Exercise Bike Computer
An exercise bike computer is one of the main systems of a bike. A computer determines the feedback you receive and the types of workout help you have available.
Usually the more money you pay for a bike the more exercise bike computer capability you get. Virtually all moderate priced bikes offer computer capability. But how much computer power do you want? You can do a lot of good exercise with very little computer.
One of the most desirable features of an exercise bike computer is the ability to select different workouts. This lets you fight the ever present boredom factor. It also lets you select programs that will help you improve your fitness level. Most programs vary resistance to simulate hill climbs and then the following flight down into valleys. These resistance levels are matched to your theoretical maximum heart rate. So you get a workout that takes your heart rate up and then back down within a safe range.
Some bikes have racing programs so you have a computer opponent you are racing. This is another method to motivate you and make the riding more interesting. Fight boredom and keep riding.
The other main function of the computer is to provide feedback on your performance. That feedback includes your heart rate and calories burned. Then such feedback like time elapsed, speed, RPM, power output and other factors.
The real function of your exercise
bike computer is to help
you work
smarter
and longer so you get in shape and stay in shape with the most
efficiency. Choose a bike partly on the features of the computer that
you think will help you perform best and improve fastest. The Schwinn
240 Recumbent Exercise Bike