You are reading a single comment by @nighthunte29 and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@nighthunte29
I'm interested to know people heart rates in general cycling, time trials, maximum and rested etc etc.
My heart rate doesnt seem to ever get too high, even with large amounts of effort, I'm often in the top 3 places for club time trials, with about 160bpm being a sustainable rate for going out, and i usually top around 180bpm for the way back, which I didnt think much of as I had nothing to compare it to, but talking to everybody else around my level they claim to be much higher.
I then decided to test my resting heart rate a couple mornings ago, and then again the next day, and also this morning to get an average reading, this was the result;
And if you cant read it properly, (shite photo, i know!) it says 38bpm. I was shocked personally, I think I underestimate my fitness a lot, it was as low as 35bpm for 2 of the mornings, but taking the photo pushed it up a little!
My conclusion is that I have a pretty strong heart, I can pump enough blood through my veins for my heart rate to be on the lower end of the spectrum for time trialling, a bit like pushing a slow cadence, which made me wonder if I could push it higher? I havent yet properly tested my Max HR.
Rambling aside, I would love to hear everybody elses Heart rate readings/essays!