Heart Rate Monitors

Supergoose
Supergoose Posts: 1,089
edited December 2009 in Road buying advice
Having never used any training aids I have decided to approach training this winter in a semi scientific way. I cannot afford a spangly Garmin so I wondered if any of you kind folk could recommend a heart rate monitor? Dont really want to spend anymore than £100

Cheers
Rock 'n' Roule

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  • suffolk rider
    suffolk rider Posts: 103
    I use a Sigma PC-15, which I find has all the applications I need (three HR zones, av and max HR, KCal + laps, time elapsed, etc., etc.). It hasn't let me down and I would thoroughly recommend, especially as it will leave you plenty of change out of £100.
  • Supergoose
    Supergoose Posts: 1,089
    Suffolk Rider,

    Cheers for the feedback I will check that one out. All the features you mentioned have confused me though. :oops: :D
    Rock 'n' Roule
  • milese
    milese Posts: 1,233
    http://www.bonthronebikes.co.uk/226-465808

    I've got the above. Seems to work well.

    I wish it had cadance now though, so it might be worth finding one with it now if you ever think that will interest you.

    (Any reccommendations for something as above with cadance?!)
  • suffolk rider
    suffolk rider Posts: 103
    Sorry, didn't mean to confuse you. Heart rate is split into zones (as a % of your maximum output), depending on age, weight, etc. Average will be your average output over a period. KCal measures the (theoretical) amount of calories you burn off during a ride (based e.g. on av heartrate output x time). No doubt others could explain this better than me.
  • rokkala
    rokkala Posts: 649
    Milese wrote:
    I wish it had cadance now though, so it might be worth finding one with it now if you ever think that will interest you.

    (Any reccommendations for something as above with cadance?!)

    http://www.dolphinfitness.co.uk/en/polar-cs200cad/12951

    Less than £80
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Just got one of these, very nice and a GPS aswell....

    http://www.sweatshop.co.uk/details.cfm?ProdID=1495
  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
    Have a look on amazon for the foreunner 305 (the one with hrm). Price changes all the time - currently £140, but it was down to £115.
    More problems but still living....
  • MatthewBulmer
    MatthewBulmer Posts: 217
    I've had the Polar CS200CAD for over a year. It's reasonable, although there are a couple of issues with it. Firstly, I find that the distance reading at the end of a ride is unreliable. I can do exactly the same training ride on different days and end up with +/-10% difference in total distance. Secondly, the speed sensor fits on the front fork and, therefore, is of no use on a turbo. If I had the choice over again, I think I'd go for the Cateye V3: http://www.cateye.com/en/product_detail/460
    Sports Massage in the North West of England
  • jswba
    jswba Posts: 491
    The Garmin Forerunner 50's worth looking for
  • Yorkshiredoc
    Yorkshiredoc Posts: 8
    I have a Polar CS300 and they can be bought from Amazon for less than £100. You can add cadence function later, by buying an extra sensor. I like the facility for connecting the wrist unit to a PC (via microphone) to upload to web, which keeps a record of training and max HR, average HR time in zone, above zone and in zone can be looked at more easily etc.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... oh_product

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