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What, in watts, is the human Looking for info relative to
bicyclists, for average shape
moderate shape, great shape,
and pro cyclist levels.
Found info on Wikipedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H
uman-powered_transport/ , but
it seems way to high.
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These are all solo no assistance figures. Ondřej Sosenka completed 49.7 km in one hour on a standard U.C.I. road bike. This equates to around 500 watts. 500 watts will get a standard road bike and rider up a 10% grade at around 24 km/h. (Common in pro racing) Most reasonable cyclists (pretty good shape) can output somewhere in the order of 1000 watts peak for a quite short period of time. (about 60km/h on the flat) . Continually around 200 watts is more common (average speeds 32km/h20mph) this can be kept up for 24 hours. (so that would be 200WH) The average social rider would be more like 100 watts @ 25 km/h (15mph) Riding in groups (peletons) increases speed significantly. So does riding with wind fairing on recumbents. (one hour record 85.991 km (53.43 miles) ) For records see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C ycling_records Here is a link to an on line power calculator http://www.kreuzotter.de/engli sh/espeed.htm The power calculator is for bicycles but works with just about anything.(including solar vehicles) |
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