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Old May 22, 2016 | 10:35 PM
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Default Riding is exercise!

So apparently my Fitbit (bracelet like device used to measure movement and such) thinks that I am actually moving, walking or running when I am on my SG! I guess the vibrations throw it off! I rode for about 120 of the 150 minutes

posted. I sat on my butt most of the day watching baseball.

So gentlemen, no need to feel guilty when you jump on the bike. As a matter of fact tell the Mrs. that you are going out to get some exercise next time you ride.
 
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Old May 22, 2016 | 11:15 PM
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Wife had hers on a ride and got crazy results like that.
 
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Old May 22, 2016 | 11:23 PM
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Tons of threads on the fitbit community support board about this. I'm having the same issue. Putting in my pocket sometimes works.. not always.
 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 05:25 AM
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Have to laugh and wonder how it is that different people have different issues. Mine is fine for everything except the amount of stairs I climb. When I went for a ride Friday before the rains moved in, Fitbit registed 217 flights of stairs. No wonder I was tired when I got home.
 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 05:33 AM
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Brilliant!
And I thought the breeze and sun were making me thirsty. Ends up its from all the dam exercise I was doing.
 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 06:04 AM
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Then why do I see all these fairly "sizable" riders ad dealers and out on rides...??

If this was the case, we'd all look like Richard Simmons.
 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 06:09 AM
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If this was the case, we'd all look like Richard Simmons. [/QUOTE]

Don't nobody wanna look like Richard Simmons ever.

Batman
 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 07:59 AM
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It's even more exercise if your feet come off the pegs before coming to a complete stop and only use the front brake.

HINT
If the wheel ***** off center you'll be picking the bike up
 
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I got a fitbit award for climbing 100 flights of stairs in a day. All it took was a 20 mile ride.
 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 10:02 AM
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Yep. On my 55 mile ride to work, I get around 5000 to 6000 steps each way.
Fine by me, as my fitbit feeds data to a website my employer uses for us to track exercise and encourage healthy behavior- for which we get a "discount" on our health insurance premiums. So I go out on the bike, and get exercise credits. I call that a win.
 
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