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Originally Posted by chaadster
As CDR suggested, you could borrow one, but short of that, I don't see why you wouldn't simply use the TrainerRoad power curve estimate. If you read the link I provided, it's built off a lot more study than you, CDR, or I have put into it here, and by virtue of the large sample set, I think is much more accurate than baselining off CDR. But, if you just want your numbers to sound good...
So it looks as if their estimates are based off of mph only and do not take into account what gearing is used. Am I reading that correctly?. It seems that the legs would tire out quicker using a bigger gear versus spinning faster with lighter gear to keep the same speed.
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