I don’t think this is how it is supposed to work.
I use simple technology when I ride. My timer is…
- When I need to catch my breath
- When I need water or shade
I don’t usually care much how long I rode, but the few long rides I’ve timed myself on were around 1:40 or so, with only like 2 breaks in between, around 36 miles total, one way.
For me, this is fine for casual rides, and I have done this frequently. But as soon as riding becomes training, better understanding of your anaerobic and aerobic use, calorie and sweat estimates, etc, is super helpful for progress.
It’s very easy to overdo it otherwise, or not eat enough. For instance, I burned nearly 2K calories in 3 hours of ride time yesterday. And when Garmin has access to power, cadence, and heart rate data, those estimates are pretty darn accurate since calories are energy.
You should take that chart with a grain of salt. It takes a while for Garmin to get to know you and for the stamina estimates to get more accurate. When I switched to Garmin it would say I was at 0% stamina one hour into a four hour ride, which is obviously wrong.
I’m pretty sure it was dead on with that ride 😆 A bit of hike a bike and back after sunset. But really, yea, it’s now more accurate for me on stamina, had a similar ride today which made me think of that one, and stamina was at 25% this time.
