Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
estimate power output
Is it possible to take my GPS tracks and estimate my power output so I can avoid buying a power meter? I was looking at my recent rides and noticed that I'm spending more time at higher speeds and also climbing faster, but sometimes it doesn't affect my average speed. I realize I would have to put in the weights of my bike, body, and cargo to get a rough estimate.