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augiecrazy8

01-08-09, 10:43 AM

Hello everyone

I'm a newbie to this forum, but I have been riding for years. I'm now starting to get a bit more serious about my riding habits as better and better exercise (recent death in the family, diabetes). So I'm interested in working with a heart monitor on my rides. I have on question though. I've seen that a lot of heart rate monitors are susceptible to interference from other monitors, particularly in a gym setting. But my concern is about interference from a cateye bike computer. Does anyone have experience in this situation?

Thanks in advance

dwilbur3

01-08-09, 10:53 AM

The newer digital HRMs don't really have this problem. The cheaper analog ones can have this issue.

DScott

01-08-09, 11:16 AM

I'm curious what the interference looks like? My basic Polar HRM has been reading really high for a moment or two, like 225 bpm, and it seems to be happening at random times. What usually causes this? It's a problem because it really screws up the end-of-the ride record of average and highest HR.

It's a Polar F7 HRM with coded strap, and I use a Sigma 1606L wireless bike computer.

Any thoughts?
eta: the Polar FAQ on abnormal heartrate readings is interesting: link (http://www.polar.fi/en/support/faqs?product=&category=General&documenttitle=Abnormal+Heart+Rate+Readings+During+Exercise&document=/gip/PKBStoGIP.nsf/web_cat/C225742500419A8A422568110042DE81)