What HRM is on your wrist?

[OakLeaf]

https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?t=8629

ANT+ wireless connections have a range of only 5 cm underwater. So if you put your ANT+ watch in your bra it should work , otherwise not.

[e.e.cummings]

For anyone interested in the Garmin products, like the 310xt, which I am considering, I found a web site that has very in-depth reviews with lots of photos: http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2007/01/product-reviews.html

[colby]

https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?t=8629

ANT+ wireless connections have a range of only 5 cm underwater. So if you put your ANT+ watch in your bra it should work , otherwise not.

That sounds... uncomfortable?

Mine definitely didn't work underwater. As soon as I got in the pool the HRM went beep beep, can't find you. I admit I didn't think to try them 5cm apart

[GLC1968]

That sounds... uncomfortable?

Mine definitely didn't work underwater. As soon as I got in the pool the HRM went beep beep, can't find you. I admit I didn't think to try them 5cm apart

Thanks for the confirmation! That's good to know and it may save me $$ in the long run.

That part you quoted from Polar's site is almost identical to what my Timex instructions say about the watch working in the water and not pressing the buttons while submerged. How can you brand something "Ironman" and then let it be ineffective in the water?

Swimming with your watch in your bra is one thing...but I want to see the struggle in T1 as you are trying to get it out and on your wrist while removing cap/goggles and getting helmet on. THAT would be a serious test of coordination!

ETA: I was just doing some reading over at PolarUSA. They've changed their products quite a bit in the past few years! My old HRM (the 720i, not the 725i) did transmit HR underwater if you had a good contact. The new W.I.N.D. transmitters do not. That is a step down in my opinion, but whatever. I know a lot of people hated that you couldn't change the transmitter battery yourself, so they probably made a smart move from a business perspective. I'm disappointed, but I honestly don't see a HRM from polar that will do all the things I want, so I'm still without the perfect solution. Figures.

[colby]

ETA: I was just doing some reading over at PolarUSA. They've changed their products quite a bit in the past few years! My old HRM (the 720i, not the 725i) did transmit HR underwater if you had a good contact. The new W.I.N.D. transmitters do not. That is a step down in my opinion, but whatever. I know a lot of people hated that you couldn't change the transmitter battery yourself, so they probably made a smart move from a business perspective. I'm disappointed, but I honestly don't see a HRM from polar that will do all the things I want, so I'm still without the perfect solution. Figures.

I'm also frustrated that I can't use the WIND transmitters at the gym with gym equipment that is Polar-compatible to get my heart rate up on the monitor. I wish they'd have come up with a way to solve both of these problems before I dropped upwards of $400, but I really couldn't train another season without buying something new.