Wattbike takes to the open seas!
Posted by Matt Moran on Jan 30, 2012
We love receiving emails from Wattbike users across the world, most will tell us how the Wattbike has changed their method of training forever and some will highlight a great achievement where the user feels the Wattbike has played a major role. What I hadn't quite anticipated was an email from a dedicated Wattbike user that his employers were buying a Wattbike for their ship.
Simon got in touch to tell us a bit more about a Wattbike which will be taking to the seas very soon, "I work on a construction vessel mostly in the North Sea, carrying out construction and maintenance work for a company called Technip Offshore."
"We do saturation diving, which requires 12 of us to be in a pressurised system of chambers for up to 28 days at a time. Each team of 3 divers works for 6 hours each day, one stays in the bell, the other 2 work on the seabed, and although sometimes the work is physically hard, I find that because we are in the water, our legs don't really get much exercise."
"This has a definite effect on my performance on the road bike when I get home, so I use my Wattbike to help me get back to a good level of fitness when I return. I do various sessions, all power based, some hill sessions, and some aimed at pushing up my functional threshold. It usually seems to take a couple of weeks to get back to 'normal'. I also find it a lot easier to get on and train through the winter when the Northumbrian weather is doing its thing!"
"Our boss has just ordered a Wattbike for the gym onboard our vessel, which will be great for getting a few miles in before we get home, and there are alot of other people onboard who will use it aswell. There should be a few more names getting added to the rankings!"
This is such a great story, when the Wattbike was born we had no idea that it would be used in such a variety of locations, it does highlight one of the great features of the Wattbike though - the accuracy and calibration of every Wattbike means that Simon can be assured that the data he collects when he is onboard is comparable with his Wattbike at home.
Look forward to seeing the crew on their new Wattbike!
(Love that Simon has printed off and stuck up his Training Zones from our online Calculator next to his Wattbike - essential!)