Pace and watts
Rower watts to BikeErg or Wattbike watts
250 RowErg watts is a 1:51.9 split on the rower, and an estimated 275 BikeErg or Wattbike watts at similar effort. This chart converts each RowErg watts figure from 100 to 400, in 25-watt steps, and individual variation is large.
Rower watts to BikeErg or Wattbike watts (estimate)
| RowErg watts | RowErg 500m split(exact) | BikeErg or Wattbike watts(estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 2:31.8 | 110 |
| 125 | 2:20.9 | 138 |
| 150 | 2:12.6 | 165 |
| 175 | 2:06.0 | 193 |
| 200 | 2:00.5 | 220 |
| 225 | 1:55.9 | 248 |
| 250 | 1:51.9 | 275 |
| 275 | 1:48.4 | 303 |
| 300 | 1:45.3 | 330 |
| 325 | 1:42.5 | 358 |
| 350 | 1:40.0 | 385 |
| 375 | 1:37.7 | 413 |
| 400 | 1:35.6 | 440 |
- Cycling watts are about 1.1 × RowErg watts at the same effort (Lindenthaler et al. 2018; Wiener et al. 1995).
- The BikeErg split is power-matched to the rower, but equal power is not equal effort (Turner and Rice 2021).
- Similar effort is an estimate: a given power feels different on different machines, so those figures are a starting point and individual variation is large.
Worked example
250 RowErg watts is about 275 cycling watts (250 × 1.1), and a 1:51.9 split on the rower. Treat that as a starting point, not a measurement.
How it is worked out
Cycling watts are about 1.1 times RowErg watts at the same effort, so the estimate is RowErg watts × 1.1. The RowErg 500m split is exact: split = 500 × cube root of (2.80 ÷ watts). The estimate is all in the cycling factor.
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