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> You might not like the idea of a hot sweaty cycle ride to work. You don't have to exert yourself until you start sweating. Cycling at around 10 mph is equiva

by pg314 9y ago

> You might not like the idea of a hot sweaty cycle ride to work. You don't have to exert yourself until you start sweating. Cycling at around 10 mph is equivalent to walking at a brisk pace (3.5-4 mph) [1]. On really hot days you'll be less sweaty cycling because of the breeze (except if you're wearing a backpack). If you live in a really hilly area, you might break a sweat on the uphills. [1] http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicine/sportsmed/cusm_patient_resources/Documents/Estimating%20Energy%20Expenditure.pdf http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicine/sportsme...

slazaro 9y ago
They might be comparing cycling in a hot humid place with driving inside an air-conditioned car. In that case, you are going to sweat more outside than inside.
- sokoloff 9y ago
  In that case, an E-bike is little help.
wcummings 9y ago
Everybody is different, some people sweat a lot more than I do, for sure.
NoGravitas 9y ago
I agree with this. I live in a very hot place (summer highs typically around 100F), and I don't sweat on my morning bike commute unless I want to. On the way home, it can't be helped, but at that point I'm going home and it doesn't matter.
mturmon 9y ago
"...except if you're wearing a backpack..." Tangential, but as a long-distance touring cyclist, it always saddens me to see riders with large backpacks, especially in hot weather. I know that a rack and a pannier did not come standard with the bike, but those riders would have a much better experience if they used panniers! It allows more airflow, but more importantly, it takes the weight off your body and puts it on the bike.
antisthenes 9y ago
The numbers in that study make absolutely no sense as anyone who has exercised will tell you. Bicycling at 12-13mph same level of energy expenditure as push-ups? Nope. Running at 9 min/mile more exertion than push-ups? Nope.
- pg314 9y ago
  > The numbers in that study make absolutely no sense as anyone who has exercised will tell you. I've exercised, they make sense to me. > Bicycling at 12-13mph same level of energy expenditure as push-ups? Nope. > Running at 9 min/mile more exertion than push-ups? Nope. I agree that to me bicycling at 12-13mph or running at 9 min/mile sounds easier than push-ups. But that is because push-ups exercise a much smaller muscle group, that is much easier exhausted (and that is much less trained in my case). I can run at 9 min/mile for hours, but will exhaust my chest muscles before 50 push-ups. That doesn't mean that energy wise one is harder than the other. My heart rate during push-ups or pull-ups doesn't surpass 140 bpm, which is about the same as when running 9 min/mile. If you look at the physics: your center of gravity moves about 20cm up and down during a push-up (in 1 second). During running your center of gravity moves up and down 10 cm twice-thrice a second.

by pg314 9y ago

slazaro 9y ago

They might be comparing cycling in a hot humid place with driving inside an air-conditioned car. In that case, you are going to sweat more outside than inside.

sokoloff 9y ago
In that case, an E-bike is little help.

wcummings 9y ago

Everybody is different, some people sweat a lot more than I do, for sure.

NoGravitas 9y ago

I agree with this. I live in a very hot place (summer highs typically around 100F), and I don't sweat on my morning bike commute unless I want to. On the way home, it can't be helped, but at that point I'm going home and it doesn't matter.

mturmon 9y ago

"...except if you're wearing a backpack..." Tangential, but as a long-distance touring cyclist, it always saddens me to see riders with large backpacks, especially in hot weather. I know that a rack and a pannier did not come standard with the bike, but those riders would have a much better experience if they used panniers! It allows more airflow, but more importantly, it takes the weight off your body and puts it on the bike.

antisthenes 9y ago

The numbers in that study make absolutely no sense as anyone who has exercised will tell you. Bicycling at 12-13mph same level of energy expenditure as push-ups? Nope. Running at 9 min/mile more exertion than push-ups? Nope.

pg314 9y ago
> The numbers in that study make absolutely no sense as anyone who has exercised will tell you. I've exercised, they make sense to me. > Bicycling at 12-13mph same level of energy expenditure as push-ups? Nope. > Running at 9 min/mile more exertion than push-ups? Nope. I agree that to me bicycling at 12-13mph or running at 9 min/mile sounds easier than push-ups. But that is because push-ups exercise a much smaller muscle group, that is much easier exhausted (and that is much less trained in my case). I can run at 9 min/mile for hours, but will exhaust my chest muscles before 50 push-ups. That doesn't mean that energy wise one is harder than the other. My heart rate during push-ups or pull-ups doesn't surpass 140 bpm, which is about the same as when running 9 min/mile. If you look at the physics: your center of gravity moves about 20cm up and down during a push-up (in 1 second). During running your center of gravity moves up and down 10 cm twice-thrice a second.