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Originally Posted by bdesj
Not meaning to carry this too far OT, but how does your computer figure calories? If it connects to or includes a watt meter, it won`t count anything while you`re coasting. If it doesn`t make use of a Powertap or some other type of meter, I can`t imagine how it estimates your power useage.
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It is a magnet that is attached to the front wheel, the magnets detect the other each turn the wheel make. I entered into my computer that each turn of a wheel is XX inch. And the computer do the rest.
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Originally Posted by bikin' Ed
After a night of thought and reading others thoughts here's what I got.
Do you want to measure P&G by heart rate? You could get a monitor with current and average BPM.
It would probably be best to do these tests in the most upright, comfortable riding position you can. That way you are less likely to skew the results with better or worse body position. The numbers won't be the same but the measurable effect will be the same.
There are also physiological reasons to keep your legs moving while on the bike--like transport of nutrients and wastes to and from the muscles, and keeping the muscles warm.
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No I will not measure P&G by heart rate, because I don't have any monitor that shows my BPM, and I don't think I'll buy one too. For the position, I'll try to be positioned the more aerodynamicly possible to coast the longest distance possible, it is not inconfortable at all.
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Originally Posted by ecomodded
Pulse n glide on a bicycle does work.
After a particularly fast stretch of road i can exhaust myself to nearly requiring a rest stop, but when i pulse and glide (coast and pedal) i can reduce my heart rate and breathing back to a rate i can cruise with. I think most of us pulse n glide on our bikes without realizing it. I coast quite a lot when resting on the fly.
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After going fast, I tend to coast the longer possible to reduce my heart rate. I coast alot when going downhill.