Originally Posted by
Sy Reene
It is a yes/no, as we're supposing Riveting was in the same frame of mind before the ride he rode -- pretend he was blindfolded and chose the bike. So your argument is that road cyclists everywhere, grab a bike to go out on their ride, and their intent is to finish at a level of complete exhaustion or comatose?
No, but you didn't seem to understand the more nuanced approach previously.
Originally Posted by
Sy Reene
Strava's proxy for effort is a combo of heart rate and time spent at those heart rates. If a rider's endurance zone HR is eg. 160 and they run that for 2 hours on a light bike, but the same course takes them 2 hours and 5 minutes on a heavier bike to complete, which was the better workout?
And this is where the disconnect is. The contention that being discussed is "you get a better workout with a heavier bike." If you're riding a 20lb bike and you want a better workout, you simply. go. faster. If you're riding a 17lb bike and you want a better workout, you simply. go. faster. The difference in energy required for the 3lb swing in bike weight will quickly and easily be swallowed by wind resistance.