DrIsotope

I didn't miss where the OP has some sort of health condition that requires constant HR monitoring, did I? Because taking short, low-intensity E-bike rides, regardless of how many a day are ridden, barely qualifies as activity. I'm not going to log a 0.4 mile bike ride, because my HR will barely get above resting.

That's before we even get into the fact that HR is determined by a laundry list of factors, and having a bike that does 2/3 of the physical work is probably the biggest variable there is.

fooferdoggie 

no I don't have a heart condition. but I work as hard as my body will let me two 9.5 mile rides a day plus arenas then a 10+ mile ride on the tandem in the evening. I average 30+ miles a day. e bike only works as hard as you choose it to do. I try to work as much as I can. thats why I want to monitor my heart rate and wo I can monitor my power output. and my cadence. Have a ways to go before I get to a normal energy level but it H ave went from only being able to spin the pedals to pushing harder and harder. But I am slow again because of my bike crash gingery so it may be a bit before I can work hard again.
My bike now shows me how much power I am putting out verses my bike so I know exactly how hard I am working.