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- T he am ou nt of f orce t ha t can be
a p p l i e d by t he c yc l i s t t o t he cra nk a r m s t o crea t e
t o rq ue i s s treng t h. Ro t a t i on al s pe ed ( p eda l
ca d e nc e ) mul ti p l i e d by t o rq ue eq ua l s p ower.
Wh i l e p owe r i s m os t of t e n ref er red t o f or t rai n i n g
p ur p os es , p owe r i s e s s en ti al l y t he en d va l ue o f t h e
st reng t h a p p l i e d t i m e s ca den ce rel a t i on s hi p .
To r i d e f a s t e r a c ycl i s t ca n m ai nt a i n a cer t ai n
p ed a l s p ee d a nd p us h a ha rder g ear or ped al
t he sa me g e a r, j u s t f as t e r. B o t h res ul t i n m ore
p owe r b ut e a c h p ut s ve r y di f f eren t de m a nd s on
t he huma n b o d y. S t re ng t h a nd ca den ce n eed t o be
ca re f ul l y und e r s t ood and con s i d ered i f a cycl i s t
is t o a c hi eve ma x i m u m b ene f i t f rom t hei r t rai n i n g
a n d ma x i mum p e r f or m an ce w hi l e ra ci n g. T h e
Revb ox h a s b e en d esig n ed f or e f f e ct ive t ra in in g
of bo t h h igh va lu e s o f st ren g t h a n d ca d en ce. T h e
c h a in dr ive me c h an ism w ill t ole ra t e h u ge am oun t s
of acce lera t ion f orce f or n on -slip p owe r t ra n sf er.
Th e lar ge d ia me t er a ir-b rake d f an is im po ssi ble
t o s p in out a s t h e a ir resist a n ce ke ep s r isin g wit h
sp e ed .
S t re n gt h t ra in in g is of t e n pe r f or m ed a t low p ed a l
sp e ed s , f ocusin g on t a x ing t h e m uscu la r syst e m.
Th e Revb ox al lows a r i de r t o t rain a t an ex treme l y
low cad e nce ra n g e b u t a t ver y h igh re sist an ce . I n
t h e h igh e s t g ea r o f 53/11, ju st 45R PM req u ires
50 0wa tt s , wh ile 60R PM req u ire s 800wa t t s,
prov idin g a ran g e d if f icult e n ou gh f or eve n t h e
st ron ge st at h le t es. T h e spe cia ll y t u n e d low in e r t ia ,
low fr ict ion de sign of t h e Revb ox me an s t h a t a
r id e r is a b le t o m ain t a in go od p e da lin g t ec h n iq ue
wh ic h is ola t e s an d d evelo ps sp e cif ica ll y t a rg e t ed
mu scle grou p s.
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