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Old 07-21-14, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Ygduf
It's probably the different muscle groups/muscle balance throughout the stroke given that at 11mph I don't mind sitting up a little higher than I do at 28mph.

I know this is complicated, but let me know if you have further questions.
So what you are saying is that you get a number that is only meaningful when going slowly uphill except that it is a bigger number than when going faster on the flats.

Got it.

So how exactly is this number useful when training on anything other than something significantly uphill?
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