Garmin ForeRunner 610 Wrist Strap Kit

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Bought the Garmin Wrist Strap Kit for Forerunner 610 from Chain reaction Cycles for £20.99 (Inclusive of £6.50 shipping).

Shipment via Royal Mail
Shipment via Royal Mail

Garmin ForeRunner 610 Wrist Strap Kit
Garmin ForeRunner 610 Wrist Strap Kit
What's included inside the Wrist Strap Kit
What’s included inside the Wrist Strap Kit
My badly worn-out Garmin ForeRunner 610
My badly worn-out Garmin ForeRunner 610
Had a hard time securing the 2 housing in place with the watch pins provided
Had a hard time securing the 2 housing in place with the watch pins provided
Decided to use the shorter strap
Decided to use the shorter strap
The longer strap is too long, hence have to settle for the short one even though it is a bit tight after velcro.
The longer strap is too long, hence have to settle for the short one even though it is still a bit tight after applying the velcro.
Done
Done

Conclusion
The installation process is tedious and ‘painful’ if you are not careful. No instruction is included on how to go about installing the wrist strap. The watch pins are prone to bend easily so you need to be gentle in your installation. The 2 wrist straps provided doesn’t really fit my wrist well. It’s either too tight or too long.

The watch still tends to move slightly with this fabric and velcro wrist strap even when tightly strap around the wrist.

Velcro strap is tight, but the design of the pin locking loops sucks making the watch bounce around for people with small wrist
Velcro strap is tight, but the design of the pin locking loops sucks making the watch bounce around for people with small wrist
Small cut/abrasion from the base of the watch that bounce around when I run
Small cut/abrasion from the base of the watch that bounce around when I run

I would not recommend this fabric/velcro wrist strap replacement for your Garmin ForeRunner 610 if your wrist measurement is between 15 to 16.5cm. Replacing it with the standard rubber strap will be a better option.

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