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Real Bike vs. Stationary

jacolyncoker
jacolyncoker Posts: 86 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I have seen this argument on countless websites so many times and I think its ridiculous!
Maybe I am just weird, but I feel like I am accomplishing nothing on a stationary bike. I ride my normal bike about 20 miles a day in about an hour and 40 minutes, and I feel GREAT.

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  • tcac
    tcac Posts: 211 Member
    You ride fast. I ride 12 miles in 1 hour.
  • xonophone
    xonophone Posts: 474 Member
    It wasn't until I got a HRM that I realized how much better of a workout (higher HR, higher calorie burn) I was getting on the road (or trails) than I was on a stationary bike. Plus I get into my anaerobic zone more frequently on a real bike - there is nothing on a stationary bike that compares to a real hill in real life IMO! Absolutely no comparison. However, I do find that spinning classeds during the winter do keep me in good cycling form for spring, so the stationary bikes do have their uses.
  • jacolyncoker
    jacolyncoker Posts: 86 Member
    You ride fast. I ride 12 miles in 1 hour.
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    I do ride very fast, haha. Cycling is my life <3 I want to do a bike race in chicago, but I am not old enough.
  • jasonweinberg
    jasonweinberg Posts: 270
    12 miles in one hour 20 miles in an hour 40 both are 12 miles an hour. just sayin'
  • jacolyncoker
    jacolyncoker Posts: 86 Member
    Are they? I didn't bother doing the math haha, I figured she already had. Whoops :)
  • xTattooedDollx
    xTattooedDollx Posts: 426 Member
    You guys are lucky! If you ride your bike on the streets here you'll get ran over!
  • jacolyncoker
    jacolyncoker Posts: 86 Member
    where is here? I ride my bike down busy streets, I live in the subs outside chicago.
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