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Yep.
And just looked at power meters. Yeah, I am not doing that. Muffy Davis, Para-Olympic multi-medalist, who is my next door neighbor, has those on her London bike, but she also has very expensive bikes and wins medals.
And just looked at power meters. Yeah, I am not doing that. Muffy Davis, Para-Olympic multi-medalist, who is my next door neighbor, has those on her London bike, but she also has very expensive bikes and wins medals.
The most economical ones are the power meter pedals. But I think of how often I change pedals and couldn't see spending that much money for something that gets worn out in a couple of years.
The most economical ones are the power meter pedals. But I think of how often I change pedals and couldn't see spending that much money for something that gets worn out in a couple of years.
That looks pretty cool. Will look at that later. Going to get used to using this data first.I'm interested in learning more about the poor man's power meter:
https://velocomp-llc.myshopify.com/products/powerpod-bleant-power-meter
The default HR zones are based off of your max HR. Over time, I customized my HR zones to match my body, etc. My max HR is 186, which is pretty high for our age range, but each person is different.That looks pretty cool. Will look at that later. Going to get used to using this data first.
Well, I did not go THAT active-restish I guess. I spent 38% each in zone 2 and 3 and 20% in zone 4. and apparently 4% in zone 1, though the Garmin says 1%. I was in a bit of a hurry as I had to get back for a client. But a good little test nonetheless. Am starting to read up on how to use the HR zone info to better train my cardio, etc.
How did you determine your max HR? I would guess mine is not the stock 220 minus age. I have long pinned it on a bike climbing and am used to that effort. As you know in mountain biking, terrain sometimes just demands it, particularly if you are keeping up with the group. I clawed my way a bit into the peloton over the last few years so I don't think I should be a complete lumpy in terms of max HR and zones.The default HR zones are based off of your max HR. Over time, I customized my HR zones to match my body, etc. My max HR is 186, which is pretty high for our age range, but each person is different.
I looked at several max effort sprints and adjusted it a few times. Being a bit of a road and track sprinter I know when I'm keeping it under the max, and when I put it all in.How did you determine your max HR? I would guess mine is not the stock 220 minus age. I have long pinned it on a bike climbing and am used to that effort. As you know in mountain biking, terrain sometimes just demands it, particularly if you are keeping up with the group. I clawed my way a bit into the peloton over the last few years so I don't think I should be a complete lumpy in terms of max HR and zones.
I looked at several max effort sprints and adjusted it a few times. Being a bit of a road and track sprinter I know when I'm keeping it under the max, and when I put it all in.
Here's an example of at or slightly above anaerobic threshold from Cross Reunion CX Men MASTERS 50-59 Pro/Cat 1-5. HR is in red. The lap segments are the grey bars at the top.
You can see that the estimated power isn't correct since it is using speed, like if riding on a road, not mixed terrain. MTB riding also doesn't work with the calculated watts estimate.
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