Power Meter
If you know;
1. Frontal area
2. Aerodynamic drag factor
How do you "know" these two?
How do you determine when they are changing
due to a change of your position?
3. Grade
4. Barometric pressure
5. Grade
Are 3 and 5 different?
Maybe 5 should be "wind"? (direction/strength?)
That's what the "PowerPod" measures, right?
You could calculate the amount of power you are applying to drive the bike forward. This would be a little off
"a little"? that depends on how well you "know" all those input
parameters.
Moreover, "rolling resistance" could be a bigger factor than
"Barometric pressure" (time trial tyres vs "studded" tyres?)
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