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Originally Posted by Tishabet

One other thing to note: you mention that you are looking into getting a bike computer, so I assume you don't use one today. Getting a computer (or even just your phone with Bluetooth) and a pulse meter can really help you avoid the bonk and general exhaustion, and it is a great training tool. I find that "hitting the rev limiter" on my heart rate really takes it out of me, and I have my computer (in my case a Wahoo elemnt) set up to give me visual cues on what band of heart rate I am in. If I stay close to a certain sweet spot for bpm and drink enough water with just a little fueling, I can go for days and days.

We have Apple watches that monitor our HR. I also have a chest-strap HRM (Wahoo) that I can use either on my phone or watch. Right now, I'm using a cadence sensor (Wahoo) and the HRM on my phone and I'm also running on my watch. My chest-strap HRM and cadence sensor will both pair with the Bike computer that I'm looking at getting (Wahoo Element Bolt). I think the missus wasn't watching her HR on her watch. She does when we run, but not as much when we are cycling.