General Cycling Discussion - This might be a stupid question but.....

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TonyTheCat
07-24-05, 09:53 AM
in the Tour de France, how do they measure the riders' wattage ??


:o

Bikewer
07-24-05, 11:41 AM
Used to be there were very complex, very expensive power-measuring systems that were normally only available to big teams/researchers with lots of bucks.

Now, as technology increases, even serious recreational cyclists can afford them:

http://www.fact-canada.com/Powertap/powertap-watt-meter.html
hmai18
07-24-05, 01:16 PM
The SRM power meter: http://www.srm.de/englisch/prod_srmts_str.html

Fitted to a Dura-Ace crank:
http://www.srm.de/englisch/srm_img/img_9457.jpg

operator
07-24-05, 04:21 PM
Now, as technology increases, even serious recreational cyclists can afford them:


Change that even to only.