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How is average power calculated for a bike ride if you don’t have a power meter?  Thank you.

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Hey @Nbwilli,

When data from a power meter is unavailable, Strava can estimate power using information about an athlete's weight, speed, and elevation change. For more information, take a look at our support article here. 

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Bryant
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  • July 22, 2024

Hey @Nbwilli,

When data from a power meter is unavailable, Strava can estimate power using information about an athlete's weight, speed, and elevation change. For more information, take a look at our support article here. 


Jan_Mantau
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@Nbwilli Additionally the bike weight and bike type will be used for the estimation. The bike type isn't even mentioned in the linked article, but MTBs will produce a much higher estimation for the same speed than i.e. time trial bikes when there is no gradient involved.


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OK, that’s what I thought but how can my power be the same as a smaller person who went slower on the same ride?  Neither of us have identified our specific road bike models…


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This could be due to wrong setup data for one or both of you for the mentioned variables.


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