Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
Chest strap is the way to go. No question.
You can get one for $25-30 on Amazon.
Think of it as part of getting ready to ride. I check the air in my tires before every ride too. Doing that reminds me to grab the chest strap. Every now and then I forget and that's ok, but for the most part I've done it so many times it's like being on autopilot.
but do you do that 3 or 4 times a day? I get lazy about that kind of stuff.
but I why to see my hear rate because like today I was going on a short 2.5 mile ride and feeling a bit tired and I usually go 22 up that hill on pretty low assist level but not today. but I kept my hear rate up to 140 even going to more assist to keep the 22mph . my like has a torque sensor so on days I feel better I can push harder then the bike helps more and I don't get my hr up as high as days I don't feel as good. so now I can see how hard I am working. today my morning ride I did all the flats in eco mode at 20 to 22 first time I could do that. eco mode is about 25% assist it just takes out the heavy bike and bigger tires out of the ride effort.