Originally Posted by
Dunbar
I was killing the Garmin HR soft straps every 6 months from my sweat. After I got a power meter I stopped riding with HR. I remember hearing that the rigid ones last a lot longer but they aren’t as comfortable.
I had the rigid one for at least half a decade before it finally kicked the bucket. The only other strap I've had for more than a year is the swim one, and I don't use it much. I've had two HRM-Runs die after less than a year, and the strap and transmitter aren't separate on that one.