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Old 01-12-06 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by FarHorizon
It is. Judging from the fact that I'm the forum curmudgeon, I suppose you can guess which group I'm in...
I haven't voted- because although I have one- I am not currently using it. I know all my local rides in distance, and know the time I have ridden it in. To be honest- I doubt as to whether it will be looked at when I do bother to replace the batteries.

Then again, when I do get a working one- I always forget to zero it before rides, so also finish up with a few miles less recorded on that ride, when I zero it 2 or 3 miles into the ride.

Old Crank
On the ones that also register heart rate- That is how I started with the heart monitor. Only problem was it was a basic computer and a basic heart monitor. Mind you-- I now have two heart monitors- One all singing and dancing and a basic one that just shows my current heart rate. To be honest, I use the basic one more than the one with all the complicated buttons.

On my rides I like to ride at about 140-145 as my riding pace- On hills I will push to 155, and treat my max as 165. Then you get the situation where I am hitting 155, but the HR is rising. If I slacken off at 160- I will hit 165 before it startes to come back down. Then there is the occasion where all the others have fallen off or given up on the hill, and I have a point to prove.I will not give up till the legs are lead, I cannot breath, and the the bike wants to buck me off. On occasions like this I will see 175 (Or higher) but then it is lie down and recover time, but at least the old git has proved that he still has it in him.
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