Originally Posted by Terex
Just a small amount of water will work. Once the strap is compressed against your chest, moisture won't easily evaporate. Also, check alignment and tightness. I've found that my Garmin 305 chest strap works a lot better than the Polar straps I've used.
+1 on the Polar straps. They stretch, they don't hold their tightness no matter how much I grumble and tug on them. And they're fairly new, replaced by Polar. They aren't worth......spit!
jppe.......is that the "warming" variety of KY favored, according to the commercial, by women riders? If my riding friends saw me whip out a tube of that stuff I'm not sure what they might think. Technically, sounds like a good idea.