to replace the actual HRM battery. The watches last forever (unless you go wakeboarding and try an Inverted 540 and smack it against the concrete-like water) and I had one previously for about five years.
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Nutty posted 48 weeks ago.
My best advice is to ask everyone you know. When i was looking for one, i ended up finding a polar F6 with t31 chest strap in my parents basement. If my fat lazy michigan family had one sitting around, just about everyone should. Be sure to ask people who had a heart attack in the last few years. Good luck.
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jalyon posted 47 weeks ago.
Nike Triax 5. I got mine at the start of the summer for $65 at my LBS on clearance. Very basic, but so far it's been bulletproof and gets the job done.
After buying my bicycle I am currently broke, and knowing my special knack for loosing stuff at the wrong time (like loosing girl's phone number's etc...) I lost my heart rate monitor this week. My old HRM was a VERY old and VERY basic one, and I was eventually planning to upgrade it (I don't want to spend gazillions on my first season, I was planning for the upgrade to be a gift for myself for finishing my first tri) but it seems that now I should buy one, even if it is just for the moment.
I am looking to spend as little as possible on it (since I'd be upgrading it in about 4 months, AND I am broke at the moment) and I'd appreciate if you guys have any advice on any entry-level monitors you'd reccomend.
Thank you all in advance
Nayo
PS: I know I am going to find my old, and supposedly "lost," HRM the week after buy the new one. I just know it.