I did the 20 minute FTP test on TrainerRoad last night and have a few questions. Going in, my FTP was set to 203. My setup is as follows:
Tablet (bt):
Garmin 820 (ant+):
I have never been able to get my pedals and trainer to really "match" power over the course of a session to my liking. One of the reasons I have a kickr is I thought something was wrong with my first trainer, a TacX Vortex smart. All firmware is up-to-date and I did a spindown/calibration before I started; both through TR. The tablet is using the default "powermatch" setting. I've tried powermatch on/off/+/- and it doesn't really seem to matter when it comes to comparison with the P1 pedals.
After the 20 minute test, TR said my average power was 214 and my new FTP was 203. The Garmin, with only the P1 pedals, said my average power was 224, which would equate to an FTP of 212.
On my previous FTP test, I used the same pedals and my TacX, but don't think I thought to separate the pedals out that time.
Questions:
As always, thanks for any insight or advice.
Tablet (bt):
- Running TrainerRoad
- Kickr v2
- Powertap P1 pedals
Garmin 820 (ant+):
- Garmin HRM
- Powertap P1 pedals
- Garmin cadence
I have never been able to get my pedals and trainer to really "match" power over the course of a session to my liking. One of the reasons I have a kickr is I thought something was wrong with my first trainer, a TacX Vortex smart. All firmware is up-to-date and I did a spindown/calibration before I started; both through TR. The tablet is using the default "powermatch" setting. I've tried powermatch on/off/+/- and it doesn't really seem to matter when it comes to comparison with the P1 pedals.
After the 20 minute test, TR said my average power was 214 and my new FTP was 203. The Garmin, with only the P1 pedals, said my average power was 224, which would equate to an FTP of 212.
On my previous FTP test, I used the same pedals and my TacX, but don't think I thought to separate the pedals out that time.
Questions:
- Do I trust the kickr, the pedals, or split the difference with respect to FTP?
- My average HR during the 20 minute session was 160. Can I use that as my LTHR for my run zones? If so, straight up 160 or 160*0.95?
As always, thanks for any insight or advice.