I live in Florida so for the past 18 months I've done all my riding outside, with the last 7 months with a PM.
Normally I do my easy rides somewhere between 140-150 watts.
Today, I hooked up my bike to the trainer and 145 watts felt way harder than what I pedal outside. I thought maybe I have my trainer on too tight, but the more I thought about that, the more I thought that it should not matter. If the trainer is on too tight, and I have to pedal harder, that should be reflected in the power numbers. So why is there a discrepancy? Zone 2 feels like zone 3, zone 3 feels like zone 4, etc.
What am I missing?
Normally I do my easy rides somewhere between 140-150 watts.
Today, I hooked up my bike to the trainer and 145 watts felt way harder than what I pedal outside. I thought maybe I have my trainer on too tight, but the more I thought about that, the more I thought that it should not matter. If the trainer is on too tight, and I have to pedal harder, that should be reflected in the power numbers. So why is there a discrepancy? Zone 2 feels like zone 3, zone 3 feels like zone 4, etc.
What am I missing?