Hello to everyone who raced on the Wattbikes at the cycle show. It has been an extremely busy few days since then however I am now back in the office and able to post the results of the Cycle Show. There were some exceedingly quick times and close races across all 4 days of the show. There will be full results posted on the site soon from our records, however take a peek at the final leader table below.
Everyone who entered goes into a prize draw to win a trip to Lanzarote with Sports Tour International. Keep an eye on your mailbox for details on this. The prize for winning you may ask??????? Glory… just good old fashioned glory!
As you read Andy Bond is on his way from Land’s End to John O’Groats, a voyage which has been supported by Wattbike. The ASDA president and CEO has set up a route that takes him to 21 ASDA stores along the journey that is over 1000 miles in distance. Each of the stores is joining Andy in raising money by getting staff and customers to use Wattbikes in store and raise money for the ASDA pedal power cause and get more people out on their bikes. So keep an eye out for the Wattbikes as the ASDA stores, and see if you can beat Andy and top GB athletes.
Good luck Andy! We are sure that all the Wattbike training he has been doing over the past few months will put him in good shape for a quick trip!
Chris Hoy and Ross Edgar showing true Scottish grit during racing
Sir Chris Hoy and Ross Edgar were the Scottish Olympic medal heroes encouraging the people of Glasgow to pick up their bikes and join them around the city streets on British Cycling’s Skyride Glasgow this Sunday 23 August.
With lots of activities on offer the Wattbikes took centre stage in the busy Skyride Active area in the middle of the scenic Glasgow Green. Hundreds of people came and raced the flying 200m race on the Wattbikes to give Sir Chris and Ross a record to beat. Despite some very gallant attempts in the over-40 and under-40 categories few got close to the two Olympians. Halfway through their packed day, the crowds amassed ten deep around the Wattbike arena as the two Scottish cyclists jumped onto the Wattbikes in their shorts and jeans with celebrity TV-presenter Gethin Jones.
After just a few minutes warm up and practice, the three men challenged each other to competing over the 200m flying lap course. With a fantastic display of power and efficiency, Chris Hoy took just 9.30 seconds to cross the finishing line in first place posting a new World Wattbike record in the process! Not only was it the quickest 200m yet seen on a Wattbike, but it was at a cycling efficiency of nearly 80%, which is extremely impressive for such a short sprint!
Ross Edgar and Gethin Jones were not far behind either, but it definitely looked like the 3-times Olympic-medal winner could take that time down a touch with his next performance.
Ross Edgar and Gethin Jenkins race in behind a distinctly unsatisfied Chris Hoy
The crowds duly kept the Wattbike team very busy throughout the whole day and they were a massive hit with families, and cyclists of all ages and abilities. Take a look at the Skyride Glasgow photo album as well as the Skyride website for all details. A big well done to everyone who took part, and made such an effort. We look forward to seeing you at Skyride Leicester and Skyride London!
A group of young cyclists follow in the Olympians pedal turns
One question we are regularly asked is how accurate is the Wattbike and how does it compare to the SRM crank. The answer is that both testing tools are accurate to within +/- 2%, although they use different measurement systems. We have created a video to demonstrate the comparability of the data and posted it on our Youtube channel at www.youtube.com/wattbike, so if you already have data from using an SRM crank, you can compare with the data that you are getting on your Wattbike, but remember to ensure that your SRM crank is correctly calibrated.
This weekend, 7th and 8th February Wattbike will be attending the Triathlon, Cycling, Running Show at Sandown Park. On the Wattbike stand we will be demonstrating the bike, and of course running a few tests and races. If you are going to be there, then come and visit us and try the bike, see how much power you can produce and then enter your results in the ranking.
Today Steve will also be attending the Nottingham University Healthy Living Week Wattbike event at the Portland Building in Nottingham – if he can get there in this snow that is.
The Wattbike has been reviewed on the Independent Minds website ( news stories taken from the Independent newspaper).
The author (Simon O’Hagan) is just the type of person that the Wattbike is perfect for, someone who is keen on cycling but has never used a heart rate monitor or monitored the time that they are training. The Wattbike could have a serious impact on the fitness and performance of a rider like Simon. I will be interested to see how is training progresses when he tests himself again later in the year, and am sure that with regular use of the Wattbike the impact on his performance in the Etape would be considerable. We will get in contact and see how we can help.
