Garmin ( or other smartwatch) peloton integration.

[junglebert]

Here’s a niche question.....

Who uses a Peloton bike, and successfully tracks heart rate with their watch? I’m sick of giving EE a monthly fee for my Apple Watch, and am considering the alternatives, but the main thing I’d want for it is peloton integration.

[senwar]

You can download an app called Blueheart which supposedly integrates with Peloton bike. I personally never got it to work consistently, so just use a scosche rhythm band as found the stats far more realistic.

I gather the watch works fine with Bike+

[bootneck]

I’d recommend a chest strap which is far more accurate anyway in my experience , I use a wahoo one around £40 if I’m not mistaken which is far more accurate than either my Garmin or Apple Watch I also don’t have the Apple Watch connected anymore for a while now because I always have my phone so seemed pointless.

[junglebert]

Thanks both, I’ve tried to used BlueHeart with my Apple Watch 3, with absolutely no success, so that’s why I was wondering about a garmin or similar.
Maybe I should just get a dedicated hrm, they’re not expensive, I’ll check out the ones you’ve both mentioned, thanks a lot.

[oliverte]

I'd concur with post above, chest strap HRM much more accurate as the wrist reading is often inaccurate due to placement of hands on the bars

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[senwar]

Thanks both, I’ve tried to used BlueHeart with my Apple Watch 3, with absolutely no success, so that’s why I was wondering about a garmin or similar.
Maybe I should just get a dedicated hrm, they’re not expensive, I’ll check out the ones you’ve both mentioned, thanks a lot.

I never get on with chest straps - the scosche armband one I mentioned is great and highly recommended in Peloton world. You can connect easily to the watch and other apps too

[bootneck]

Wahoo TICKR Heart Rate Monitor, Bluetooth/ANT+
by Amazon
Learn more: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08819V6..._2RaKFb5VHPZ1G

That’s the one I have pairs to my iPhone, watch and pretty much anything I’ve tried it with

[sjedwardz]

Our family use a Polar OH1+ . Highly regarded by DcRainmaker and 5Krunner

https://the5krunner.com/2019/04/06/p...1-review-2019/
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/03/...th-review.html

I bought these so my wife and daughter can use it, I normally use a Garmin chest for running and other stuff but they weren't so keen and its a real pain adjusting the strap of a chest as we are all different sizes!