Leg cycling efficiency is unaltered in healthy aging regardless of sex or training status (Duong et al).pdf (610.9 KB). “decreased efficiency in older individuals were attributable to metabolic or biomechanical comorbidities, not aging per se.” Discuss 
“decreased efficiency in older individuals were attributable to metabolic or biomechanical comorbidities, not aging per se.”
From personal experience metabolic or biomechanical comorbidities come with aging .
It’s a catch 22
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It may just be a me problem, but that link didn’t seem to work.
Here is an alternate link:
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A good cycling training plan including strength training, along with mobility/flexibility work, good nutrition, sufficient sleep (quality and quantity), work on emotional health, and management of blood pressure and cholesterol are a great countermeasures for many common metabolic and biomechanical comorbidities.
You can’t stop aging, so at 67 years old, this is where I place my hope.
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Don’t think this will apply to many people here; they tested power outputs of 35W, 60W, and 85W.
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Yes and no, they come with lifestyle and time. For some it’ll come in their 50s or earlier, for some not till their 70s or later.
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A good lifestyle can help, but there’s a strong genetic (and sometimes just luck) aspect as well.
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Not what the ageing research has revealed. The strongest predictor was whether an individual was most,y sedentary. Driving short distances etc.