I use a very basic Polar for more than 5 years. They are very reliable and their chest belt also syncs with the HRM on the turbo. The basic model at the moment is probably the F4. Only downside with the Polars is that you have to send it in when the battery is flat, but they claim to recalibrate and seal it. 18 GBP for the replacement job around every 2.5 years. There is also a good offer at wiggles but dont know anything about that model or brand.
I use a very basic Polar for more than 5 years. They are very reliable and their chest belt also syncs with the HRM on the turbo. The basic model at the moment is probably the F4. Only downside with the Polars is that you have to send it in when the battery is flat, but they claim to recalibrate and seal it. 18 GBP for the replacement job around every 2.5 years. There is also a good offer at wiggles but dont know anything about that model or brand.