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Except for people trying to be fit, your speeds keeps increasing for a while. When I was in good bike shape (am not now), I would need to ride 20 MPH to get a d
by brianwawok 7y ago
Except for people trying to be fit, your speeds keeps increasing for a while. When I was in good bike shape (am not now), I would need to ride 20 MPH to get a decent workout. Riding 15mph wouldn’t even get my heart rate to 120. High heart rate is important to get the health effects of a workout. The whole reason I commuted on bike was to get a workout as I travel
Either
A) the paths need to be safe up to a reasonable workout speed (25 mph)
Or
B) people wanting a workout need to buy heavier and heavier bikes to go slower. I can get a great workout at 15 MpH if I ride a 49 pound fat bike with huge knobs.
It would seem pretty silly for me to commute to work at 15 mph, get no health benefit, then go spin on a stationary bike at 25 mph.....