Man of Honour
Yeah, was it a Kurt Kinetic you bought in the end?
Yeah. Kurt Kinetic Road Machine.
Yeah, was it a Kurt Kinetic you bought in the end?
Me thinks you either need to tighten the adjuster screw on your turbo or start racing.
From a workout perspective it shouldn't make any difference as all the effort is relative to your FTP, provided you keep your setup the same. If you try the three turns and it's significantly harder you might want to retest though.
I am somewhat reluctant to find out my FTP (and don't have a turbo anyway), I get the feeling I'd be rather upset.
It's within the realms of possibility but 340w on your first ever FTP would be very very impressive.
I am somewhat reluctant to find out my FTP (and don't have a turbo anyway), I get the feeling I'd be rather upset.
I'm not sure if I'll be able to detect how much harder it is or isn't just off the bat.
Presumably if I'm doing a workout with targets based around my current FTP setting then if I do the three full turns thing and I can't keep up it will be a strong indicator that the first test was inaccurate?
Yesterday I managed what I consider a monumental achievement - I completed my first metric century! I'm very pleased to have finished, even more pleased to have not had to stop mid-climb on any of the hills!
I had one off which was down to a pure lack of concentration on my part, but everything remained in tact.
Once my knees, back and shoulder feel normal again, I will be looking for similar challenges - with fewer hills!
Heres my Strava track from the day, it was the Cycle Derby Sportive if interested - http://www.strava.com/activities/197566073
I think the w/kg figure is more important than the actual FTP number. Weight makes a big difference up hills, but also when accelerating (both from a standstill and all those little accelerations you do whilst riding along).
He's quite heavy (similar weight to me) and if I go out riding with the light guys (55-65kg), i'll average something like 70-90watts more than them and can be well over 100watts difference on a climb.. I'm not any faster, I just have a lot more weight to carry around.
I nearly cried when I went for my first ride with my powertap
edit: the important thing is that once you've decided if you're going to try another test or just stick with the figure you've got, dont change the setup. It doesnt really matter how accurate your FTP number is as long as you can keep the test consistent to track your progress.
Well I have to say that I've found the rollers to have made a difference to my technique. Whether its real or a placebo I tend to roll 3 times a week for 30-45 minutes. And yeah, on the bike I have felt different. Not sure if I can be bothered to go down the turbo route, now that I'm happy on my rollers, though I realise the power output will be higher on a turbo. Though decathlon.fr has quite a few Tacx/Elite for a very reasonable price..
[DOD]Asprilla;26936897 said:Good going on that last 1.1km segment.
Superb! That's more like it. Up it to 15 miles next week if you say your legs could do more. Excellent.
I'll be trying to get some of the waterproof socks. My current waterproof socks were hand-me-downs and are a little too small.
I don't know to what you're referringDepends. Are you riding with Edgar ?
Cheers, I hope you're right. I'd be surprised if the figure isn't a little high though. I'm a lot faster than I used to be but I'm not sure I'm that fast.
I'll see how it feels when I confirm the set up and probably redo the test, just for peace of mind really. I'd prefer a power figure that it closer to real life rather than one that is kind of arbitrary (even if that's fine for training purposes I want to be able to compare to people to see where I am on the scale).
I'd really like some rollers too. Maybe in a few months...
I have a KK Road machine with a lowly FTP figure of 224. Done a few 2x20s and 20 min tests on a wattbike and they also seem pretty consistent so your numbers could very well be right
But ... dont the pro's have figures around that? Obviously they must weigh less but if you just need to shed weight and keep the power constant you'd be sorted. If my FTP was what yours is, I'd be pushing 6w/kg!!!