Originally Posted by deacon mark

Well I decided to get Polar HR9 and it paired with my garmins faster for sure. It seems to be a better strap too. The garmin was crazy to adjust and while the technology is all about the same I give this Polar a try. They too at Polar do not recommend any gel it seems to cause issues with deterioration of strap. The battery change is also far better. My garmin strap had a special screw driver and 4 small screws to change battery. THe cheap plastic over time would break on the screw holes and not hold in the battery. So are without using this Polar is much preferred.