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Old 12-30-10 | 03:59 PM
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tholtz
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Poor man's power meter?

For all you physics majors: I believe Power= force x velocity and force= mass x acceloration....if so can I calculate power by doing the following coast test:?
Ride at say at a constant 20mph then coast for 5 seconds and check my new speed
(ie my deceloration) and calculate my watts for that 20mph. The test would be done on a flat road. I realize deceloration may not be linear and it would represent my watt
output for that riding position and assumes a flat road my entire ride.
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