Originally Posted by
dleccord
I recently did a hill climb and I was at the point of pulling over to rest. My heart rate on that hill was 197. Is this max heart rate or LT heart rate? And when I ride in zone 2, what happens when I accidentally dip into zone 4 or zone 5 for a second?
That is not your max HR unless you were getting tunnel vision and on the verge of passing out. Try harder next time.