Originally Posted by
chaadster
Does anyone (aside from Drew Eckhardt, who gets it, but confusingly uses the term "inertial load") look at their Powertap data? If you do, you'll see something called Torque, which is what y'all are skirting around.
Torque has nothing to do with inertial load, and if you find the term confusing, I would suggest reading some more on racing and training with a power meter. It has been discussed at length. Here's a starting point.
Quadrant Analysis | TrainingPeaks
It's hard to follow your reasoning when you say everyone knows higher rpms are more efficient when data from every test shows just the opposite to be true. ~60 rpm is most efficient with efficiency dropping for higher and lower rpm's.