Originally Posted by
caloso
Read the original question:
Nowhere does the OP ask anything about which rider produces the energy more physiologically efficiently.
"Is one producing more watts than the other?"
You, and others apparently, are
assuming that this can only mean power at the crank, propelling the bike forward. That assumption is incorrect, and not just technically. He wanted to know if there is any difference in regards to the power a given rider can provide, given different cadences.
Obviously, if you could provide 250 watts for an hour at 80 rpm, and only 200 watts for an hour at 140 rpm, you would have to agree that you produce more watts at the 80 cadence. The situation is nowhere near that drastic, but where there IS even a small difference, it is
precisely what he was asking.