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Re: Bike trainer speed vs. road speed [Toby]
Toby wrote:
..... Forget speed.... Wattage is what matters.


Too true, but pretty ironic given your signature line ;)

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The point is, ladies and gentleman, that speed, for lack of a better word, is good. Speed is right, Speed works. Speed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.

But yeah, trainer speed is only relevant to your make and model of trainer and even things like the tires and pressure you run as well as press on force. In a general sense it has no relationship to speed on the road. But for specific trainers there can be a rough mapping like the way a Kurt Kinetic trainer attempts to emulate a 160 pound rider on a 1% uphill grade but it still won't map to flat riding in arbitrary wind conditions.

-Dave
Last edited by: Dave_Ryan: Jul 3, 13 12:39

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  • Post edited by Dave_Ryan (Dawson Saddle) on Jul 3, 13 12:39