Thug Posted September 14, 2007 Share Given Big H's viewpoint on Powermeters, thought this was appropriate.......(Courtesy of LvdW). SCOTT'SSPIN: Fight the Power According to legend -- okay, my brother -- in the early days of mobiletelephones, somebody marketed a cardboard phone you could hold to your earwhile driving so people would think you were a rich big shot. Pure genius, if you ask me. Which nobody has, given my invention track record.Although I still say my magnetic pedals and cycling shoes would'verevolutionized the bike industry if it weren't for that unfortunate sewer-grateincident. Regardless, I remain undaunted. Allow me to introduce my latest cyclingproduct: the fake power meter. Sure, you could spend hundreds, even thousands of dollars on a real powermeter. Not to mention countless hours reading instructions, analyzing graphs,crunching numbers and learning how to use "kilojoule" in a sentence. Yup, that's why I got into cycling. And for what? To confirm that you just ain't that good a rider. 'Cause if youwere, by now some directeur sportif would've discovered you, signed youto a fat contract and given you a power meter. And some nerdy guy wouldbe crunching your numbers while a cute massage therapist rubs your sculpted,tanned legs on the veranda of the Italian villa you inhabit during raceseason. Not that a power meter isn't useful for riders of all levels. It's a great toolfor establishing your crucial watts-to-kilogram ratio, precisely calibratinglactate-threshold output during . . . z-z-z-z. Please! The only reason you need a power meter is to intimidate your ridingpartners: "That dude must be good -- he spent $3,000 on a gizmo that makes his bikeheavier." Or: "No ride for me today, guys. I did 10 repeats ofThrombosis Hill yesterday and could only average 14,000 watts." That's why you need a Scott's Wattsometer. The effect: devastating. The cost:For you, just $49.95. Act now. [/Quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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