Joined: Jan 2014
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From: The banks of the River Charles
Bikes: 2025 Black Mountain Cycles Mod Zero, 2025 Surly Ogre, 2022 Salsa Beargrease, 2020 Seven Evergreen, 2019 Honey Allroads Ti, 2018 Seven Redsky XX
Yep, I battled that issue for a few years before I switched to a Wahoo optical arm HRM. I was able to resolve it by shaving my chest hair where the pads made contact with my skin, wetting the pads and washing the strap routinely.