Power and Cyclist Demographics

[Sports Reviewer]

Hello,

I am looking for some help from the cycling community, I am co-ordinating a study that investigates the correlation between power output and cyclist demographics. I have put together a short survey, and I would be very grateful if you could take the time to fill it in – it shouldn’t take more than a couple of minutes!

It is hosted by ‘Survey Monkey’ and can be accessed at the following link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZCPMFS8

Unfortunately I have nothing to offer other than my thanks!

[OakLeaf]

Just to be clear ... before I bother hitting the link, are you looking for responses only from people with power meters, or will it extrapolate?

[Eden]

He just asks you what your FTP (Functional Threshold) is.

[Catrin]

He just asks you what your FTP (Functional Threshold) is.

Wish I knew what that was Now...I...must...go...to...Google...

[zoom-zoom]

He just asks you what your FTP (Functional Threshold) is.

I haven't the foggiest, though I do often think a power-meter would be intriguing. I have 0 interest in ever using a HRM (and I have 2 that came with Garmin Forerunners), but the power-meter actually seems sorta useful.

[OakLeaf]

I like the HRM mostly for making sure my recovery intervals are easy enough.

Plus, I'm a data wh*re

I'd love to have the information from in-pedal power meters (so I could compare left and right leg power), but since I don't race bikes any more, the only way I could remotely justify power metering is if someone figured out a way to put them in running shoes.

[nuliajuk]

It seems to be a self-limiting sort of survey, as most people who own power meters are serious racers, not recreational cyclists.

[nuliajuk]

I'm buying a hub dynamo on eBay and having it built into a wheel. I wonder if a dynamo headlight could have some sort of meter built into it that would give a clue to power? Of course, a long downhill stretch could throw the numbers off, but it might work.