Validity of the Favero Assioma Duo Power Pedal System for Measuring Power Output and Cadence
Cycling power meters enable monitoring external loads and performance changes. We aimed to determine the concurrent validity of the novel Favero Assioma Duo (FAD) pedal power meter compared with the crank-based SRM system (considered as gold standard). Thirty-three well-trained male cyclists were as...
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| author | Almudena Montalvo-Pérez Lidia B. Alejo Pedro L. Valenzuela Mario Castellanos Jaime Gil-Cabrera Eduardo Talavera Alejandro Lucia David Barranco-Gil |
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| description | Cycling power meters enable monitoring external loads and performance changes. We aimed to determine the concurrent validity of the novel Favero Assioma Duo (FAD) pedal power meter compared with the crank-based SRM system (considered as gold standard). Thirty-three well-trained male cyclists were assessed at different power output (PO) levels (100–500 W and all-out 15-s sprints), pedaling cadences (75–100 rpm) and cycling positions (seating and standing) to compare the FAD device vs. SRM. No significant differences were found between devices for cadence nor for PO during all-out efforts (<i>p</i> > 0.05), although significant but small differences were found for efforts at lower PO values (<i>p</i> < 0.05 for 100–500 W, mean bias 3–8 W). A strong agreement was observed between both devices for mean cadence (ICC > 0.87) and PO values (ICC > 0.81) recorded in essentially all conditions and for peak cadence (ICC > 0.98) and peak PO (ICC > 0.99) during all-out efforts. The coefficient of variation for PO values was consistently lower than 3%. 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-83b7a569eb61497fa1530c0a7312c6092023-11-21T11:52:43ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202021-03-01217227710.3390/s21072277Validity of the Favero Assioma Duo Power Pedal System for Measuring Power Output and CadenceAlmudena Montalvo-Pérez0Lidia B. Alejo1Pedro L. Valenzuela2Mario Castellanos3Jaime Gil-Cabrera4Eduardo Talavera5Alejandro Lucia6David Barranco-Gil7Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28640 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28640 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28640 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28640 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28640 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28640 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28640 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28640 Madrid, SpainCycling power meters enable monitoring external loads and performance changes. We aimed to determine the concurrent validity of the novel Favero Assioma Duo (FAD) pedal power meter compared with the crank-based SRM system (considered as gold standard). Thirty-three well-trained male cyclists were assessed at different power output (PO) levels (100–500 W and all-out 15-s sprints), pedaling cadences (75–100 rpm) and cycling positions (seating and standing) to compare the FAD device vs. SRM. No significant differences were found between devices for cadence nor for PO during all-out efforts (<i>p</i> > 0.05), although significant but small differences were found for efforts at lower PO values (<i>p</i> < 0.05 for 100–500 W, mean bias 3–8 W). A strong agreement was observed between both devices for mean cadence (ICC > 0.87) and PO values (ICC > 0.81) recorded in essentially all conditions and for peak cadence (ICC > 0.98) and peak PO (ICC > 0.99) during all-out efforts. The coefficient of variation for PO values was consistently lower than 3%. 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.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/7/2277cyclingpedal power meterlaboratory testingpower outputcadence |
| spellingShingle | Almudena Montalvo-Pérez Lidia B. Alejo Pedro L. Valenzuela Mario Castellanos Jaime Gil-Cabrera Eduardo Talavera Alejandro Lucia David Barranco-Gil Validity of the Favero Assioma Duo Power Pedal System for Measuring Power Output and Cadence Sensors cycling pedal power meter laboratory testing power output cadence |
| title | Validity of the Favero Assioma Duo Power Pedal System for Measuring Power Output and Cadence |
| title_full | Validity of the Favero Assioma Duo Power Pedal System for Measuring Power Output and Cadence |
| title_fullStr | Validity of the Favero Assioma Duo Power Pedal System for Measuring Power Output and Cadence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validity of the Favero Assioma Duo Power Pedal System for Measuring Power Output and Cadence |
| title_short | Validity of the Favero Assioma Duo Power Pedal System for Measuring Power Output and Cadence |
| title_sort | validity of the favero assioma duo power pedal system for measuring power output and cadence |
| topic | cycling pedal power meter laboratory testing power output cadence |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/7/2277 |
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