I’m now on to 3rd or perhaps 4th Tickr. I like them but they don’t appear to last long. The latest is approx. 6 months. I change battery but something just isn’t right. I’ve tried the reset protocol without success. I know I’m a “heavy sweater” and have thus tried cleaning the contacts but no joy…

You’re absolutely right in that quality departments don’t, and shouldn’t, ignore anecdotes. Also that your actual quality is important but so too is the perceived quality of your product in the eyes of the overall market. I was simply making the point that the perceived quality within conversations…

On my second tickr in 4 years and started not reading correctly. I figured I had nothing to lose and opened it up and used contact cleaner inside and out. A few rides since then and working like a charm. I am sure it is sweat infiltrating the unit. The contact cleaner leaked out easily. I know the s…

My second Tickr (gen 2) of the second half of the year is starting to go on the fritz. Just seems like they are losing connection or not reading for minutes at a time, sometimes half the ride is fine while the other is awful. Always seems to mess up my high intensity ride readings (ramp test specif…

Was in the same boat, had 2 of them that had to be RMA:ed, went to Polar! Their strap and way of putting it on is much nicer as well! Feels suuuuper sturdy.

I have a Tickr Run which I have finally retired, seeing issues while running. I have had it for 5 years - most of the issue has been some corrosion on the external contact points. I guess I had one form a good lot. Just got a new Tickr yesterday, hopefully will last just as long.

My 2nd gen Tickr just had both snaps break at the same time after a ride, is the gen 3 strap any better or should i just look at alternatives? [image]

I’ve a Tickr X2 (2nd generation Tickr X) for several months now and I’ve found it to be unreliable in quality. I’ve already had it replaced once by Wahoo. Heart rate sometimes doesn’t get accurately recorded and running dynamics has never consistently worked for me even with calibration. So I’ve …

Same thing happened to me. Wahoo replaced the strap. I’ve gone through three units this year so far and I’ll being losing a fourth soon as one of the contacts is peeling off on my strap.

Had this happen after about 1,5y of use. Out of warranty. Contacted Wahoo support with a picture attached and they sent me a new strap within days.

Thanks guys. I got this from a friend who got it as part of a zwift subscription and gave it to me new in box. We will see if Wahoo replace it, I didn’t mention details just sent them a photo for now to see what they’d do!

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Cleanneon98 June 20, 2021, 8:38pm 128

FWIW each of my Bontrager straps lasted a year or so each before coming apart, the wahoo one broke after about 8 months and both of the snaps came off. Considering the replacement straps are $10-15 isn’t bad

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