Originally Posted by
kensuf
We have them at our sports institute and I spent many a Tuesday lunch hour on them last season. They're cruel mistresses. Very cruel mistresses.
When you set the load for a certain wattage, the computrainer will compensate for variations in cadence (speed) to ensure you're working the correct load. There's no escaping intervals on that thing.
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+1
One of the main advantages of a Computrainer over a normal trainer and powertap is that the computrainer
applies the load instead of the just
measuring the load.
Noncompliance becomes a real problem when a tired athlete is requested to hold a high power; it’s much easier to just turn the machine up and observe the suffering. Intervals become more of a pass/fail issue; just like trying to hang on during a vicious attack.
When my old unit finally dies I will get another one.