Great affordable alternative - works with Garmin HRM
I'm a triathlete, I train pretty much all-year so I use my heart-rate monitor a lot.<br />My OEM Garmin strap has had enough of my activities and gave in last week (after two years of hard work).  I wanted to get another Garmin strap but it was relatively expensive.<br />Instead, I've purchased this strap, plugged in my Garmin heart-rate monitor and worked right out of the box.  I tested it yesterday during a two-hour training and it held up like a champ.  Given the price point, this is a great alternative.<br /><br />Few more things to mention; it's nice to be able to pick a size.  I wear small in men's t-shirt and I went to with small strap and worked great.  The strap is even softer than the Garmin OEM strap.  The metal plugs which holds the actual heart rate monitor are solid and tight; I don't expect the HRM to come off easily.  The buckles which allow you to resize are plastic-coded metal - so it's pretty solid.<br /><br />Even if this strap gave in, as some other folks here mentioned, in a season or two, I'd still get another one.  In the long run, it'd still be cheaper than Garmin OEM strap.  Happy customer so far after one use!  Check out some pics.
Rating: 5 stars