The Accuracy and Reliability of the Power Measurements of the TACX Neo 2T Smart Trainer and Its Agreement against the Garmin Vector 3 Pedals
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Data Collection
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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TN2T | GV3 | Accuracy TN2T vs. APP | Accuracy TN2T vs. GV3 | Reliability TN2T vs. GV3 | ||||||
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Power Stage | Mean ± SD | CV (%) | Cadence (rpm) | Mean ± SD | CV (%) | Cadence (rpm) | Relative Difference (%) | Relative Difference (%) | CV (%) | ICC |
100 W | 100.8 ± 1.0 | 0.97 | 88.1 ± 7.2 | 100.5 ± 1.0 | 0.95 | 88.1 ± 7.3 | 0.82 ± 0.95 | 0.31 ± 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.961 |
130 W | 130.6 ± 1.2 | 0.86 | 86.4 ± 4.0 | 130.2 ± 1.3 | 0.92 | 86.4 ± 4.0 | 0.45 ± 0.84 | 0.31 ± 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.968 |
150 W | 150.0 ± 0.3 | 0.20 | 88.1 ± 7.7 | 149.7 ± 0.5 | 0.32 | 88.0 ± 7.5 | 0.00 ± 0.20 | 0.24 ± 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.731 |
180 W | 180.8 ± 1.2 | 0.62 | 92.8 ± 5.3 | 180.5 ± 1.3 | 0.70 | 92.8 ± 5.3 | 0.44 ± 0.62 | 0.15 ± 0.21 | 0.08 | 0.965 |
210 W | 210.3 ± 1.1 | 0.50 | 93.3 ± 5.1 | 210.0 ± 0.7 | 0.32 | 93.2 ± 5.2 | 0.14 ± 0.50 | 0.13 ± 0.56 | 0.06 | 0.768 |
240 W | 240.2 ± 0.9 | 0.36 | 91.2 ± 4.4 | 239.8 ± 0.7 | 0.27 | 91.3 ± 4.5 | 0.07 ± 0.36 | 0.14 ± 0.21 | 0.07 | 0.842 |
270 W | 269.8 ± 1.5 | 0.53 | 92.7 ± 2.4 | 270.0 ± 0.9 | 0.32 | 92.7 ± 2.4 | 0.08 ± 0.54 | 0.07 ± 0.71 | 0.03 | 0.967 |
Power Stage | t-Test | MD | 95CI | p | D [Descriptor] |
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100 W | 0.68 | 0.31 | −0.65 to 1.27 | 0.504 | 0.31 [small] |
130 W | 0.73 | 0.40 | −0.75 to 1.56 | 0.473 | 0.33 [small] |
150 W | 1.85 | 0.35 | −0.05 to 0.75 | 0.081 | 0.83 [moderate] |
180 W | 0.48 | 0.27 | −0.91 to 1.46 | 0.634 | 0.22 [small] |
210 W | 0.66 | 0.27 | −0.60 to 1.14 | 0.520 | 0.29 [small] |
240 W | 0.95 | 0.34 | −0.41 to 1.10 | 0.354 | 0.42 [small] |
270 W | −0.31 | −0.18 | −1.44 to 1.07 | 0.760 | 0.15 [trivial] |
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Morais, J.E.; Bragada, J.A.; Magalhães, P.M.; Marinho, D.A. The Accuracy and Reliability of the Power Measurements of the TACX Neo 2T Smart Trainer and Its Agreement against the Garmin Vector 3 Pedals. J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2024, 9, 138. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk9030138
Morais JE, Bragada JA, Magalhães PM, Marinho DA. The Accuracy and Reliability of the Power Measurements of the TACX Neo 2T Smart Trainer and Its Agreement against the Garmin Vector 3 Pedals. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 2024; 9(3):138. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk9030138
Chicago/Turabian StyleMorais, Jorge E., José A. Bragada, Pedro M. Magalhães, and Daniel A. Marinho. 2024. "The Accuracy and Reliability of the Power Measurements of the TACX Neo 2T Smart Trainer and Its Agreement against the Garmin Vector 3 Pedals" Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 9, no. 3: 138. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk9030138