Heart Rate Monitors and Riding.
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Heart Rate Monitors and Riding.
Postby merida901 » Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:56 am
I use one when training and will use it when racing (not to far away for me now). I find that it is eaier to "zone" work on my trainer with the monitor than trying to do "percieved effort".
So really the question is do you use a monitor or perceivec effort?
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Postby bda20 » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:32 pm
Although it is all very dear I think it will be a great thing to have in the long run(if you are thinking of getting something like this look on ebay and save your self a heap)
It is great to see your heart rate,cadance and speed all on the one graph so you can see your best cadance and speed for saving energy.
It also has a foot pod with it that records your distance and pace and even altitude while running.
Once again a great piece of tech!! all I have to do now is all the training it doesnt seem to do that for you
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Postby lugs » Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:53 pm
For touring a HR monitor is great too, keep your heart rate under 130 and you can go all day long
good luck
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Postby heavymetal » Mon Jul 17, 2006 12:26 am
I am starting to have an aversion to electronic stuff, it mostly never works, maybe it's my age.
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Postby Rodney Olsen » Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:20 am
I'm not expert at using it but it is quite interesting to monitor what's going on during harder rides.
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Postby Rodney Olsen » Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:49 pm
I believe that Polar do a range of them but they're fairly pricey.mikesbytes wrote:Are there any HRM that are confined entirely within the watch, ie they get the heart rate off the wrist?
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Postby mikesbytes » Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:47 pm
By the time I get my act together, they will of come down in priceRodney Olsen wrote:I believe that Polar do a range of them but they're fairly pricey.mikesbytes wrote:Are there any HRM that are confined entirely within the watch, ie they get the heart rate off the wrist?
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Postby bda20 » Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:40 am
the polar ones all have a chest strap even the bottom of the line onesmikesbytes wrote:By the time I get my act together, they will of come down in priceRodney Olsen wrote:I believe that Polar do a range of them but they're fairly pricey.mikesbytes wrote:Are there any HRM that are confined entirely within the watch, ie they get the heart rate off the wrist?
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Postby LuckyPierre » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:06 am
I want one too!
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Postby europa » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:53 pm
(I'm sort of serious actually. If I do buy one of these heart thingies, what sort of numbers should I be looking for?)
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Postby mikesbytes » Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:40 pm
In the end you are going so slowely that there are no endorphans being released, you get bored and trade the bike in on a widescreen TV/.
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Postby europa » Sun Sep 10, 2006 11:10 pm
Well, I bought one of these heart montitor thingies tonight ... off flebay. Cost me $0.01 Yep. Just one measely cent. But, of course, the wee gentleman in Singapore wants $20.99 to post it to me.
Yeah, it's a cheap and nasty. Tells the time and my heart rate and whether I'm technically alive or not and that's about it. I reckon at $21, it's a good entry into the game, will give me a chance to work out whether I'm going to use it or not. If it frustrates me, I'll know I need to spend a bit more and get a good one. If not, well, I can't really afford to put this $21 on the bike, let alone something more ... 'bells and whistles'y. Besides, I need a wrist watch
At 50, overweight, overlyfond of fermented breverages and underlyfond of sensible exercise, plus being blessed with a cycling heritage based more on 'head down, bum up, go like blazes' more than anything else, I'm probably in line to kill meself with a heart attack before I park myself under a truck - it's funny how I don't regard arriving home staggering and puffing like an old steam engine the way I did when I was younger. It's not insurance so much as a guide to what these things can do for me, a guide that'll help me decide what I actually do need.
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Postby heavymetal » Mon Sep 11, 2006 12:44 am
Meet Cycling Singles, Ride like a woman, A bike designed for Women, and Heart Rate Monitor.
Either the Google Adsense has determined my computer is female, or the ads are grouped to make your heart race and then think you need a heart rate monitor.
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Postby mikesbytes » Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:04 pm
Let us know how well the cheapie works. I hear that sometimes even the expensive ones get confused signals and give wild figures, but its pretty obvious when it happens.europa wrote:Ahh, so diving in under the wheels of fast moving and very large mobile objects is still good for me because it gets my heart beating so quickly
Well, I bought one of these heart montitor thingies tonight ... off flebay. Cost me $0.01 Yep. Just one measely cent. But, of course, the wee gentleman in Singapore wants $20.99 to post it to me.
Yeah, it's a cheap and nasty. Tells the time and my heart rate and whether I'm technically alive or not and that's about it. I reckon at $21, it's a good entry into the game, will give me a chance to work out whether I'm going to use it or not. If it frustrates me, I'll know I need to spend a bit more and get a good one. If not, well, I can't really afford to put this $21 on the bike, let alone something more ... 'bells and whistles'y. Besides, I need a wrist watch
At 50, overweight, overlyfond of fermented breverages and underlyfond of sensible exercise, plus being blessed with a cycling heritage based more on 'head down, bum up, go like blazes' more than anything else, I'm probably in line to kill meself with a heart attack before I park myself under a truck - it's funny how I don't regard arriving home staggering and puffing like an old steam engine the way I did when I was younger. It's not insurance so much as a guide to what these things can do for me, a guide that'll help me decide what I actually do need.
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