evanhyde said:What is your power to weight ratio (watts/kg) and what Category do you race?
me: 4.5, cat 4
pffff..... I'm 12.6W/kg and I race cat 5.evanhyde said:What is your power to weight ratio (watts/kg) and what Category do you race?
me: 4.5, cat 4
Generally I think of power to weight ratio as a 30 minute effort, but i guess that's because I just finished reading lance armstrong's war. so let's say 30 minute power.Squint said:For any numbers to even begin to be useful, you need duration.
Altitude, type of powermeter, and height might also be helpful.
frenchyge said:pffff..... I'm 12.6W/kg and I race cat 5.
SRMs measure further up the drive train than PTs. They typically read ~2% higher since there is less frictional drivetrain loss where the measurement occurs.evanhyde said:as far as power meters, dont they all measure watts? I don't think I should have to specify your SRM power ratio or your Powertap ratio.
frenchyge said:SRMs measure further up the drive train than PTs. They typically read ~2% higher since there is less frictional drivetrain loss where the measurement occurs.
That 2% is with my SRM's 3-5% error window, so I'm not sure how much it matters. anyways, I was not looking for a world-class scientific study, just a general power to weight ratio on whatever equipment people have available and wherever they happen to be using that equipment.frenchyge said:SRMs measure further up the drive train than PTs. They typically read ~2% higher since there is less frictional drivetrain loss where the measurement occurs.
Of course, I should have seen that right off the bat. When the OP mentioned SRM v. PT he grabbed my train of thought to that track as well.Squint said:Not to mention the occasional posting by someone who got his or her numbers from a gym exercise bike or a $300 stationary trainer.
evanhyde said:What is your power to weight ratio (watts/kg) and what Category do you race?
me: 4.5, cat 4
evanhyde said:Basically I wanted to get a sense of people's general ratio's and see any correlation with their USCF category.
whoawhoa said:BlueJersey and evanhyde, do you mind sharing your mass/total power?
acoggan said:http://www.cyclingpeakssoftware.com/profile.html
I believe that Ric Stern also has some general guidelines on his site...they might only be for longer durations, though.
77 kg, and my updated power (from a 22 minute time trial this afternoon) is 388 watts. So that is a power to weight of 5.0. (Probably would be around 4.8 if I extended it out to 30 minutes) again, using and SRM amateur.whoawhoa said:BlueJersey and evanhyde, do you mind sharing your mass/total power?
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