I’ve found HR strap lifespans incredibly erratic. My first hard Garmin strap lasted years (I guess I got it 2007 and it was still alive in 2012. The replacement soft straps seem to vary between 6months and 1 year in life span. The worst I had was the stages dash Hrm which failed quickly and the replacement under warranty failed quickly too and I gave up and tried another brand (Decathlon IIRC) it’s transmitter did last longer but I had a few strap changes. It’s been the same for the CoSpo which replaced it when the Decathlon one eventually died. I think I would have got Decathlon again or tried the TickR but with this wee c thing things like that were sold out.