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Old 03-30-10 | 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by asgelle
What's true for moderate power?
That at moderate power, the lowest HR, i.e. greatest efficiency, occurs at about 55 rpm. Try it yourself on your rollers at say, 80% of LTHR. Just takes a few minutes. It's pretty obvious. It's also obvious that you can't keep it up for long. Oh- you'll need resistance for that HR. If you want to use straight rollers you'll have to back it off to a lower percentage. Maybe better on a trainer. But you don't need a power meter. Speed works fine for comparison, just doesn't give you power.
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