While Awaiting The Arrival Of My New Steed...(Zwift Question)

[CincyKid]

I have ordered a Zen Photon Pro. Expected delivery first of April.

In the meantime, I have been doing Zwift free riding on a direct drive with a Cannondale Quick CX2.

I was a zero base 7 weeks ago. Now, I can ride 45 mintues with ease and have gone as long as 1.5 hours. All in a Zone 2 heart rate range. Over 250 miles.

My question, is given the pedal assistance how long could I expect to go on my ebike? Without pain I should add.

My goal is to be able to go 10-15 miles in any direction and back immediately.

Ultimately, I have a desire to do 50-60 mile rides.

Thoughts?

 

[PatriciaK]

I have ordered a Zen Photon Pro. Expected delivery first of April.

In the meantime, I have been doing Zwift free riding on a direct drive with a Cannondale Quick CX2.

I was a zero base 7 weeks ago. Now, I can ride 45 mintues with ease and have gone as long as 1.5 hours. All in a Zone 2 heart rate range. Over 250 miles.

My question, is given the pedal assistance how long could I expect to go on my ebike? Without pain I should add.

My goal is to be able to go 10-15 miles in any direction and back immediately.

Ultimately, I have a desire to do 50-60 mile rides.

Thoughts?

If you're riding 45 minutes on the Zwift now, you should be able to ride 10-12 miles comfortably right away, I would think. 50-60 miles will eventually be doable, with your battery range being the main limiting factor.

Enjoy your new bike!

 

[indianajo]

The human without injury or disease can train to increase work ability up to 18 hour days. At age 73 I am fine at 4 hours 108-144 bpm. My hip muscles used to pain me at 3 hours, due to lack of fat over my ischea. No seat I have bought had more than 1 cm foam. However I built a bicycle sofa with a 6" cushion that seems to have conquered that limit. Instead of pain of the hip muscles, yesterday had I had pain of the perinium skin. 4 hour 30 mile ride into a 18-24 mph headwind. I am going to try padded shorts next weekend. I rode a maximum 1.5 hours, 3 hours R.T. this winter. Now that it is spring I can ride out my summer camp if the weather is not freezing and the wind is limited. 77 hills on my route. Some assist is used on the steeper ones. I could ride the route unpowered, but a 15 mph headwind in 9/18 made the trip a sweaty 6 hours at 120-144 bpm. TOO MUCH EXERCISE. Electricity allows me to exercise 3.5-4 hours into nearly any wind.

 

[CodyDog]

Love the Zone 2 HR!