Heart Rate Monitor - Question
08-12-05, 11:05 AM
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Heart Rate Monitor - Question
I don't have time to look through all the threads. Should I get a HRM in which I can download the data to a computer or should I go with a plain HRM? I am planning on doing some charity rides this fall and spring. In the fall of 2006, I would like to start racing. I'm 37 and about 6ft / 168 lbs. I just had a EKG done a month ago and the doctor said "Excellent". I usually average about 22 mph over 50 flat/rolling hills miles.
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HOw anal will you be with writing down and recording your HRM info if you have to do it by hand.
I do not have a training journal(adn have no interest in keeping one by hand), so I needed to buy a computer that would download all the key info(i then type in a quick description of the ride)
I do not have a training journal(adn have no interest in keeping one by hand), so I needed to buy a computer that would download all the key info(i then type in a quick description of the ride)
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My thought exactly. I just have to come up with a good wife explanation for the cost. "We can both benefit from it".
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Tell the wife you'll spend less time calculating your training stats and more time with her. Awwwwww. 
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I'd go with downlaodable one too -if the tracking of fitness is what you are looking for. I personally think that with a powermeter and the HRM would be the best way to get the job done. Getting your wife to say yes is a personal problem we can't help you with here. Good luck dude. If your not back in fifteen minutes will send Zap in after you. 
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The HRM is really most useful during your ride, since you'll be watching it like a speedo to keep your effort constant.
Keep in mind that there are two "kinds" of download-capable HRMs -- some HRMs will only download the average and max heartrate, while others will download a complete log (one point per 5 or 15 or 60 seconds) of your heartrate. When combined with an altimeter and speedometer, you can see what hills or sprints do to you, and accurately measure your progress as you gain fitness.
I have a Polar CS200, and lament that it only downloads max and average. It's nice to have it automatically store mileage and speed and what-not into a training diary, but it's otherwise not very useful off the bike. I have used the lap feature a few times to separate out a hill or sprint, so I can see the averages just during that portion of a ride. It's not as slick as a real recording, but it provides a little more info. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that it actually downloads lap information to the training diary!
- Warren
Keep in mind that there are two "kinds" of download-capable HRMs -- some HRMs will only download the average and max heartrate, while others will download a complete log (one point per 5 or 15 or 60 seconds) of your heartrate. When combined with an altimeter and speedometer, you can see what hills or sprints do to you, and accurately measure your progress as you gain fitness.
I have a Polar CS200, and lament that it only downloads max and average. It's nice to have it automatically store mileage and speed and what-not into a training diary, but it's otherwise not very useful off the bike. I have used the lap feature a few times to separate out a hill or sprint, so I can see the averages just during that portion of a ride. It's not as slick as a real recording, but it provides a little more info. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that it actually downloads lap information to the training diary!
- Warren
