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It's a way to test if your ftp is exactly 350w. You will not know if you could have done slightly more, or if you fail to do 20 mins you will only know that your FTP is NOT 350w.
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An FTP test allows some variation in output during the test. Doing it on ERG would be testing whether you can pedal a constant wattage, which is much tougher, so you'd grind to a halt at a lower number.
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Yeah, I wouldn't try that. If you want to estimate ftp power without worrying about pacing do a ramp test instead.
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Saris H3 is in the post.
One thing I wondered is whether you could theoretically do a power test in erg mode? For example, could I set my FTP at 350w and try to simply turn the pedals at ~368w for 20 mins?
Failing i.e. grinding to a halt would eliminate the question of whether you’ve squeezed every last drop out.