Originally Posted by
rpenmanparker
There is no reason to assume the resistance on a trainer bears any relation to resistance on the road. So speed has absolutely no meaning on the trainer. Fugeddaboutit! Power or heart rate. Dems de cherces.
This is taken from DCrainmaker's web site:
In this he is taking wattage derived from the power curve of the trainer and comparing it with the actual measured power from two different meters.
It it seems pretty accurate.
My diddling around speed on the road is 12 MPH because I'm old, fat and slow. My diddling around speed on the trainer is also 12 MPH.
Go figure.