Garmin HRM-DUAL Review // ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart Heart Rate Strap

Here's everything you need to know about the new Garmin HRM-DUAL heart rate strap. While a bit late to the Bluetooth Smart game, the new HRM-DUAL includes both ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart broadcasting of your HR data. It doesn't save any data on the strap itself, nor does it do any sort of running dynamics, cadence, or anything else fancy. Just HR, and only HR.

In any case, I dive into all the details - including plenty of accuracy data in the video itself, or you can hit up the link above for even more data. Enjoy!

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[albertgilmore]

I'm impressed you got the monitor to work for more then 20 seconds. Mine just keeps cutting in and out. I gave up on it and got a polar. Contacted garmin and just kept getting links to webpages that told me everything I've already done.

[tonyoswald]

DCR I know it says battery life is 3 1/2 years, but can you take the horrible soft fiddly screws out - the "coin slot" lock covers on Wahoo and other units seem much more user friendly - and change out the battery and see if it still works? I've done that with my 2 different old Garmin HRMs in the past and they never worked properly again after. It's a simple swap, but for some reason it never works out.

[philippger]

I like the review, and totally agree: Rather an option for Garmin bundles, than a HR strap you would buy individually. The Wahoo TICKR offers dual band at a lower price with the option to buy replacement straps, also at a lower price. You can even get adhesive electrodes (Prokidai Airfit), if you don’t like chest straps but still want the accuracy in measurement. Although I think these might work for the Garmin too.
I wonder if you ever did accuracy testing for the TICKR? Or maybe at least used it as comparison for other tested devices? I would really like to see some data on that. Or are all chest HRMs equally accurate? I think 4iiii advertises their viiiiva to be 10(?) times more accurate than other heart rate straps.
Anyways, keep up the good work! I’m always coming to your channel for recommendations and will continue to do so:)

[mlee]

I’ve replaced a few of these Garmin straps, their not cheap. Problem is the area where the strap has sensors delaminates. I’ve gone to using cheaper china HRM straps from eBay....I’m not the only one my friends replace garmin straps regularly...

[RunningOtaku]

Very cool, thanks! EKG-based Heart Rate monitors are rock solid...I guess the only remaining issue is comfort/fit/slippage of the chest strap. Using your DC Rainmaker Analyzer tool, I did a test of Apple Watch 4 vs. Wahoo TICKR. Turns out that slippage is more of an issue with watches when running hard than it is with chest straps. Oh well...

[profchaos]

Finally, and saying this before even watching the review

[coppo]

ray, so they still got those shitty little screws for the battery cover, thats an insane little screwdriver to fit them on my current premium strap module

[johnnysikaffy]

4iii with viva has been doing this for so much long! Good that Garmin leveled up.

[nate]

anyone know what the screws are? I need to get a bag of replacements

[TomasJot]

When I recently bought Wahoo Kickr, Garmin finally releases it:). Does Garmin Dual supports HRV measurment (for example, to use with HRV training recovery tracking app)?

[mrjoshuagordon]

Finally! Would be better if it did running dynamics like GCT balance..

[PoetWithPace]

Does Garmin have the most complex way to change the battery?

[kierenkd]

My old cheap android supported Ant+ in phone, as does my new Samsung S9. I dont think android phone makes advertise that enough. I always have to as on a forum if someone can test if a phone has an ant+ radio before I buy. Considering fitness/ well being seems a growth area, phone manufacturers should jump on that

[S.Frankl]

You’d probably call the textured pattern “knurled”, since you mentioned it.

[Velofil]

I had to replace 6 GARMIN straps in two years... they are really crap! I switched to Polar

[_Rafiki.]

wow! it's like Garmin didnt hear the gun go. so far behind but i guess the BT HRM strap race isnt one Garmin needed to enter

[christianhoward]

Hey! If the strap is connected to my Fenix 6 Pro, will the strap send a live heart rate reading to my watch? Or will my watch reflect the heartrate data it's getting from the sensor on the actual watch? Thanks

[RixterNow]

Replacing the battery on the Garmin HRM is rediculous! You need a micro screwdriver set like working on tech equip. The Viiia HRM is much better for swapping batteries and it can act as BLE/Ant+ bridge

[stephencowman]

Hey Ray garmin or wahoo in your opinion I've found that I kill the strap on the garmin if I wash it, its happened on 3 different hrms.keep up the great work dude

[mramazingtroy]

Ray, does the Scosche still hold a candle? Or are there better non chest strap heart monitors out there?