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Old 03-17-16 | 02:31 PM
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asgelle
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Originally Posted by jsk
IMHO nobody can be so smooth as to have the instantaneous power perfectly steady when riding outdoors, that's just not the way power meters work.
Nor the human body. Since biomechanics limit the force applied to the pedal at certain crank positions, the only way to have perfectly smooth power is by reducing the force applied at other positions. Smoothness is obtained at the expense of power.
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