Well, that in it self is not really news. Half of us did our Sport
Science degrees at Loughborough, and still know many of the people
there, but this was a slightly different visit. We were demonstrating
the power of the Wattbike to assist in training, rehabilitation,
monitoring and of course, throwing in a few races here and there. The
set up at Powerbase – Loughborough Universities conditioning suite is
very good, possibly one of the best in the country, but where it does
fall down is in the facilities for cardio training, with no bikes
offering any quality training, some treadmills, a couple of
versaclimbers and a bank of rowing machines. The rowing machines were
the only pieces of kit that actually worked and were being used.
The benefits of the Wattbike were immediately appreciated, and the
ability to demonstrate the polar view showing the force application
from both legs caught the imagination of the guys there straight away,
and a couple of peak power tests appealed to their competitive nature.
Once we demonstrated the software and the ability to race they could
immediately imagine how they could use the bikes in parallel with the
rest of their facilities to get the most out of the athletes.
We left the Wattbike in situ over night as the following day
Michelle Dillon and a couple of her athletes were coming to be
introduced to the bike. They were very keen and interested in
monitoring their cycle training to a higher degree, so the Wattbikes
made perfect sense to them. We are looking forward to working with them
in the future.
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