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 2014-01-15 8:57 PM in reply to: rjrankin83 |
 643   |  Subject: RE: Do my watts look normal?I think your watts are way closer to what they should be than your friend's. I have a B16 as well (twins!) but I was only able to get 2 outdoor rides in when I got my PM. Here is my initial FTP test link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/405045051 For me average power during the test was 261watts and I got 22.2 mph. I am pretty sure I was going into a slight wind that way since I didn't want to do the test with a tail wind. Either way, 144 watts being 20 mph seems way way low. I'm ~165 and there's no way 144 watts would get me 20 mph. My 30 minute cooldown was at 200watts (in same link) and I averaged 18 mph but a lot (60%?) of it was going into the wind. |
| 2014-01-16 8:51 AM in reply to: 0 |
Extreme Veteran 5722 | Subject: RE: Do my watts look normal? Originally posted by rjrankin83 http://connect.garmin.com/activity/430426727 A little longer ride to test. Ride done mostly out of aero in cycling bib and jersey. Weight at start 230 lbs. Tires are Conti Grand Prix with 115-120psi. Bottle on downtube and one repair kit in bottle behind seat in an xlab 2 cage rear carrier. Felt B16 bike. The reason I'm even asking is a friend has Garmin Vector pedals and rides a Shiv. He weighs a little less (roughly 210) and did a 40 mile ride at 20mph on the same roads at 144 watt avg. So I'm assuming one of us is wrong? If you did that ride out of aero, it looks very normal. If you did it in aero, I suspect there is a problem The part where you go straight south and back north seem fine. It almost seems like the wind was blowing West to East. Edited by marcag 2014-01-16 9:03 AM |
| 2014-01-16 9:02 AM in reply to: Blastman |
Extreme Veteran 5722 | Subject: RE: Do my watts look normal? Originally posted by Blastman I think your watts are way closer to what they should be than your friend's. I have a B16 as well (twins!) but I was only able to get 2 outdoor rides in when I got my PM. Here is my initial FTP test link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/405045051 For me average power during the test was 261watts and I got 22.2 mph. I am pretty sure I was going into a slight wind that way since I didn't want to do the test with a tail wind. Either way, 144 watts being 20 mph seems way way low. I'm ~165 and there's no way 144 watts would get me 20 mph. My 30 minute cooldown was at 200watts (in same link) and I averaged 18 mph but a lot (60%?) of it was going into the wind. Wind plays a huge role. Your test was in a headwind and seems in a slight downhill. But the wind made the downhill appear as hard as an uphill. Look like the wind was blowing mostly West to East |
| 2014-01-16 9:08 AM in reply to: Kido |
Extreme Veteran 1018 | Subject: RE: Do my watts look normal? Originally posted by Kido About the average cadence thing... I found my garmin just averages it over the entire ride so when you freewheel, it will lower your average. I found "average" cadence to be worthless unless doing a TT or something. Cadence is only helpful on it's own as a real time number. You can turn 0 overaging off. |
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