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Heart rate sensor for Wahoo Elmnt Bolt (self.bicycling)

submitted 2 months ago by Diplomjodler3 to c/bicycling

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I bought an Elemnt Bolt recently and now I'd like to get heart rate sensor to go with it. The Wahoo ones seem to be sold out everywhere, though. Are there any other sensors I can use? Is it compatible with Ant+? Does anybody have experience with using third party sensors?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I pair my bolt with a garmin watch for heart rate. I already owned the watch when I got the bolt, not sure if it makes sense paying for the whole watch when all you need is a heart rate monitor, but they are compatible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I use a magene heart strap for 20 bucks on Amazon and it works great with my roam. I have had it 2 years now.

[–] peppersnail 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Your elemnt bolt will connect to any ant+ hrm, so you can get any ant+ hrm (including, say, garmin, polar, etc). It will work just as well as a wahoo hrm with no downsides or caveats.

I personally use a polar sense with my elemnt bolt. Weirdly, I prefer to wear it around my ankle, under my socks :)

[–] Diplomjodler3 2 points 2 months ago

Guess that's better than the government sponsored variety... 😅