Why should I get a Powertap?
11-02-07, 03:48 PM
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One of the guys I train with regularly has a PhD with a focus on sports and pain management. He's heavily involved with several research projects at the UF Sports Institute, and works closely with the guys who run the cycling performance program at the sports institute.
He's also a techno-junkie and likes a lot of toys to grab as much information as he possibly could..
So, this morning we were out on a 3.5 hour ride, and he mentioned that he should have his powertap back this afternoon from being rebuilt. I used the opportunity to ask what was his honest opinion of training via power.
"Honestly, it's nice to have the data, but for what your looking for, you'd be better off buying a really good heart rate monitor with five programmable zones and then put the left over money into a really nice set of wheels."
He's also a techno-junkie and likes a lot of toys to grab as much information as he possibly could..
So, this morning we were out on a 3.5 hour ride, and he mentioned that he should have his powertap back this afternoon from being rebuilt. I used the opportunity to ask what was his honest opinion of training via power.
"Honestly, it's nice to have the data, but for what your looking for, you'd be better off buying a really good heart rate monitor with five programmable zones and then put the left over money into a really nice set of wheels."
I disagree.
but whatever it's your money, vote with your wallet.
11-02-07, 03:55 PM
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One of the guys I train with regularly has a PhD with a focus on sports and pain management. He's heavily involved with several research projects at the UF Sports Institute, and works closely with the guys who run the cycling performance program at the sports institute.
He's also a techno-junkie and likes a lot of toys to grab as much information as he possibly could..
So, this morning we were out on a 3.5 hour ride, and he mentioned that he should have his powertap back this afternoon from being rebuilt. I used the opportunity to ask what was his honest opinion of training via power.
"Honestly, it's nice to have the data, but for what your looking for, you'd be better off buying a really good heart rate monitor with five programmable zones and then put the left over money into a really nice set of wheels."
He's also a techno-junkie and likes a lot of toys to grab as much information as he possibly could..
So, this morning we were out on a 3.5 hour ride, and he mentioned that he should have his powertap back this afternoon from being rebuilt. I used the opportunity to ask what was his honest opinion of training via power.
"Honestly, it's nice to have the data, but for what your looking for, you'd be better off buying a really good heart rate monitor with five programmable zones and then put the left over money into a really nice set of wheels."
11-02-07, 05:25 PM
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I've got it. They're not too specific on methodology actually. Basically it's comparing the Antelope to all the other animals people have apparently studied, noting that they're just better really. Like a graph of how a pronghorn antelope on a WalMart bike could drop a goat on a P3 any day.
Any particular question you want me to dig out? It's a short article.
Any particular question you want me to dig out? It's a short article.
I got from the abstract that the pronghorn doesn't have any unique systems, just does every part of the uptake & conversion process a bit better than other similar mammals.
11-03-07, 12:54 PM
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I'll look into it further but I'm pretty sure that a human can outrun a horse over a long distance (although it is dependent on the ambient temp). I thought antelope were more sprinters than distance athletes but I suppose no one would need a powermeter if they had no choice but to run for their life every day.
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11-03-07, 10:32 PM
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The Pronghorn is the only animal in the world with branched horns (not antlers) and the only animal in the world to shed its horns, as if they were antlers. The Pronghorn, like sheep and goats, has a gall bladder, and like giraffes, lacks dewclaws. If that weren't enough, the Pronghorn is the fastest animal in the western hemisphere, running in 20-foot bounds at up to 60 miles per hour. Unlike the Cheetah, speedburner of the African plains, the Pronghorn can run for hours at quite a fast pace.
The Pronghorn inhabits open plains and semi-deserts, living alone or in small bands in summer and forming large herds in winter. Being highly mobile, the Pronghorn may cover a large area during the year. Pronghorn can survive a temperature range of 180 degrees, from 130 in the deserts to 50 below zero.
Holy hsit! that is one bad mofo.
source: Desert USA
The Pronghorn inhabits open plains and semi-deserts, living alone or in small bands in summer and forming large herds in winter. Being highly mobile, the Pronghorn may cover a large area during the year. Pronghorn can survive a temperature range of 180 degrees, from 130 in the deserts to 50 below zero.
Holy hsit! that is one bad mofo.
source: Desert USA
