Re: Suspension losses

Am Thu, 16 Jan 2025 06:50:09 -0500 schrieb zen cycle
<funkmasterxx@hotmail.com>:

On 1/13/2025 12:38 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

 

Then there's the vast majority of bike riders who will never join a
club, never look at a bike magazine, never try to ride fast, who just
ride for fun. No power meters there.

I find the concept of dividing people into “bike riders”, “car drivers”
and “train drivers” strange.  We have many more “bike riders” than “car
drivers” in Germany, but most of people have probably used all three
modes of transportation over the course of the year.   Even more strange
is the idea that one has to be member of a club in order to ride a road
bike with drop bars or any bike, or to use equipment that helps with
riding fast or getting fit.

You won't find a gym or physiotherapy studio around here that doesn't
have stationary bikes whose main feature is the power meter.

Unfortunately, I currently have the opportunity to make extensive use of
the equipment of such a studio, which includes a stationary bicycle
calld "Milon Q Bike".

<https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22Milon+Q+Bike%22&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images>
The primary target group for stationary bike like those are old people
or people who have to train in a controlled manner due to illness or
injury.  Personally, I don't use it because I have a much better direct
drive trainer at home.  B

 

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And in my experience the vast majority of cyclists I ride with use a
power meter - even those in my age group. Your experience is not the
norm, Frank, neither is mine.

I' quite sure that the majority of cyclists that I see riding their
bikes around my home town don't use a powermeter, simply because these
are still quite expensive.  But that is changing.

It seems obvious to me that a power meter can be useful for many people
who cycle to stay fit or to get fit. This is especially true for those
who do not equate cycling with sport.


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