This is a forum, full of advice for both children and adults. It's important to give sound advice regardless of age, nobody is telling anyone what to do. That's the beauty of advice, you can take it or leave it. What we can do is provide sound advice, again based on fact. It's a fact that...
Some crazy comments popping up, personal opinion/preference/knowing your limits or not you never know when your luck/talent will run out. Wearing a lid provides some protection and so should really be worn. That's the advise and example we should be giving.
App works great, reduced Eco to 45/30 which is perfect.
One query though, is it pulling in battery cycles through for everyone? I've checked both batteries on my focus and despite having discharged both of them a couple of times the cycles state zero for both. Unless my understanding of a cycle...
I totally agree, the benefit of an ebike is it allows you to better modulate your HR over a more varied terrain and potentially distance. An incredibly unfit individual might start punching through HR zones on a canal tow path which isn't beneficial and potentially dangerous, an ebike would help...
I'm not kidding anyone, as someone who has a degree in the field and having worked with elite athletes as well as individuals with health and/or weight problems it's important we don't encourage anyone who doesn't already have a good level of fitness to go straight in to high intensity exercise...
This is Bob on, anyone wanting to lose weight will likely gain more benefit from an ebike as you can maintain a lower HR zone over the same terrain and potentially go for longer (depending on fitness).
Long and low is key.
If you have the time you should incorporate some riding around Ruabon Mountain too, finish off with a lap of the trail centre and some good food. Some hidden gems beyond the masts.
I ride North West/North Wales. Stretching from the Peaks to Snowdonia, mostly on the standard bike to date as I'm new to the ebike. Spent time around the Peaks, Gisburn, Rivington, Lee and Cragg, Clwydian range, Degla and the surrounding area (a lot - some incredible natural around there) so if...