that actually might have been accurate. my garmin was really good at picking up my heart rate. there was one time i had it in a waist pack, and i was wearing

that actually might have been accurate. my garmin was really good at picking up my heart rate. there was one time i had it in a waist pack, and i was wearing a chest strap that was not paired to the garmin, and the garmin managed to pick up a pretty accurate heart rate for most of a bike ride.