Which is your favourite S9 strap?

[Tom]

Hi everyone, I know this is a old post but maybe someone will answer (and my question is clearly on this topic). I recently got a S9 Baro. I have small wrists and, seeing what has been said here, I’d like to know if someone here know where I could buy velcro straps ? They don’t seems available anywhere, is it a temporary out of stock or Suunto does not sell them anymore ?

Regarding the alternative in silicone (https://www.suunto.com/fr-fr/Produits/Bracelets/bracelet-en-silicone-24mm-suunto-athletic-1/bracelet-silicone-white-steel-24mm-suunto-athletic-1-taille-sm/), what do you think of it ? Is it still better for OHR precision and wrist stability than the default S9 Baro strap (with fixed angle) ?

Thanks !

[sartoric]

@Tom said in Which is your favourite S9 strap?:

than the default S9 Baro strap (with fixed angle) ?

What do you mean ?

Did you check here ? :https://www.suunto.com/en-gb/Products/Straps/suunto-24mm-explore-2-textile-strap/suunto-24mm-explore-2-textile-strap-black-black-size-ml/
It seems to be better than silicon for someone

[isazi]

@Tom too bad the velcro straps are not available anymore, they are my favorite straps, and fit very well small wrists.

[Atlen]

@isazi what a heck? Velcro strap are the best.

[Tom]

@sartoric
The default S9 Baro straps have semi-rigid connector to the watch, on small wrists it cannot bend to fit closely the form of the wrist. I think it’s these straps : https://www.suunto.com/fr-fr/Produits/Bracelets/bracelets-suunto-9/bracelet-blanc-pour-suunto-9-baro/
You can see the end of the Athletic 2 straps are longer than Athletic 1 straps.

I’ve checked the other textile straps but they are quite pricey and it looks like the available sizes (M or L) would not fit my wrist (they said minimum is 120mm, my wrists are 160mm). I don’t know if this information is reliable though.

[Tom]

@isazi do you know if silicone straps Athletic 1 or textile straps could do the trick regarding small wrists ? Are they a good substitute ?

[sartoric]

@Tom
For sure athletic1 can be bind to 90° as it can pivot on the pin, as the spartan strap
You can even go for one of these: https://www.suunto.com/en-gb/Products/Straps/suunto-24mm-explore-silicone-strap/suunto-24mm-explore-1-silicone-strap-black-black-size-m/

[isazi]

@Tom like you I didn’t enjoy the original strap, and used a silicone one until I could get the velcro textile.

[freeheeler]

@isazi
maybe it’s soon available from alternative suppliers?

[Atlen]

@isazi velcro straps in black and red colors are available on suunto local site. So might be these straps are temporarily vanished in some stores. If suunto aims to get velcro out from stores i would be hurry on buying one or two spare straps then. The main pros as i can see are no skin discomfort and increased accuracy of WHR measurements.

[isazi]

@Atlen I can’t see them anymore in NL, but I hope they’ll keep making them.

[Bulkan]

Velcro is so good. The new one with the S7 and the soft one are too.

What I really miss is a metal strap. Titanium one. A premium for a premium watch.

[Bulkan]

@Tom I have a small wrist. The best is the Velcro.

[Tom]

In a search of a substitute… has someone ever compared classic textile straps and velcro ? Is it better than silicon or worst than silicone and velcro ?

[Bulkan]

@Tom for me is this order: velcro>textil>silicone with holes (see image)>the s7 silicone strap.

[herlas]

Velcro strap is my favorite too, was lucky to get the black and red when they were in stock in Mexico , looking forward to buy the new ultra-soft microfiber strap if Suunto ever sells them separately

[stromdiddily]

@Bulkan I have the white version of that but the holes actually cause some irritation after a while during activities.

[Atlen]

@isazi i will contact local official retailer after Russian holidays to clarify perspective availability of velcro straps. If something valuable received then be glad to leave the comment here.

[BrunoH]

There seem to be original Suunto velcro straps in stock in Australia. Too bad they won’t ship to Europe

https://www.ryda.com.au/suunto-24mm-athletic-6-loop-textile-strap-red-m

[surfboomerang]

How secure is the fit of the velcro straps? Does it take a lot of effort/force to get it off your wrist?

I once lost an Ambit 3 during windsurfing because in a move I bumped my wrist which caused the buckle to break and guess what… Ambits can’t swim

Now I use the original silicone strap that came with the S9B, but I secure the strap with an extra wrist strap because I’m pretty confident S9’s also can’t swim.

If I could replace the strap with a velcro one it would be great (and a better fit).