My Goals. Well I would like to be able to ride the 70 miles a day ,for 10 days ,that I will need to ride from Lands end to John O groats,maybe in a year or two. At the moment,I can ride 50 miles in around three and a half hours,depending on wind speed and direction ( Scotland is the windiest country in Europe ). Thursday I rode 35 miles but the strong westerly wind for most of the ride left me very tired at the end.
So I suppose endurance is my aim,certainly not weight loss,but keeping my heart healthy ,I'd be crazy not to.
I think I understand a lot better ,after the answers I got on here,as I understand it,my heart rate will be in zone 4 on most of the hills untill I get fitter. I believe that I will gain most by using my heart rate monitor to pace myself on long rides and monitor improvements in fitness levels and structured training on my spinning bike.