beyond the normal

Okay, okay. So there are these guys sitting around in the product design room for Lifecycle and they are doing a bit of brainstorming.
Worker 1: "What should be the maximum readout for our new machine?"
Worker 2: "Oh, maybe 250 watts would be about right."
Worker 3: "I think I read that world class cyclists can generate something like 500 watts"
Worker 1: "Maybe so, but those folks are REAL cyclists. Real cyclists don't ride pretend bikes"
Worker 2: "Okay, that's probably true. Let's split the distance and make them top out at 372 watts"
All 3 workers smile at their brilliance and march off to their supervisor in quest of a raise.

Today I tried to find my maximum wattage. I soon found that the Lifecycle 9500 tops out on level 20. On level 20 with a 95 cadence I was generating 372 watts. If I pedaled faster I still maintained 372 watts. It would seem that the machine isn't designed to register higher than that. I'll look a bit more at the options next time I'm there. Can't hardly believe it stops at 372.... why not 300, 400, 500...or even 350?

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...............Road Bike.....LifeCycle.....Total Miles
Today.............0..............18.................18
Jan total.......98.....+........402....=..........500
Feb total.....385.....+.......220....=...........605
Mar total.....659.....+........41.....=...........700
April total...629.....+........57.....=...........676
May total.....642.....+........23.....=...........665
June total....804.....+.........0.....=...........804
July total....933.....+.........0.....=...........933
August total..732.....+........23.....=...........755
Sept total....338.....+.........0.....=...........338
Oct total.....632.....+.........0.....=...........632
Nov total.....352.....+........75.....=...........427
YTD...........6347....+......1127....=.........7501
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