ANT+ HRM or Cadence Sensor

feemackenzie

After a year of using my Garmin 500 I'm planning to upgrade by adding either a HRM or Cadence sensor - can't afford both a bib tights are needed.

Which one should I get?

Any advice on cheap or reliable Ant+ heart rate monitor that pair with a Garmin 500

Thanks

47p2

Cadence sensors are only £28.24 on Amazon ATM

Monty Dog

HRM - you need to know your limits to train effectively. Buy the Garmin HRM but replace the strap with a Polar one - the Garmin one will be lucky to last 6 months.

sungod

get the old garmin hrm1b, they last for years - the newer garmin is nowhere near as good

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmin-Heart-Ra ... B000UOD5QM

craker

sungod wrote:

get the old garmin hrm1b, they last for years ...

hmmm, mine's just died after < 3 years (and not masses of use). Do you look after yours? (I've since read a 'clean it every 7 rides' rule). Not sure whether to shell out for a new one - the information was interesting but I never trained in a way that used hr zones.)

tdougan

I got both in the Garmin Bundle.

I noticed a great advantage with the heart monitor - on the first ride alone. It allows you to ride at a solid pace.

Great tool.

sungod

craker wrote:

sungod wrote:

get the old garmin hrm1b, they last for years ...

hmmm, mine's just died after < 3 years (and not masses of use). Do you look after yours? (I've since read a 'clean it every 7 rides' rule). Not sure whether to shell out for a new one - the information was interesting but I never trained in a way that used hr zones.)

mine's in it's fifth year, must be 900-1,000 wearings, sweated on, frozen, baked, scrubbed underwater, squished into luggage, hung up to dry in the sun

stuff fails, there's no consumer device with a perfect reliability record, but if you look online the hrm1b has few reports of problems relative to the later models