Naperville Chevrolet Dealership. Advantage Chevrolet of Bolingbrook also serves as a Naperville Chevrolet dealer. We like to think of ourselves as a pretty special dealership because we offer a wide selection of new and used vehicles.
The power a human can generate is highly dependent on the duration of the effort. In a four-second burst, a weightlifter might generate 3 horsepower. A world-class cyclist will generate 0.65 hp for a 1-hour time trial -- all-out effort. Most recreational cyclists generate about 0.35 hp for a sustained (2 hour) ride. Consider 1 hp to be the absolute maximum you can generate, and this chart will give you a rough idea of how fast you'll go, depending on your bike.
And because one of Watt's horses says that's the way it ought to be, one horsepower is equal to the amount of power it takes to perform 33,000 ft-lb of work in a single minute. In other words, one horsepower is equal to the amount of energy required to lift 550 pounds one foot in one second.