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  • I know nothing about watts and power to weight ratio. Is this really that low for fat MAMILs? What do you push @amey? Not a dig, just curious

  • i have no idea, I dont have a PM. Possibly less. My currency is instagram.

  • @amey is a runner now, ask him about his foot-strike, ground contact time and vertical oscillation.

  • It looks like they are not using power:weight in the way that cycling performance professionals would. In our performance lab, we quote max minute aerobic power:body mass(kg). If this is what they are talking about, then yes, it is low for 'conditioned' cyclists.

    Sounds like they are talking about holding 190-225 watts for a 75 kg rider working out to 30-33 kmph. Maintaining the ratio for heavier (need to push more watts) or lighter (push less watts) riders means it is the same speed for everyone but I guess you don't sound super technical and cool if you just quote speed nor can you justify your SRM cranks for a 40 min club ride. 30-33 kmph = not that fast riding as a group.

  • For what it's worth, as a lowly (heavy) cat 3 cyclist my FTP is around 3w/kg.

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