Bargain? Heart Rate Monitor

ekimq
ekimq Posts: 20
edited January 2008 in Workshop
Aldi have a watch-style wireless HRM on sale from Thursday:

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_4703.htm

Looks reasonable for the money, but the stopwatch only counts up to 9 hours 59 minutes and 99999 kCals! Anyone bought one of these in the past?

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  • stueyc
    stueyc Posts: 518
    got one last year...slightly different model but works fine

    great value for money....in fact got 3!

    dad and brother both run and found it spot on
  • heavymental
    heavymental Posts: 2,091
    I heard you can get a hrm in Lloyds Pharmacy for a tenner. Might be worth a look too.
  • tarpaullynn
    tarpaullynn Posts: 146
    I might get one of those for a tenner, I have a cordless cycle computer and was wondering if the signal might conflict with a heart rate monitor, any one used the 2 together?
    Tarpaullynn
  • justrideallday
    justrideallday Posts: 29
    Someone i kmew had a cheap HRM and his heart rate went up when he had his LED light on :roll:

    You might be best off spending a little bit more on one that has coded wireless, so no interferance.
  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    I got one last year for my new cycle touring buddy - it worked fine, and she was able to manage her riding much better on the hills so she didn't "blow up" (she was really scaring me before that!).

    As for the LED light thing, many analogue HRM's and cycle computers may be susceptible, however I am not sure the HRM would be that useful in the dark anyway, unless it is permanantly back-lit (which these are not, and if they were, battery drain would be high).

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