What trainer profile would YOU use???
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 2:51 pm
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This is my trainer set up. This really old Performance trainer used to be a set of rollers but the front band broke (not replaceable) and rather than spend add'l money, I already had the front stabilizer, so I set it up this way. Not truly a set of rollers, not truly a rear wheel attached trainer (like a Cyclops for example). I do like this however because the trainer has a variable resistance lever (at left) where I can crank down the resistance and really simulate hills. Anyway, aside from that....
I don't have a set of drag coeffients for this thing or a set of parameters for it that helps me get an approximation (and I know this is all about approximating). I'd like to know however, if my iBike is telling the truth about power, or somewhere near as accurate as I can get. The power trainer profile in the iBike iPro II now yields numbers that are way above what I feel/know I can do. The numbers are WAY above.
So, given these factors, what iBike Trainer Power Profile would you use to closer approximate this setup. I'm not enough into the physics of it to even make an educated guess and I'm looking for another brain... Can I borrow yours for a couple of seconds!!!!
Seriously... Any help appreciated.
H
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/33 ... tup001.jpg
And then...
This is my trainer set up. This really old Performance trainer used to be a set of rollers but the front band broke (not replaceable) and rather than spend add'l money, I already had the front stabilizer, so I set it up this way. Not truly a set of rollers, not truly a rear wheel attached trainer (like a Cyclops for example). I do like this however because the trainer has a variable resistance lever (at left) where I can crank down the resistance and really simulate hills. Anyway, aside from that....
I don't have a set of drag coeffients for this thing or a set of parameters for it that helps me get an approximation (and I know this is all about approximating). I'd like to know however, if my iBike is telling the truth about power, or somewhere near as accurate as I can get. The power trainer profile in the iBike iPro II now yields numbers that are way above what I feel/know I can do. The numbers are WAY above.
So, given these factors, what iBike Trainer Power Profile would you use to closer approximate this setup. I'm not enough into the physics of it to even make an educated guess and I'm looking for another brain... Can I borrow yours for a couple of seconds!!!!
Seriously... Any help appreciated.
H