Amazing work! You can eat a whole cake for the amount of calories that you burnt!
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Cycling is just awesome, well done!
But I would advise not to wear such a heavy backpack while riding, do I understand it correctly that you have 50kg on your back and not on the bike? Thatβs a very bad choice for your spine, even if you sit pretty upright
But I would advise not to wear such a heavy backpack while riding
I had to get my cpap machine, devices, clothes etc home after my 3 day visit to my dad's place π€·π»
do I understand it correctly that you have 50kg on your back and not on the bike?
Yeah
Thatβs a very bad choice for your spine, even if you sit pretty upright
I have a backpack with good straps so the weight is distributed across the torso (specifically straps at the hips and upper chest in addition to the regular back straps), so that helps a lot.
The main problem was really to not tip over by shifting the weight to the side when stopping at traffic lights and leaning tbh π
Luckily I'm a heavy dude and careful, though, so I only had one or two semi-close calls of that π
Ok, but the harness is designed to be worn upright, so the hip belt - which usually carries the load most effectively - cannot work properly because the backpack is exerts shear stresses on your spine, I fear. It obviously depends on how much leaned forward one rides, but itβs not the same as standing/walking.
In the end, you know your body better than anyone, just hope you consider well how you set up your bike :) take care and I wish you many good rides!
Thatβs about the speed I average when on tour no matter the load. IMHO touring is about seeing new things not proving your cardio capabilities.
IMHO touring is about seeing new things not proving your cardio capabilities.
That's completely valid. Personally, I greatly enjoy both aspects, and others would argue that it's all about the exercise only.
That all three perspectives can be accommodated is indicative of how great of a hobby it is π
Great ride! Ten short of a metric century
Carrying 50kg and only burned 2600 calories. Is anyone else annoyed by how few calories seem to get burned? "WHAT?! That had to be a 10,000 calorie ride!"
I mean, if you want to burn calories, don't take the method that tries to be most efficient with the energy.
That wasn't my point. But thank you for the contribution of your wisdom.
Also, e-bike ;)
I would be more worried of 50kg on the back (as in rucksack I understand) while sitting for hours on a saddle. The lower spine sure wouldnβt thrive?
Yeah, the app doesn't have the capability to account for extra weight lol. I'm not even sure it's accounting for how much heavier than the average person I am myself lol
What kind of bike?
A Batavus Razer E-Go e-bike, though I had the motor assistance turned off most of the time to save battery π
Do e-bikes sync power data to the watch youβre using?
My specific model and the app I'm using don't (the watch extrapolates the data from GPS readings rather than directly from the bike), but I'm almost positive that some others do π€·π»
Looks great. I've been looking at e-bikes. I'm off to test ride two tomorrow.
Btw, this is my longest (in terms of both distance and duration) ride on my exercise bike so far:
200W for almost six hours is pretty damn impressive. Your legs must look like tree trunks!
Thanks π
I've been on the exercise bike every day (with very few exceptions, such as the day before yesterday where I did this outdoor ride in stead), so I now have quite muscular legs and a resting heart rate of 55 down from somewhere in the 80s if not 90s before I started π
Hell yeah