I'm wondering if someone who is familiar riding with power can look at a subset from my ride this morning and provide tips. The snippet shown was during one of our sprint points on a road that was a bit rolling and bumpy. No drafting, I'm in front
A couple questions...
1) I know I'm supposed to ride consistent, but how consistent? Are the up and down bumps in power throughout normal? Should this be more smooth? I do look at 3s power while riding and it varies .. but how flat can you really keep it on a non-flat road?
2) After surges, power drops and then slowly picks back up... I imagine a slower surge would mean a lesser drop... any tips for surging 'less than all out' so the drop isn't as significant? Maybe a slower increase?
3) Anything else you see that looks out of place / doesn't make sense that I should be looking at?
I've read Training and Racing with a Power Meter (Coggan / Allen) when I first bought the PM, maybe it's a good chance to go back and re-read.
Thanks for any and all suggestions.
A couple questions...
1) I know I'm supposed to ride consistent, but how consistent? Are the up and down bumps in power throughout normal? Should this be more smooth? I do look at 3s power while riding and it varies .. but how flat can you really keep it on a non-flat road?
2) After surges, power drops and then slowly picks back up... I imagine a slower surge would mean a lesser drop... any tips for surging 'less than all out' so the drop isn't as significant? Maybe a slower increase?
3) Anything else you see that looks out of place / doesn't make sense that I should be looking at?
I've read Training and Racing with a Power Meter (Coggan / Allen) when I first bought the PM, maybe it's a good chance to go back and re-read.
Thanks for any and all suggestions.