Originally Posted by
PeteHski
No you don't have to pedal faster or harder to produce the same wattage. That's a ridiculous thing to state.
What?
Pray tell. With two machines of varying resistance, be they bicycles or exercise equipment, how do you burn the same wattage without varying input.
Start digging.
Another analogy.
You have a gas guzzler and a fuel efficient car. The goal is to burn gas. You argue you can burn just as much gas with the fuel efficient car - if you put your foot into it.
True. But why pay more for a fuel efficient car that you have to put your foot into, if the goal is burning gas.
This really comes down to whether the goal is exercise or going faster. More efficient means going faster but that doesn't always equate to more exercise.