When you pedal, you are essentially creating a chemical reaction. Chemical energy from your body is being turned into kinetic energy when you pedal, and some scientist in the late 1980s decided that it would be cool to install a bicycle power meter to measure exactly how much power a cyclist is producing at any given time. One should take note however that measuring how much energy you are generating (or rather, converting) is not going to make you better at cycling.
Chances are, you've probably seen hamsters running in wheels and having their energy converted to powering up laboratories of evil cartoon characters. In reality, the energy efficiency conversion rate is not yet that clean enough for the cyclist to do much with the power that they are generating, so dreams of powering up your own TV set while you cycle is still technically unviable.
Motivate Yourself
Be that as it may, that does not mean that there are no advantages of having a power meter installed on your bike. First of all, this highly addictive meter will cause you to become more motivated as you cycle and note down how much power you are generating. Perhaps simply knowing that you are creating something by cycling is already more than enough to drive you forward to cycle faster and longer as well. Statistically, cyclists tend to exert an extra five to ten percent of their total output when they cycle with the bicycle power meter.
Quantify Your Progress
Secondly, it is also another great method of numerically measuring exactly how much work you are doing when you cycle. It also means that you can cycle on your own and still be able to note down how much progress you are making without having a trainer to help jot down the progress for you. Bicycle power meters are also favoured by those who cycle indoors with bicycle trainers because they can still push themselves to cycle at their best conditions due to the meter readings.
Chances are, you've probably seen hamsters running in wheels and having their energy converted to powering up laboratories of evil cartoon characters. In reality, the energy efficiency conversion rate is not yet that clean enough for the cyclist to do much with the power that they are generating, so dreams of powering up your own TV set while you cycle is still technically unviable.
Motivate Yourself
Be that as it may, that does not mean that there are no advantages of having a power meter installed on your bike. First of all, this highly addictive meter will cause you to become more motivated as you cycle and note down how much power you are generating. Perhaps simply knowing that you are creating something by cycling is already more than enough to drive you forward to cycle faster and longer as well. Statistically, cyclists tend to exert an extra five to ten percent of their total output when they cycle with the bicycle power meter.
Quantify Your Progress
Secondly, it is also another great method of numerically measuring exactly how much work you are doing when you cycle. It also means that you can cycle on your own and still be able to note down how much progress you are making without having a trainer to help jot down the progress for you. Bicycle power meters are also favoured by those who cycle indoors with bicycle trainers because they can still push themselves to cycle at their best conditions due to the meter readings.
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