Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Power and Watts Test - Dual Suspension MTB


What do theses squiggle lines represent you ask....well it's part of a power-watts test I did on Sunday. It turned out to be total about an hour on the bike and the results were impressive to me, at least. I was happy with the outcome - and data. I would say it was similar to doing a cross race - but in my basement and no barriers. Lots of sweating, grunting, and wobble legs post-workout.
It was worth putting in the effort - I think in a few weeks/months the test maybe repeated to see any improvements. Now I have a baseline and something to work from. If the friggin weather here would be nice(r), I might be able to get outside this weekend and ride. I hope to get some needed outdoor hours in this weekend and the following weekend. This is a cool site - for some bike ride mapping.

Looked at a few dual suspension mtb bikes in my research the last few weeks. The Yeti AS-R, the Specialized Epic (S-works), the Blue Ryno Carbon, for now. I put in for the time off work for the American MTB Classic - Hope to register soon to get that taken care of....6/7 months and counting.
Road racing season is still 2 months or more away.

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