New gadget report : Wahoo BlueHR

I've been using Strava on my iPhone to record my rides, but I didn't have a heart-rate monitor. I did some reading on the Strava website and found the app is compatible with the Wahoo biometric kit. Wahoo do various things, including a module that plugs into the phone and acts as a receiver for the various transmitters they offer (cadence, power, heart rate).

However, as I have a Mophie case and battery pack to prolong the phone's life while using the GPS, I can't use any plugin devices.

Wahoo do a bluetooth heartrate monitor which arrived this morning form Wiggle. At £60 it's not the cheapest, but not hugely expensive either.

it's a very nice little piece of kit. Very light and although battery powered, the batteries are supposed to last for years (CR2032 cell)

It attaches with a chest strap like most others, but it's turned on by attaching it to the strap and putting it on. The strap attaches with a press stud at each end. To pair it with your iPhone, you just have to make sure that bluetooth is enabled, and the app does the rest. No searching for devices, no entering codes, it just works.

I'll be going out for another ride tomorrow evening, so will see how it performs when used properly and not just wandering about the house with a coffee in my mit.

I did look at this but it only works with the Iphone 4S....can you confirm ?

Chris

As I understand it, this is one of the first devices to use the Bluetooth 4.0 'low power' standard, and while devices that can receive 4.0 signals can also receive and understand the earlier versions of bluetooth, older receivers can't understand the new 4.0 signals.

The iPhone 4s is Bluetooth 4.0
the 4 and 3Gs aren't.

I had the Wahoo BlueHR on on Sunday's ride:

app.strava.com/rides/12170256

put it on the st neots strava site.. we can all see it then G

I've joined the club on Strava, so does that mean it's visible to you all?

hi andrew i was looking for "feef"..G

Ahh..

fifi and from that feef are nicknames that I've acquired.. I'm sure you've read the ride report from Sunday so my surname should explain all

Andrew Poodle ..yep that figures see ya july,,,G,,,