Originally Posted by
caloso
I saw that one. It was ridiculous on a number of levels. The guy rode a full suspension MTB in some sort of body armor get-up, he drafted a tractor-trailer at 20mph, and they used heart rate as the proxy measurement.
How hard would have it been to scare up a PowerTap? Hell, just drop a line in the Road Bike Racing forum and they'd have half a dozen guys who'd do it.
+1
Yes, it was quite rediculous.
I think this was a from that episode, while they were goofing around between takes, (different bike):