Originally Posted by
no sweat
Another vote for Mio. I have the "alpha" watch which works fine, does everything it claimed it would do, but suffers from being blue tooth only, not ANT+.
The key thing with the Mio is that there is nothing to hate. It's simply a large watch.
Just to clarify, the Alpha is a watch, whereas the Link is a wristband that is ANT+ compatible and will work with Garmin devices. They measure HR the exact same way, but the Mio Alpha is designed as a standalone product, whereas the Link requires an ANT+-capable device.
I'll never go back to HR straps again.