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@peter_v
sounds pretty fit to me. what's your age?
What I have found out so far: I started cycling seriously about 2 years ago, ride around with 110 cadence mostly and have a higher heart rate than many of my cycling friends. One friend of mine, 2 years younger, of about the same height and same weight is steadily 15 - 20 bpm lower heartrate, power is about equal. And power varies from day to day... But there's one guy who has almost always the exact same as mine. So apparently it depends on many factors.
I (am 42 and) have a max heart rate of 196 (uphill sprint until bust). I can sustain around 175bpm for 1.5 - 2 hours (on climbs in the Alps for instance). I haven't tested my resting pace accurately but I think it's around 50 at least.