One goal of this project was to have the computer display power. Since my old Cyclops trainer is not adjustable, power should be a function of speed. Fortunately power curves for some Cyclops trainers are published : http://www.cycleops.cz/files/trainers.pdf. I decided to use the Fluid2 curve - my trainer's older than that but hopefully close enough. A curve-fit using Excel gave :
Power[W] = 0.0128V3 - 0.0163V2 + 8.2864V where V is speed in [mph]
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