Originally Posted by cafzali

Maybe it's just that Garmin can't make a strap worth a damn or the fact that we just can't rely on them if we live in cooler, drier climates, but I've never found any Garmin strap to work reliably unless it's hot outside. It often takes 2-3 miles or so for a Garmin strap to pick up a reading for me in colder weather, so in my book that's not very accurate.

I totally understand what you're saying about the different design capabilities and flaws, but to me missing signal for 2-3 miles is a lot worse than dropping a few beats. I've also done side by side comparisons and found the Mio worked as well or better than my Garmin HRM strap.