Heart Rate Monitor

ianeverton
ianeverton Posts: 231
edited April 2010 in Road buying advice
After a decent but fairly cheap heart rate monitor, any suggestions ?

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  • reba6768
    reba6768 Posts: 1,030
    got a Nike Triax C8 - more running than cycling admittedly.
    PM me for details if interested
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    I've had a few cheapo HRM's. No particular brands. Just whatever was on sale for the price I was willing to pay. Never had any problems other than batteries and if I couldn't get the battery out, to change it, well, trash it and buy another cheapo. They all lasted at least a couple of years.
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    If you can get hold of a Garmin Forerunner 50 (Just made obsolete) you can have HRM. You can also buy the cadence sensor to make ir more bike specific...
    I believe there are two for sale in classifieds for less than £50.. Not by me, though. :wink:
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • cedar404
    cedar404 Posts: 176
    I have 1 of these which does the job fine ...

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Orego ... 360044237/
  • danowat
    danowat Posts: 2,877
    Thought I'd latch on to this topic, rather than start a new one.

    I am (was) a runner, and as such am very familiar with HR zones for running, I am using my forerunner 405 on my bike, and currently mirroring HR zones that I used to use for running with cycling.

    Are they comparable?, if not, anyone got any pointers?, how do people use HR when cycling?, is it as usefull in cycling as running?
  • Ollieda
    Ollieda Posts: 1,010
    refering to OP

    Argos used to have the Polar FSC 2 for about £30, nice little starter one. I've got it and think it's great!
  • Biffz0id
    Biffz0id Posts: 123
    Garmin forerunner 50. I got the foot pod and cycle sensor aswell and they all work a treat :).
  • blackhands
    blackhands Posts: 950
    ianeverton wrote:
    After a decent but fairly cheap heart rate monitor, any suggestions ?

    Thes are as good as any:

    http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/cw2-new-m ... -26922357/
  • blackhands
    blackhands Posts: 950
    danowat wrote:
    Thought I'd latch on to this topic, rather than start a new one.

    I am (was) a runner, and as such am very familiar with HR zones for running, I am using my forerunner 405 on my bike, and currently mirroring HR zones that I used to use for running with cycling.

    Are they comparable?, if not, anyone got any pointers?, how do people use HR when cycling?, is it as usefull in cycling as running?

    Your zones for cycling will not be exactly the same as for running - you are most likely to have a higher maximum heart rate (MHR) when running as you use more muscle. As with running, you need to determine your MHR accurately and to establish your threshold. (the best method here is by using breath by breath gas analysis).
  • danowat
    danowat Posts: 2,877
    Interesting, obviously the MHR of your heart is the same, regardless, its just the maximum rate your heart can achieve, but are you saying that the maximum HR you can achieve on a bike is lower than you can in running?.

    I've done MHR tests before, and my MHR is 181bpm, but I've only ever come close to it once in a 5k race, and have rarely got above 160ish when cycling.
  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
    For most people their cycling max will be 5-10bpm less than their running one.

    With regard an HRM - I think paying a little extra for one that allows you to download the data to your PC is well worth it.
    More problems but still living....

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