You should read what Dr. Coggan said compared to what I wrote. No conflict.
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Dr. Coggan: In my opinion, it is [worthless], for two reasons:
1) short of performing an all-out effort of a relevant duration in every position tested, there's no way of knowing which position is optimal, and
2) even if power (performance) is currently greatest in some position X, that doesn't mean that some other position won't be just as good, if not better, after a period of adaptation/accomodation.
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My disagreement does not conflict with either of these views. The point was not to determine my max wattage in every, or any, position or to compare max wattage in position X vs. position Y. Wattage was a constant and was well below my max. It was used to compare my body position, movement and perceived effort/comfort after minor adjustments to the position, while maintaining the same speed/cadence/power. I suppose the same effect could have been achieved by keeping the gear and cadence constant, but, this was just another factor used to ensure we were comparing apples to apples when comparing positions. And, as previously stated, in Guru's press release, Guru states that this device is used to aid the custom bike process. It does not determine optimum position, it is merely meant to determine more precise dimensions of a custom bike. The motorization allows the tweaking to be done on the fly w/o any need to dismount.
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. - Will Rogers
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