Very good review! I also liked that you did the rehiit live for us. How high does the heart rate goes within those 2 times 20s? Do you have time to sweat? Do you feel you have exercise hours later? 1 day later? Thx
It's going to vary a lot from person to person. My heart rate gets up to about 140 (about 70% of my max). I sweat in that time but not all our reviewers do. I definitely feel like I have exercised hours later.
@BestTreadmillReviews that's crazy that's just going to 70% of max heart rate for such a short time can elicit any adaptation. Did you measure your vo2max before abd after using the bike? Or you only tried it once? Thx again
@@soulnight1606 I tested the CAROL bike consistently for a few months, but I was also running 60 miles per week to train for a marathon. I can't say how much my VO2 max would have improved from the bike alone unfortunately. I think my heart rate would have been much higher, too, if I wasn't doing all the extra training .
I like how quiet the bike is. Thanks for the video! Question: I too use a Garmin watch. Can the workout done on the Carol be downloaded into my Garmin Connect app so that I have accurate data that integrates with all my other Garmin data?
Via Zwift, I had to download a ".fit" file and import that into Garmin then I was able to get that "good data" into Garmin Connect. It was a little bit of a pain but not having that data impacts metrics data in Garmin that helps me to see a clear picture on my health and training readiness. Thanks for the reply!
That could work. The freewheel safety clutch on the Carol Bike makes it a lot easier to start and stop heavier resistance abruptly. Other exercise bikes would just require you to hit the brake if they don't allow freewheeling.
Thanks for the review! I just built my Carol bike today and I'm setting up the seat height for my first ride. You mentioned not to pedal with the bike off. Do you mean w/ the bike unplugged from the wall or when there is no program being run from the monitor?
Carol recommends only pedaling the bike when it is in a program. This ensures that the magnets are in the proper position away from the flywheel so the braking mechanism will not be harmed.
@@BestTreadmillReviews Thank you! They s/ really put that in their instructions somewhere. It’s natural to try pedaling to check for proper seat height before running a program. They need to do better.
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Very good review! I also liked that you did the rehiit live for us.
How high does the heart rate goes within those 2 times 20s? Do you have time to sweat? Do you feel you have exercise hours later? 1 day later? Thx
It's going to vary a lot from person to person. My heart rate gets up to about 140 (about 70% of my max). I sweat in that time but not all our reviewers do. I definitely feel like I have exercised hours later.
@BestTreadmillReviews that's crazy that's just going to 70% of max heart rate for such a short time can elicit any adaptation. Did you measure your vo2max before abd after using the bike? Or you only tried it once? Thx again
@@soulnight1606 I tested the CAROL bike consistently for a few months, but I was also running 60 miles per week to train for a marathon. I can't say how much my VO2 max would have improved from the bike alone unfortunately. I think my heart rate would have been much higher, too, if I wasn't doing all the extra training .
I like how quiet the bike is. Thanks for the video!
Question: I too use a Garmin watch. Can the workout done on the Carol be downloaded into my Garmin Connect app so that I have accurate data that integrates with all my other Garmin data?
It doesn't seem like it. I've only been able to connect my Garmin as a heart rate monitor.
Via Zwift, I had to download a ".fit" file and import that into Garmin then I was able to get that "good data" into Garmin Connect. It was a little bit of a pain but not having that data impacts metrics data in Garmin that helps me to see a clear picture on my health and training readiness. Thanks for the reply!
@@RobertHopkinsArt oh nice!
I wish peloton would introduce some kind of module that makes their bikes do this. The bikes with auto resistance could do it
That could work. The freewheel safety clutch on the Carol Bike makes it a lot easier to start and stop heavier resistance abruptly. Other exercise bikes would just require you to hit the brake if they don't allow freewheeling.
Thanks for the review! I just built my Carol bike today and I'm setting up the seat height for my first ride. You mentioned not to pedal with the bike off. Do you mean w/ the bike unplugged from the wall or when there is no program being run from the monitor?
Carol recommends only pedaling the bike when it is in a program. This ensures that the magnets are in the proper position away from the flywheel so the braking mechanism will not be harmed.
@@BestTreadmillReviews Thank you! They s/ really put that in their instructions somewhere. It’s natural to try pedaling to check for proper seat height before running a program. They need to do better.