Beside me, who else can know their ride data without looking?
03-20-15, 08:38 PM
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Beside me, who else can know their ride data without looking?
I can, almost without fail know the following without looking at my Garmin:
MPH: to within .5
Cadence: to within 4 rpms.
Heart Rate: To within 5bpm.
Incline / Decline: To within .5%
Only times I'm way off or can't verify is during an all out sprint.
I don't have a power meter, but I assume eventually I'd get that too.
This is probably pretty common?
MPH: to within .5
Cadence: to within 4 rpms.
Heart Rate: To within 5bpm.
Incline / Decline: To within .5%
Only times I'm way off or can't verify is during an all out sprint.
I don't have a power meter, but I assume eventually I'd get that too.
This is probably pretty common?
03-20-15, 08:55 PM
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I think so for folks that ride a lot. Traffic cops can guess your speed pretty close too.
03-20-15, 08:59 PM
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Definitely not my HR which varies dramatically between the morning and evening and during the course of a ride for a given RPE. Power also feels quite different after a day off vs at the end of 5 straight days of riding.
03-20-15, 09:37 PM
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Speed within discipline (mtb, road, etc), cadence, and heart rate are all pretty constant in terms of averages at the end of a ride. I could tell you before, during, or after what it's going to end up being.
03-21-15, 05:22 AM
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Not having a HR monitor on me (gasp!) nor a computer (double gasp!!) to give me immediate feedback and develop that sense, I could probably tell you my HR to within 5 beats and my current speed with 5km/h. That's not much use, I know, but neither is having a HR monitor and a computer on my bike.
When I was running a lot I could tell my pace to within 3-5 seconds per mile, as well as the over pace of the entire run. Now I'm like 20 seconds off, and sometimes even run without wearing any electronic. Triple gasp!!!
When I was running a lot I could tell my pace to within 3-5 seconds per mile, as well as the over pace of the entire run. Now I'm like 20 seconds off, and sometimes even run without wearing any electronic. Triple gasp!!!
03-21-15, 06:34 AM
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I bought heat rate sensor and cadence and it turns out that after I warm up my cadence and heart rate end up almost exactly were they are suppose to be. Nice to visually see it though.
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I can, almost without fail know the following without looking at my Garmin:
MPH: to within .5
Cadence: to within 4 rpms.
Heart Rate: To within 5bpm.
Incline / Decline: To within .5%
Only times I'm way off or can't verify is during an all out sprint.
I don't have a power meter, but I assume eventually I'd get that too.
This is probably pretty common?
MPH: to within .5
Cadence: to within 4 rpms.
Heart Rate: To within 5bpm.
Incline / Decline: To within .5%
Only times I'm way off or can't verify is during an all out sprint.
I don't have a power meter, but I assume eventually I'd get that too.
This is probably pretty common?
03-21-15, 10:32 AM
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Pretty much the same except for grades, we being fairly grades out here in flatlandia. It's why I stopped using a computer. Why bother looking at what I know.
03-21-15, 10:32 AM
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No. Until I download the PM I don't know really how well (work) I have done. The really crappy days with a headwind for example can result in really good numbers. I have 6 yrs of power data to compare.
03-22-15, 06:29 AM
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no, I don't know my ride data without looking.....would like to get a power meter someday too
