I grabbed an orange one of these to spruce up my Epix 2, as I just couldn't swallow paying $50 to get one from Garmin. Aside from the color, it's visually indistinguishable from the black one that came with the watch. The material does feel a little different; it's softer and more stretchable. I started off wearing it one notch tighter than the stock one, and after a couple of weeks had to go one more yet as it stretched out. But I've now gone running, swimming, and mountain biking with it, and See full review