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Strava avg. power calculation?

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Old 11-12-12 | 08:53 AM
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Strava avg. power calculation?
How do you think Strava calculate avg. power without including wind factor to the equation?
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Old 11-12-12 | 09:29 AM
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I would not give any credibility to power info on Strava unless it came directly from your power meter.
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I would not give any credibility to power info on Strava unless it came directly from your power meter.
Those devices can measure wind speed?
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Originally Posted by hillcrawler
Those devices can measure wind speed?
Why would they do that? What's the need for a strain gauge to know wind speed? Watts are watts, doesn't matter if you're going into a 15MPH headwind or if you have a friggin' hurricane at your back.
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Why would they do that? What's the need for a strain gauge to know wind speed? Watts are watts, doesn't matter if you're going into a 15MPH headwind or if you have a friggin' hurricane at your back.
Yes, indeed but Strava should remove this feature from their services because it doesn't make any sense at all.
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Yes, indeed but Strava should remove this feature from their services because it doesn't make any sense at all.
Maybe you should write them a letter
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Yes, indeed but Strava should remove this feature from their services because it doesn't make any sense at all.
It's free and they are not demanding you to use it. If you think it doesn't help then unsubscribe.
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Its just a very rough guess based on your weight, speed and altitude change. Pay no attention to it.
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Its just a very rough guess based on your weight, speed and altitude change. Pay no attention to it.
No, it's there, so it must be examined and pondered and discussed until all possibilities and uncertainties have been exhausted.
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