The arm band is incredibly comfortable and most of the time I forget I'm wearing it. I love the fact that its rechargeable so no batteries to change. You can get several different color armbands which are interchangable if you want a bright color. I never have a problem connecting to any device or trainer.
Easy to set up and pair with your phone. The Wahoo app gives you current, average and max HR, as well as a graph and GPS tracking & maps, plenty of stuff to geek out over. Very motivating for staying in the correct zone. Even though it's just heart rate only, for most people that is all the info they really need for $100 vs a $300 watch. It's already made a difference in my first workout, forcing me to stay in the zone the whole workout which I wasn't used to.
I don't know how many heart rate monitor straps I've owned over the decades, but the interval of replacement is getting longer as the durability improves. This design looks like it should last longer than the previous one. The clasp design seems the same, but they moved the 'skin protection tab' to the opposite end of the strap. So far it hasn't shown any tendency to come unhooked on it's own, which I found to be an issue with my previous one. They have also simplified the length adjustment, there is now only one adjustment loop instead of two which makes it much easier to get right.
Has an older strap that died on me. I couldn't find that model but still needed one for indoor biking. I paired it easily but the app showed connected without showing the data. I tried all kinds of things and the instructions weren't really great. I asked Gemini and it immediately told me to try the button on it to change modes since different devices need different modes. Would have been so much easier if the HRM would donut automatically or the HRM would switch modes automatically. Just an annoyance since this is a one time thing unless you connect it to different devices that need different modes.
Anyway I would prefer a simple one that just works and I also noted that this HRM need to be more moist than the previous one I had and it stopped working on e 20 mins into a workout.
Not sure there is a better one out there but in case you don't swear much like me or the default mode doesn't work for you
