
Check out Ryan Baumann's power for the 40km TT...400w av at 73 kgs for a under 23

But check out the time differences between the riders...OK we all know aero matters...but still!.
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Postby toolonglegs » Wed Feb 17, 2010 5:57 pm
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Postby twizzle » Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:58 pm
tripstobaltimore wrote:only 1200kj of work? Is that different from the energy burned? As in it is pure work to make the bike move, and there are other stuff that go into the total?
Good read!
Postby nimm » Thu Feb 18, 2010 1:49 pm
Postby provoked » Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:28 pm
Postby othy » Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:40 pm
provoked wrote:40km in around 50 minutes - shat!
My commute is 20km and I can get that in under 45 minutes if I push like a nutter.
Need roids.
Postby 1q2w3e4r » Thu Feb 18, 2010 4:06 pm
Postby Wayfarer » Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:46 pm
Postby DanielS » Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:44 am
Wayfarer wrote:glad i saw this; i always thought of power as mechanical power, which had no corelation to the bike being used..
Postby Aushiker » Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:20 pm
1q2w3e4r wrote:Armstrong posted some twitter thing about a TT ride he did today in Hawaii.
Postby Parrott » Fri Feb 19, 2010 5:12 pm
Postby Mulger bill » Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:10 pm
provoked wrote:Need roids.
Postby Wayfarer » Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:46 pm
Parrott wrote:Interesting the bloke who generated the most power was on a road bike, I've heard that as you drop your upper body and close up the hip angle you lose power. The power lost must be more than compensated by the aero benefit.
Postby mikesbytes » Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:22 am
Postby 1q2w3e4r » Sat Feb 20, 2010 6:50 am
Postby twizzle » Sat Feb 20, 2010 8:26 am
Postby Parrott » Sat Feb 20, 2010 1:42 pm
Wayfarer wrote:Dont forget, however, that TT bikes have a different geometry altogether.
the middle of the saddle and th bottom bracket are often closer together, and you sit further forward on the seat, so the angle is reduced.
Postby toolonglegs » Sat Feb 20, 2010 6:49 pm
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