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Old 03-12-11 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by plx
200 watts = 17 mph
If:
  1. you have your hands on top
  2. you're 5'10"
  3. you weigh 235lbs
  4. the air temp is 68 degrees
  5. your at sea level
  6. the wind speed is zero
  7. you have a typical road surface, tire, and coefficient of friction
  8. your bike weighs 20.5 lbs
  9. you're as aero as the hypothetical rider the calculator assumes.
  10. your bike is as aero as the calculator assumes.
  11. the grade is zero.

http://www.noping.net/english/

Some people can go a lot faster than 17 mph on 200 watts, and others might be a bit slower.

There are too many variables to say a given wattage equals a given speed.
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