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  • Title: Prediction of oxygen uptake on a bicycle wind-loaded simulator.
    Author: Dengel DR, Graham RE, Jones MT, Norton KI, Cureton KJ.
    Journal: Int J Sports Med; 1990 Aug; 11(4):279-83. PubMed ID: 2228356.
    Abstract:
    The primary purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of estimating oxygen uptake (VO2) from the flywheel revolution rate of a bicycle wind-loaded simulator. VO2 at four different flywheel revolution rates was measured on a Findlay Road Machine (FRM). Ten male trained cyclists, 10 male untrained cyclists, 10 female trained cyclists and 10 female untrained cyclists served as subjects. Significant curvilinear relationships (P less than 0.01) were found between road speed estimated from flywheel revolution rate and VO2 expressed as 1.min-1, ml.kg-1.min-1, 1.min-1.m-2 (r = 0.97, 0.96, 0.98, respectively). The absolute standard error of the mean VO2 was 0.21 l.min-1 (9.6%), 3.71 ml.kg-1.min-1 (11.5%) and 0.10 l.min-1.m-2 (7.9%), respectively. The relationship between VO2 and speed was similar to that reported during road cycling. To determine the magnitude of between-machine differences in VO2, six subjects randomly performed cycling using two different FMR. Significant (P less than 0.05) differences between machines were found at only the highest speed. The present study indicates that it is possible to accurately predict VO2 from flywheel revolution rate using a FRM. Since the FRM appears to approximate the resistance a cyclist experiences on the road and allows cyclists to use their own bicycle, it provides a good alternative to traditional laboratory ergometers.
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