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  • CycleOps doesn't publish a power curve formula for their trainers, but they do publish a graph; and folks have taken the power at different constant speeds and fit an equation to the data. For example, The formula "p = ((0.0115*s^3) - (0.0137*s^2) + (8.9788*s))" is claimed to convert power in watts from speed in miles/hour…
    in Too much cardio? Comment by johntconklin January 2014
  • I think you're totally overestimating calories burned. On my Kurt Kinetic Road Machine trainer, 17mph is about 180W (calculated by their published power curve formula and verified by my power tap). 180W is 660 kJ/hour, which I convert to Calories at par assuming 20-25% bio-mechanical efficiency. So with my trainer, a 30…
    in Too much cardio? Comment by johntconklin January 2014
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