Originally Posted by
ptempel
Yeah, 270 bpm sounds off the chart. I haven't used a heart rate monitor in a while. However, I noticed that when I did use it in the past my max heart rate seemed to vary with the temperature. So my rule of thumb used to be max hr = 100 + temp (F). Has anyone else noticed that or did I not really find my true max?
I definitely see a temperature correlation, if it's above 90 my average HR will be 10-15 BPM higher than if it were in the 60s for the same effort, but I don't think it changes my max HR?
I really don't know what my max is anyway, I've seen up to 186 in really hard races but if I'm riding solo I really have to kill myself on a sustained climb to even reach 180. A friend that is a couple years older will average 190 for a fast crit, and have a peak over 200. I guess everyone is different.