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Which is your favourite S9 strap?

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    inkognito Platinum Member
    last edited by inkognito 1 Aug 2021, 14:05 8 Jan 2021, 14:03

    Hi guys. My two cents here 🙂 I bought my S9 (non-baro) with a lime silicon strap ( https://www.suunto.com/Products/Straps/suunto-24mm-athletic-silicone-strap/suunto-24mm-athletic-3-silicone-strap-lime-black-size-m/ ). I use this one for most of the sports and I love it. But for daily use I also don’t find silicon straps too comfortable.

    I have bought Suunto velcro strap (I have two: lime and black). They’re much better for daily use, but not as elastic as I would prefer. They still feel a bit stiff, even after several months of use…

    Around a year ago someone mentioned the Hook Strap by Nick Mankey (https://nickmankeydesigns.com/all-hook-straps) in a facebook group and I gave this one a try. It’s marvellous! Soft, elastic, the watch sticks to your wrist like glued without feeling any pressure 🙂

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    Even though it’s so stretchy, the watch stays firmly at my wrist and doesn’t move when I shake my hand…

    The design seems slightly weird at the first time, but once you get used to it, you’ll love it. Changing the strap is slightly slower than with the original Suunto straps because the spring bars are not attached to the strap (from time to time they jump out of my hands while changing and I spent some time trying to find them on the floor 😄 ). But I still exchange this strap with a silicon one almost every day when I go running without any significant problems.

    There’s only one disadvantage (actually quite a big one): Suunto uses non-standard bolt-action spring bars that are thicker. Those ones provided with the hook strap are a bit too thin for S9. I have visited Suunto service center in Prague and they sold me the Suunto ones for a total of ~ 10 EUR. Optionally, you can probably extract the Suunto spring bars from an original Suunto strap if you have one that you don’t use.

    SV: fingers crossed :D
    S9 (non-baro): died after 2 months, replaced, holding strong since 03/20
    Spartan Trainer: casing broke after 23 months, repaired, lost watertightness 5 months later, died
    Despite some pretty bad luck, I still love Suunto!

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      fazel Bronze Member @inkognito
      last edited by 8 Jan 2021, 14:25

      @inkognito this looks awesome.

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        sartoric Moderator @inkognito
        last edited by sartoric 1 Aug 2021, 16:17 8 Jan 2021, 16:15

        @inkognito
        Can you post a pic of the pins, by the side of the watch, please.

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          Bulkan Moderator @stromdiddily
          last edited by 8 Jan 2021, 17:06

          @stromdiddily Really? For me is very good in hot weather and swimming? See, each arm is a story. I don’t ask about the owner of the arm 😂

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            inkognito Platinum Member @sartoric
            last edited by inkognito 1 Aug 2021, 17:55 8 Jan 2021, 17:44

            @sartoric Like this?

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            And this is the difference between standard 24mm pin (top) and Suunto pin (bottom).
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            SV: fingers crossed :D
            S9 (non-baro): died after 2 months, replaced, holding strong since 03/20
            Spartan Trainer: casing broke after 23 months, repaired, lost watertightness 5 months later, died
            Despite some pretty bad luck, I still love Suunto!

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              Tom @inkognito
              last edited by Tom 1 Aug 2021, 19:17 8 Jan 2021, 19:14

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

              And this is the difference between standard 24mm pin (top) and Suunto pin (bottom).

              Awesome ! Thanks for the advice. Do you know if we can order the spring bars without going through customer support ? Also how are the straps during sports activity like running ?

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                fazel Bronze Member @inkognito
                last edited by 8 Jan 2021, 19:17

                @inkognito awesome pics but I looked at their site and they are out 10 weeks min…sorta depressing.

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                  inkognito Platinum Member @Tom
                  last edited by inkognito 1 Aug 2021, 19:56 8 Jan 2021, 19:55

                  @Tom When I ordered mine, I tried to look for the suunto-sized pins on the internet. I didn’t find anything quickly available. But maybe that changed. Suunto service center is like 3 km from my flat, so I went there 😄
                  During running, the watch is very stable with this strap. And it feels lighter than with the silicon one. But in 90 % of cases I still use the silicon strap for running. I usually sweat like hell and washing the silicon strap after a run takes 5 seconds under the tap and drying is equally fast 😄 Apart from some sports I wear the hook strap 24/7.

                  @fazel Yeah, I can see that now. When I ordered mine (February?) the waiting time was ~ 2-3 weeks.

                  SV: fingers crossed :D
                  S9 (non-baro): died after 2 months, replaced, holding strong since 03/20
                  Spartan Trainer: casing broke after 23 months, repaired, lost watertightness 5 months later, died
                  Despite some pretty bad luck, I still love Suunto!

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                    sartoric Moderator @inkognito
                    last edited by 8 Jan 2021, 20:32

                    @inkognito
                    Yep, thank you.

                    So in fact you’re using suunto’s pins, isn’t it?

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                      inkognito Platinum Member @sartoric
                      last edited by 8 Jan 2021, 22:55

                      @sartoric Yes, indeed. Suunto’s pins seem much more solid. I was afraid of breaking the plastic watch casing where the strap is attached by using those thinner (and shorter on sides) pins that came with the hook strap.

                      SV: fingers crossed :D
                      S9 (non-baro): died after 2 months, replaced, holding strong since 03/20
                      Spartan Trainer: casing broke after 23 months, repaired, lost watertightness 5 months later, died
                      Despite some pretty bad luck, I still love Suunto!

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                        sartoric Moderator @inkognito
                        last edited by 8 Jan 2021, 23:16

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

                        I was afraid of breaking the plastic watch casing

                        Don’t worry, it would never happened 🙂 you would have lost the watch faster 😁

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                          Atlen @Luís Pinto
                          last edited by 18 Jan 2021, 13:33

                          @Luís-Pinto Guys, i have contacted official retailer in Russia about availability of velcro straps ( only red ones are in store for now, no black). They convinced me Suunto is still producing it, next delivery is expected by Feb2021. So both black and red ( size M) will be available for purchase. Some gap of deliveries due to mass logistic issues esp. in China border. No lime color version ordered(((

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                            Luís Pinto Platinum Member @Atlen
                            last edited by 18 Jan 2021, 13:46

                            @Atlen Thanks, I finally have found a retailer from Athens that i bought a black one.

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                              A Former User
                              last edited by A Former User 18 Jan 2021, 15:25

                              Coyote nato strap

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                                herlas Silver Members @herlas
                                last edited by herlas 2 Feb 2021, 20:11 2 Feb 2021, 20:04

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

                                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 🙂

                                And today the new microfiber straps are out on Suunto store online , ordered mine already 😄

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                                  isazi Moderator @herlas
                                  last edited by 2 Feb 2021, 20:41

                                  @herlas let us know how do you like that.

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                                    A Former User @isazi
                                    last edited by 2 Feb 2021, 21:25

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                                    The only problem is it hurt litle bit because it’s woven very tight compare to other nato strap or even the traverse alpha who is softer and more flexible.
                                    But it give a very badass look !
                                    It’s a tool but a nice one !

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                                      isazi Moderator @Guest
                                      last edited by 3 Feb 2021, 08:12

                                      @g287-sf the one you have is not the new microfiber, it’s some kind of textile strap 🙂

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                                        A Former User @isazi
                                        last edited by 3 Feb 2021, 08:23

                                        @isazi yes it is but sometimes my approximative english don’t help me on the forum and i don’t correctly understand everything 🙂

                                        This morning i made a custom Velcro Strap if it can interest anyone
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                                          freeheeler @Guest
                                          last edited by 3 Feb 2021, 08:33

                                          @g287-sf
                                          but how do you now tie your skis together? 😉

                                          living sideways

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