CycleMetrics

Fixes some crashing when viewing the map, made graphs more visible, improved power measurement for Clydesdale riders.

Releases cyclemetrics, power, release, update, watts

I had always known about how Lance Armstrong continuously advocates riding with a higher cadence and in a higher gear for maximum speed on a bike. I never really appreciated how that worked until today.

I was on one of my usual rides today, but I had left my bike in a higher gear than I usually ride. I decided to stay in the gear throughout my ride. What I found is that I dropped 0.2 watts per kilo, and was off about 40 watts from my typical average power output. It could be that it was cold, but I don’t think so. I have done that ride many, many times and I am typically at around 2 watts per kilo or a little better and 200 ~ 220 watts average. I dropped to 1.6 watts per kilo, and 175 average or so.

What I expected was a minor drop in watts per kilo and average, but what I didn’t expect was the magnitude of the drop in average and max output. On my next ride, I’ll drop into my usual gear and see how it compares. It is really cool to have access to all this data.

riding stuff acceleration, cadence, cyclemetrics, power, watts