Power Meters / Powermeters (SRM, Powertap, Quarq, Ergomo, Vector, Stages, power2max, P2M, 4iii, InPower, Cinch)

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Smallfurry in reply to @Bainbridge

Difficult to know.

I'd add 10w to the starting power (295w) then see how much I can ramp. When you're close to your max 10 can make a massive difference over time.

My FTp is 280w. The other week I held 105% for 24 minutes. Which wasnt even during a hard test. This hints that I hould e able to hold more for 20 mins and thus set a Bigger FTP. But adding 5 or 10 watts to my 20 min climb power destroys me.

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Bainbridge in reply to @Smallfurry

Aren't you supposed to try and hold a constant power throughout the test (as much as possible)?

My average power was 315w (from training peaks) so shouldn't I try holding at 320w from the beginning?

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Smallfurry in reply to @Bainbridge

In that case I'd start at 315w.

You managed 315 having started at 285. So it's not a bad strategy.

As Dammit says. It's personal. But recovery from over doing it, is far harder than ramping after starting too easy.

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