Chris Brandt
"You will quickly realize that the weight isn't such a big
deal."
- Clarification... The weight IS a big deal, but the relative
advantage you might gain vs. the sacrafices you make to lose that tiny
bit of body mass or purchase that extra carbon part doesn't
necessarily make much difference. More, it has to do with your natural
physiology or genetic platform that you have to work with.
Chris
On 10/12/06, Chris Brandt wrote:
> I have used the wattage calculator found on the
> www.analyticcycling.com site with good results. It matches up well to
> my powermeter, as long as you enter the proper coeffecients for
> surface roughness, frontal wind area, slope, distance, time, etc.
> Precise accuracy isn't as important as it being consistent, in my
> opinion. It gives you a method of calculating the wattage of your
> efforts, and comparing them to later tests. The tool is also handy for
> illustrating things like "less mass on a particular climb, how much
> faster?" You will quickly realize that the weight isn't such a big
> deal. Also that "power:weight" ratio plays a significantly varying
> role, depending on the grade of the climb. I geeked out with the site
> when trying to decide on getting a new full suspension mtb. "How much
> would the 3 extra pounds cost me?" Turned out to be quite minimal on a
> 40 minute climb like Spring Thaw. But that is a completely separate
> topic.
>
> Chris
> ________________________________
>
> From: Eric Kytola
> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 1:05 PM
> To: obra@topica.com
> Subject: Watts formula
>
> Dredging the ol' memory banks.
> years ago Jonathan Vaughters wrote an article in Cycle Sport magazine
> about climbing and watts. in the article was a formula for estimating
> watts during climbing. i thought i had the formula written down in an
> Excel spreadsheet but i guess i don't.
> does anyone have that formula?
>
> thank you.
> Eric Kytola
>