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FTP - Functional Threshold Power....how big is yours!!
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But you are confusing a T20 with FTP. Two different things, though we use the T20 to guess FTP.
If we say FTP is from a genuine 1 hr effort, it is more meaningful for longer races.There is a 'fatigue resistance' component, which gets less press.duffyshuffle wrote: »Cooler fan arrived from Viking earlier, cheep and cheerful and seems reasonable speed/cooling, was about €30 only, 16inch.
FTP test pencilled in for Tuesday night, do people watch wattage during it/pick rough targets to not start too hard, or just cover and pedal for the 20 mins (not talking about the 5 min interval, know thats sustained flat out)
Not expecting great things looking at my power from my latest turbo sessions but need to face the facts!
Link to fan?0 -
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duffyshuffle wrote: »ANY IDEA THE PRICE?
No idea, but have just enquired about importing x20 of them 0 -
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User|Starting FTP|Current FTP|Watts/kg|Target FTP|Target Watts/kg|Test|Unit
Jackyback|298watts|278watts|4.08|320watts|5.00|T5+T20*0.95|Power2Max PM
NWM2|285watts|327watts|3.9|310watts|3.7|40k TT|Powertap SL+
pgibbo|232watts|260watts|3.56|300watts|4.35|T5+T20*0.95|Power2Max PM
Fazz|255 watts|287 watts|4.31|300 watts|4.4|T5+T20*0.95|Lemond/Quarq
Nerraw|216 watts|216 watts|3.33|280 watts|4.3|T5+T20*0.95|Tacx Flow
shotgunmcos|318 watts|325 watts|4.23|330watts|4.4|T5+T20*0.95|Tacx Flow
RedB|230 watts|230 watts|2.55|290 watts|3.5|T5+T20*0.95|Tacx Flow
BennyMul| 253 watts |231 watts |3.3|270watts|4|T5+T20*0.95|Powertap SL2+
Bobblehead_jr|345 watts|345 watts|4.9|390 watts|5.6|T5+T20*0.95| iBike iPro
Macanri|237 watts|237 watts|3.22|?280watts|4.0|T5+T20*0.95|Tacx Flow T2200
Bambaata|322 watts|338 watts|4.29|345?watts|4.54|T5+T20*0.95|Power2Max PM
dx22|239 watts|275 watts|3.48|300watts|4.0|T5+T20*0.95|Tacx Flow
d4r3n|189 watts|210 watts|3.68|240 watts|4.0|T5+T20*0.95|Powertap
tunney|270 watts|270 watts|3.55|350 watts|5.14|T5+T20*.95|SRM
couerdelion|252 watts|280 watts|2.69|315 watts|3.50|T5+T20*.95|Cycleops Magneto + Trainer Road
bryangiggsy|221 watts|253 watts|3.24|290 watts|3.84|T5+T20*.95|SRM
Briando|233 watts|233 watts|2.98|280 watts|3.58|T5+T20*.95|Power2Max
Amphkingwest|185 watts|185 watts|2.1|300 watts|3.79|T5+T20*.95|Polar / LOOK
duffyshuffle|272 watts|272 watts|2.81|325 watts|3.61|T5+T20*.95|PowerTap
1st time doing this test properly, felt I paced it well, but reviewing may have not gone hard enough on 5 min test although felt like I did. Think I paced out the effort of the 20min v well.
Did you guys mean your 5min was 20/21% higher than the 20min figure or the 20min*.95 figure?
Stats:
Weight this morning: 97kg
5min: AP 337 NP 332 HR 165
20min: AP 288 NP 287 HR 162
So 288 * .95 = 272/273? IF 5min was too easy, then 270 the figure to work off?
http://www.trainerroad.com/cycling/rides/167293
edit: I did need a pee 30 secs before the 5min test kicked off and was a bit fidgity in the warm up fixing music/fan (nerve 0 -
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Miles Embarrassed Ubiquity wrote: »Well done Fazz, ^^sounds like it was well paced so:)^^.
30w/10% is a big jump. Not surprised really given the power you were holding on the 70k tt a while back.
+1
Savage form Fazz, you continue on this relentless upward trend :cool:
As I have a Quarq myself I am interested which PM gave the lower number and the difference between PM's.
Where did you do it? Was it solo or a group/coach session? Also wondering if you wouldn't mind sharing the file-I will have my first FTP test soon and I want to see what a well paced effort looks like 0 -
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Fair play Fazz. I was supposed to do mine last night but mental work prevented that. I am about to do it now though
Not looking forward to this! First test in a long long time and my body has only seen minor glimpses of pain in recent months so this is going to hurt!
Just getting the soundtrack ready! Think i'll go with this - https://soundcloud.com/darko-esser/balans025-oscar-mulero0 -
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@Jackyback – thanks, reckon you’ll be due for a nice increase on your next test too hopefully! Though adding the SRM to your arsenal may show up different numbers now. If anything using 2 seperate Power meters could actually skew your training specific intervals (which let’s face it are the main improvement sessions imo). I’d advise sticking to your Race power meter for important interval watts based sessions in my experience.
If JB so wished he could alter the slope on the SRMs so that the power matched the P2M. Admitedly then he would have two "wrong" power meters
I do know what you mean on the two PMs. My SRMs read 3% higher than Computrainer. Its awkward maintaining two FTPs. *
*Yes I could re calibrate my CT to match the SRMs but really both are right (power at wheel should be less than power at crank due to drive train inefficiencies)0 -
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If JB so wished he could alter the slope on the SRMs so that the power matched the P2M. Admitedly then he would have two "wrong" power meters
I do know what you mean on the two PMs. My SRMs read 3% higher than Computrainer. Its awkward maintaining two FTPs. *
*Yes I could re calibrate my CT to match the SRMs but really both are right (power at wheel should be less than power at crank due to drive train inefficiencies)
As long as i know that the P2M reads x% lower then it should not be a factor especially as i will do all my specific sets on the tt with srms.
@mrbungle - If its a new unit they should have sorted the temp drift that the P2M suffers with so you should not have to zero it all the time. Perhaps the P2Ms just naturally read low compared to other units? Have a look at DCRainmakers review especially the accuracy element at the bottom. http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/01/power2max-power-meter-in-depth-review.html0 -
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