Polar HRM - no HR reading
A guy I work with gave me his Polar CS200cad. He had put it on his bike, but never used it. It's all mounted on my bike, and it seems like the speed/cadence functions work fine (no "real" bike ride yet). I've also tested out the upload/download features with my computer and it works great.
I noticed it was hard to get a heart rate reading when riding the trainer, but I was right in front of the TV so that probably explains that. This morning I went skate skiing (crust cruising :D), and put on the chest strap and put the computer in my pocket. I was out for over an hour and it had HR readings for about 3 minutes, not to mention that it says my max HR was 231bpm :eek:
I'm wondering if the battery in the strap is bad, or if there's something wrong with the strap itself. BTW: I even watched the video on the Polar web site to make sure I had it on right!
Anyone have any ideas about what could be going on?