Originally Posted by
TinyBear
Oh ok. No my stationary bike has no free wheel. But it does have electronic adjustments and a computer to simulate hills and such and a basic computer with estimated calories burned ,distance ridden, and heart rate (taken from your hands on the grips.
I sat in on a spin class recently, and the lack of freewheel was tough on my ankle. I'm facing either replacement or fusion in the next year or so. Obviously, this rules out getting a fixed gear bike as well.
Having the heart rate at the handlebars is good, but when I was in cardiac rehab gym, I was told they are not as accurate as true HRM. I use the Wahoo Tickr. But the TickrX offers a lot more for other exercise. The fun part, if you will, is having one app that lets you see the pertinent basic info. Speed, cadence HR. On the trainer it adds power...
The above is from my phone...
This is off my laptop.
It is possible to overthink the numbers and there are more metrics available. I also track my weight and BP. I never had a heart attack, but was on my way to one. At my heaviest, my resting HR was 100+. Now, I'm back in the 58 to 65 range.