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Mio Velo heart rate monitoring wristband links ANT+ sensors to your smartphone

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Mio Velo heart rate monitor wristband for cyclists

Mio has been one of the leading brands in pushing chest-strap-free heart rate monitoring for athletes, putting an optical sensor between your wrist and the device to measure pulse.

The Velo, above, is the first cycling specific model, pairing with your ANT+ and/or BTLE cadence and speed sensors and then sending that data to a bluetooth equipped smartphone, letting you capture all that data in any of your favorite cycling apps (heard of Strava?) without the need for a dedicated cycling computer. Of course, it’ll send the data via ANT+ to any such computer, too. That cycling sensor compatibility sets it apart from other fitness tracking wrist bands, but it’ll handle basic fitness tracking, too, through their Mio GO app.

We spotted this and the Fuse at Interbike, too, and got the full tech breakdown, but now they’re ready to ship on December 8th, just in time for the holidays…

Mio Velo heart rate monitor wristband for cyclists

The new Velo, above, has six small LED lights on the top to indicate your heart rate training zone.

mio-fuse-continuous-heart-rate-monitor-wristband

The Fuse runs $20 more and gives you an LED readout of actual heart rate, time of day, etc., but doesn’t pair with your on-bike sensors. For the multisport athlete, there’s the Alpha watch with timer and add’l functionality, but still no bike sensor reading.

MioGlobal.com

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Nathan
Nathan
10 years ago

Missing the prices.
$130 and $150

Matt
Matt
10 years ago

I’ve got the MIO Link and I love it.

But here’s the catch. Wearing a wristband isn’t really that much better than wearing a heartrate monitor. I figured out though that you can pop the little pod, tuck it into your shorts/bibs just above the leg cuff and it works perfectly and you completely forget it’s there. No more sweaty bra strap HR monitor, no tight wristband, just a little bump on your leg that you’ll never notice after 30 seconds.

As long as these guys are tightly next to your skin you can stick it anywhere. Probably would work in an arm warmer, front of a sock, or on your hips too.

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