Originally Posted by
urbanknight
So when people pedaled faster, they perceived that they were working harder? No $#^! They should redo the study with a powermeter hooked up that the riders can't see. Then it would have a conclusive argument.
The second study was at a fixed power, i.e., the cadence increased but the torque (or pedal force) decreased to hold the power output exactly the same. So they may have perceived they were working harder but they were working harder to go at the same speed.