Using the tickr daily since 16 month, first battery, do wash the strap in the machine every 6-8 weeks.
I have a theory based on the very small set of responses here. I am a user who goes through TICKR straps every 6-12 months. I also rinse it in the shower after every ride (just the strap, not the battery unit). My theory is putting the strap in water is killing them.
For those who have long life…do you wash frequently?
For those who kill them regularly…do you wash frequently?
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I’m still on my original TICKR of 4 years and on my second strap which i replaced last year. It has generally been good and I haven’t felt the need to replace it yet. It will stall here and there which for me means it’s time to flip the battery which fixes it for a while. When the time between flips starts to shrink it means it’s time for a new battery and after that it’s good for a while. Never washed/rinsed the unit itself but I have washed the strap when it turns a little too white and crispy which can be a few times a year but rather infrequent. My original strap failed when one of the button bits pulled off the strap and stayed on the unit. The new strap I got is from amazon and it works pretty well but it’s not quite as comfortable. Probably order one from Wahoo when this strap fails.
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I don’t believe I’ve ever washed mine, lol. I’m going on almost 2 years without any issue.
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I went through 2 Tickrs that each lasted about 2-3 months so I switched to a Bontrager. According to the bike shop it comes with a lifetime warranty so even if it only lasts 2 months, I won’t be paying for another one 
Almost two years for me, zero issues. I’m a heavy sweater, and I can’t even remember if I’ve changed the battery…
I washed my strap in the washing machine every couple of weeks. It was still going strong after about 20 months, but the actual battery unit went bad (I bought a new one and the old strap still worked on the new sensor part).
I’m a pretty heavy sweater and will probably continue to wash it in the washing machine with my other cycling stuff from time to time. I have started to disconnect the battery unit from the strap entirely after each ride. I used to keep it connected on one of the snaps.
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My Tickr has worked almost always fine until last November (just before the 2 year warranty expired in December) it just stopped working. Thrue the online shop were I bought it send an warranty clame and I’m still waiting for an answer from wahoo.
When I say almost fine its because sometimes I’d put him on after powering on the Elemnt Bolt and it didn’t sent any HR to the GPS. Putting Tickr first connecting later the Bolt it showed HR at once.
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My first Tickr lasted nearly a year until the inside of it had obvious corrosion and it started to behave erratically. Wahoo replaced that one no questions asked.
My second Tickr lasted about 5 months before the button broke off the strap. I’ve just submitted a ticket but expect them to also replace this one.
I train a lot indoors so I sweat a lot with this on, but I’m disappointed in the device given that the rest of my experiences with Wahoo devices have been exceptional. The water/sweat ingress and construction of the device clearly needs improvement.
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There is visibly a dissimilar metal corrosion issue on the contacts. Given the environment in which this operates (hot, wet, loads of minerals) that’s like a corrosion test bed - and the result is clear. I see the same on mine. The solution is also simple: rinse after each use, and spray a little bit of lubricant (silicon spray does the job) once in a while.
I can recommend an alternative: Polar H10. I’ve had 2 years of flawless operation on multiple devices in very sweaty operating conditions. Costs 60% more than a single Tickr, or 60% less than OP’s four Tickrs. 
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Went through a several of TickrX and Tickr and my experience had been just as bad.
I’ve now given up and switched over to Garmin. Hopefully, this one lasts longer.
Huh… I’ve had my Tickr for a couple years now - zero issues. It’s outlasted a bunch of other brands.
No HR has been able to challenge my old Nashbar Tempo though, which I had for 12 years with no issues whatsoever until it up and died completely. The planned obsolescence in the new generation HR units really should embarrass their producers.
Definitely is: I’ve gone thru 3 of them, they all die the same way.
Not a well designed unit I must say. Much better luck with the Viiiva and Stages HR straps so far.
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I have had a Tickr for a couple of years now as well. It works but for the last 6 months the HR from it doesn’t seem very reliable so I don’t use it much anymore (just tried it again recently with same issues. Battery change didn’t help). I also have a scosche rhythm+ and a 4iiii Viiiiva both have been great though the scosche sometimes reads abnormally high at the beginning of a workout and can be particular about placement on arm. I bought the Tickr because I used to have issues getting the Viiiiva to work with TR but that isn’t an issue anymore.
Just put a new battery in my tickr and it worked for about 5 minutes. Not sure what is going on, the innards looked fine. I bought a cheap unit off of Amazon for the price of a wahoo strap, but of course the battery was DOA, so I haven’t used it yet.
I was never real happy with the way the tickr worked. Seems somewhat finicky. I guess I have 3 years on it now
Someone should do some math on the seemingly high failure rate of the Wahoo Tickr.
Just reading through this thread and other info online, it seems like a very high failure rate. I have a N=4 study. Myself and 3 friends. We’ve all had them fail, some more than once. All quite quickly. Personally, both my Polar and Garmin straps have lasted many many times longer.
Wahoo must be laughing as people continue to buy them. Some as many as three a year. If your phone failed this often would you not find an alternative brand?
I certainly won’t be buying a Tickr again. Fool me once…
My N=1 : I have 2 of them with no issues. One is going on season #4 and the other on season #2. One is used primarily on the trainer and the other outdoors (I just keep it in the Jeep so I don’t forget it when I head out). For me they’ve lasted longer than the Garmin HR straps which seemed I had to replace every other season. Only thing that has been replaced is the battery.
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It seems to vary for me. First one stopped working after 6 months. Second one I rinsed after every workout, lasted 6 months. I figured I’ll just buy a new one every 6 months since apparently I sweat pure acid and gave up doing any maintenance. My third one is going strong 15 months later with no maintenance.
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Same happened on my 4 year old tickr.
I fixed it by gluing the contacts together with conductive glue - made by mixing epoxy with graphite powder. Seems to work OK so far. Will see how long it lasts.
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