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Re: Power vs Torque

The Big Ring — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:13:58 -0000

Thanks Wade - have fun in Canada, I hear the maple syrup flows freely there and is delicious on just about everything you can eat ;-)

Re: Power vs Torque

cyclingTips — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:56:37 -0000

Hey BigRing,

Good eye...
The thing that's misleading is that I don't update my weight in the powertap software. In both graphs my weight is constant and my power is almost constant. same pwr/weight. The main point of the graph was to show the difference in cadence and the power vs torque produced. I just commented that the reason I was going a couple km/hr faster was because I had lost some weight (which I'm quickly putting back on!).

Re: Power vs Torque

The Big Ring — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:30:27 -0000

I am confused, looking at the screen shots you have posted.

First climb lists interval data as 4.5 km, 16:33 = 16.31 km/hr
Second climb says 6.22km, 19:36 = 18.96 km/hr

Curiously, in both plots, your avg W/kg is listed as 4.5 - so even though you lost weight, your power / kg did not increase. I was under the impression that w/kg was the determinant for speed up a climb (as steep as Devil's Elbow at least) yet it would appear you certainly did go quicker.

Finally,
369W / 4.52 = 81.6kg
361W / 4.51 = 80kg

A loss of 1.6kg, not the 5 or 6 you mentioned...

Publishing stats and power output online is tantamount to releasing trade secrets, Wade, have you posted those screenshots in an attempt to mislead your competitors? ;-)

Re: Power vs Torque

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:51:43 -0000

ECA but do your homework first! It still takes a balanced diet with plenty of small meals throughout the day and LOTS of water.

Re: Power vs Torque

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:07:56 -0000

Humans have a terrible thirst reaction. We wait too long before feeling thirsty and then when we do feel thirsty, we often mistae it for hunger. Sounds crazy huh?

So, when you feel 'hungry' next, drink a glass of water and wait 2-3min instead. Then decide if you do need to eat.

Re: Power vs Torque

Tomo — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:44:02 -0000

Tip Part 2:

How to loose 5-6 kgs?

Re: Power vs Torque

Davo — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:16:02 -0000

WKO+, trainingpeaks, only costs $100 usd as a one off.

Well worth it...

Re: Power vs Torque

cyclingtips — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:16:41 -0000

oops...you're right. thx

Re: Power vs Torque

me — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:04:22 -0000

all interesting info.

quick correction. either 24Nm is wrong or 22% is wrong. why? 22% of 27Nm is 5.94Nm. 27minus 5.9 is not 24. 11% less would be correct or 21Nm would be correct. or am i missing something? Good thing you ride good. ha ha.

Re: Power vs Torque

cyclingtips — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:29:14 -0000

powertap with the Poweragent software. WKO+ from trainingpeaks is supposed to be better but costs per year. Its able to tell some very important information with normative watts and intensity factor. Hopefully poweragent will be including this in their next release

Re: Power vs Torque

Luke — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:38:59 -0000

Hi,

what program/software are the graphs plotted on?

Cheers,

Luke