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Not bull##it elite road cyclists may produce 1,600 to 1,700 watts which means the expell 1.5 to 1.70 HP of powet half of an electric motor bike and 1/3 of what me and that motor put together.
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I'm not even sure what exactly you are saying there, but your claim that elite road cyclists can produce 1600-1700 wattts is complete BS.
Sure they could, for about 10 seconds, but at his peak Lance Armstrong had an FTP (40-60 minute power) in the 480 W range. So if you've got a motor that puts out 500W, that means you've got Lance Armstrong riding shotgun for you.
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LOL, yup. Even on Armstrong's site they claim he peaks around 400 watts.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/40...w-good-or-bad/
So I am guessing his wattage calculations are like his speed calculations, quadrupled. Because 10-12 kms/hr seems like a respectable average for that bike of his under straight human power. Also combustiblefuel, you 'steal' a car, you build a bike out of 'steel'. Might be an important detail to nail down as a budding welder/machinist. That type-o would look terrible on a quote.