For pilot data, an 85 kg subject rode the bike on rollers with a fork stand at 250 watts and a cadence of 90 rpm. Although more data needs to be collected and analyzed to find a correlation with power output, initial pilot data shows that the strain in the frame is cyclic in nature...
In conclusion, the FAD pedal-based power meter can be considered an overall valid system to record PO and cadence during cycling, although it might present a small bias compared with power meters placed on other locations such as SRM. Keywords: cycling; pedal power meter; laboratory testing; ...