Last year I wrote on this forum about a new Power2Max meter that was reading low, or so it seemed. My times on my TT bike were up, but my power was down. I was avg. 36-37kmh on training rides with power 15-20watts lower than the year before.
The biggest difference between 2016 and 2017 was the switch from my trusty powertap sl+ to a Power2max for the TT bike. I figured the Power2Max was reading low as al of my timing data on long climbs etc. on the road bike with the powertap sl+ seemed to suggest those numbers were accurate, especially compared to others I rode with or others on Strava.
Enter a new bike and a new powertap GS hub. Well, it looks like the Power2max was the more accurate meter, or at least the GS hub reflects numbers closer to the Power2max.
But now I am depressed and grieving the loss of 20-25 watts. I had a 1hour best power of 286 last year, and I had a major goal of reaching 300watts this year. But now it looks like my true FTP was somewhere around 260-70 and 300 is way to far out of reach.
I understand these numbers do not actually matter, overall I was the fastest I have ever been on my TT bike last year, and will hopefully be faster this year. So this post is kind of tongue in cheek. But man, 300 watt FTP was going to feel nice...
The biggest difference between 2016 and 2017 was the switch from my trusty powertap sl+ to a Power2max for the TT bike. I figured the Power2Max was reading low as al of my timing data on long climbs etc. on the road bike with the powertap sl+ seemed to suggest those numbers were accurate, especially compared to others I rode with or others on Strava.
Enter a new bike and a new powertap GS hub. Well, it looks like the Power2max was the more accurate meter, or at least the GS hub reflects numbers closer to the Power2max.
But now I am depressed and grieving the loss of 20-25 watts. I had a 1hour best power of 286 last year, and I had a major goal of reaching 300watts this year. But now it looks like my true FTP was somewhere around 260-70 and 300 is way to far out of reach.
I understand these numbers do not actually matter, overall I was the fastest I have ever been on my TT bike last year, and will hopefully be faster this year. So this post is kind of tongue in cheek. But man, 300 watt FTP was going to feel nice...