Cervelo Test Team Rider Dan Lloyd takes on the Wattbike Peak Power Test with Cycling TV, with impressive results. Peak Power Test - Background Information The Peak Power Test measures short term anaerobic capacity (STAC) and is defined on a Wattbike as the highest peak power in Watts achieved during a maximal 6 second burst. It is usually achieved in the first 3 revolutions (but not always).… Read full post
Legendary cycling journo Phil Liggett took on the Cycling TV peak power test a couple of weeks ago with some impressive results. He is now training on the Wattbike so we are looking forward to seeing his Sportif results later in the year. Peak Power Test - Background Information The Peak Power Test measures short term anaerobic capacity (STAC) and is defined on a Wattbike as the… Read full post
Ever since getting a road bike several years ago, I've slowly learnt the nuances of positioning for my optimum riding position. How useful would this have been to have had a look at this back then - http://www.sizemybike.com/. Just input your measurements and the app will tell you the correct positioning for your road bike or mountain bike. The great thing is you can replicate both on your Wattbike,… Read full post
One aspect of the Wattbike that makes it unique is the Polar View display on the performance computer and software. This view allows you to monitor at what point in the pedal turn you are applying power, and where you are applying the peak force. This can become a very powerful training tool, making the Wattbike, not simply a great physiological training tool, but also the best technique training tool… Read full post
It seems like weeks ago that we filmed these - I suppose that is because it was! I have now added some of the footage that we shot with Eddie Fletcher, John Wilson and me talking about the Wattbike and different elements of the Wattbike. They have been embedded into the site, for those of you who are interested I have dropped the first three into this post. Enjoy. An Introduction to the Wattbike A… Read full post
Back in October Steve posted that the England Football Team were preparing for the World Cup on Wattbikes, and that Ben had been down and dropped off the Wattbikes. The team were using the Wattbikes to do hypoxic training, in the same way that the British Lions' had before their tour of South Africa. On last night's BBC ten o'clock news there was a feature about the England Football Team doing… Read full post
Over the last few months we have been working hard to develop the Wattbike Expert Software. Version 2.50.47 was released today with a number of exciting additions: Training Peaks and WKO + You can now upload your Wattbike training sessions to Training Peaks & WKO + directly from the Wattbike Expert database or when transferring files from the Wattbike Performance Computer. In the database simply… Read full post
Over the last few weeks I have been privy to a few emails from New Zealand, once I had sifted through the usual banter I did stumble across some pretty impressive information. Hamish Bond, winner of the coxless pairs at the 2009 World Rowing Championships (beating the GB pair into the silver medal) has been doing his training recently on the bike, and in the process set his mind to the ranking, and… Read full post
This year at the Southern Downhill competitors will be given a chance to warm up on Wattbikes. Our friends from PFPerformance will be leading the riders in getting the most out of their bodies by preparing correctly for racing. You can find a full explanation by Adam Powell of PFPerformance at Warm up at the BDS Read full post