# Roam for general HRM **URL:** \ **Category:** Equipment\ **Created:** [October 5, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/roam-for-general-hrm/26506 "2024-10-05T19:31:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Joe\_McCool](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/joe_mccool/32/20005_2.png) [@Joe\_McCool](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Joe_McCool)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/roam-for-general-hrm/26506/1 "2024-10-05T19:31:22Z")
Please I use my Wahoo and Elemnt Roam C29A for cycling and I am very pleased with it. But over the past few months I have noticed high spikes in the reported HR, so I have been keeping my Wahoo in my pocket everyday and glancing at it to see what is happening. I am seeing my HR as very high. But, I have been told that the Wahoo is not suitable for this and I should be using a wrist watch. Advice please? ---
**Author:** ![RichieS](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/richies/32/19859_2.png) [@RichieS](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/RichieS)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/roam-for-general-hrm/26506/2 "2024-10-05T19:41:04Z")
What heart rate monitor are you using? A Tickr? ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_McCool](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/joe_mccool/32/20005_2.png) [@Joe\_McCool](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Joe_McCool)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2024, 9:17am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/roam-for-general-hrm/26506/3 "2024-10-06T09:17:36Z")
I am using a Wahoo chest strap and a Wahoo Roam HM. ---
**Author:** ![RichieS](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/richies/32/19859_2.png) [@RichieS](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/RichieS)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2024, 9:34am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/roam-for-general-hrm/26506/4 "2024-10-06T09:34:25Z")
It’s my understanding that a chest strap that uses electrodes is always going to be more accurate than a wrist- or arm-based optical sensor. Have you changed the battery in your Tickr recently? Or manually checked your pulse when you’ve seen your heart rate allegedly going very high? ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_McCool](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/joe_mccool/32/20005_2.png) [@Joe\_McCool](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Joe_McCool)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2024, 9:55am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/roam-for-general-hrm/26506/5 "2024-10-06T09:55:31Z")
Richard, thanks a lot for the response. I really appreciate it. I am concerned about my heart just now, so need accurate measurements. I am not sure what you mean by “Tickr”. I have just now changed the battery in the strap. ---
**Author:** ![RichieS](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/richies/32/19859_2.png) [@RichieS](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/RichieS)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2024, 10:08am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/roam-for-general-hrm/26506/6 "2024-10-06T10:08:17Z")
“Tickr” is what Wahoo calls their HRM’s. Your chest strap will be either a Tickr or TickrX. ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_McCool](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/joe_mccool/32/20005_2.png) [@Joe\_McCool](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Joe_McCool)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/roam-for-general-hrm/26506/7 "2024-10-14T16:50:32Z")
Richard I am still concerned about the reliability of my heart rate measurements. Sitting here now typing this, my Wahoo is showing 117, which can’t be correct. Taken manually, it is 60! I have replaced the battery in my chest strap. I am using saliva on the strap electrodes. Perhaps I need to use something better? Should I try a new strap? ---
**Author:** ![JGreengrass](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/jgreengrass/32/2628_2.png) [@JGreengrass](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/JGreengrass)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 8:55am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/roam-for-general-hrm/26506/8 "2024-10-15T08:55:53Z")
Do you have a Tickr V1 or V2, if its a v2 its probably faulty, the QC was notoriously bad. If you feel at all unwell or feel like you HR really is going very high see a doctor. ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_McCool](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/joe_mccool/32/20005_2.png) [@Joe\_McCool](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Joe_McCool)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 11:32am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/roam-for-general-hrm/26506/9 "2025-07-18T11:32:27Z")
Please, I have lost the charging cable for my Wahoo chest strap. It uses a two pin magnetic connector. Where can i source a replacement ? I can see no way of starting a new topic, sorry:-(