Q: My seat position is fine…what else can this thing do?
After group rides my friends and I often talk about the ride. Having the ride as data lets you see it in a different way. This section of data represents some of the hills on what we call the St. Rose loop. Each circle is an individual pedal stroke. Gaps indicate coasting. Where the ascents and descents occur depends on how you gear and spin. These data could be used to instruct how to better adjust cadence on hill climbs. (Note: Back pedaling briefly creates a data marker – detectable by an analysis program – which can be used to indicate the beginning of each climb.) Cross correlation could be used to identify issues that might not show up in average summaries. Pictured here is a view that might show pedal angle efficiency issues related to pedaling speed. Another correlation might be total pedal angle and cadence (which appears to show a relationship between cadence and ride intensity). The ride data can tell when the rider is standing, sprinting, standing