Does it make sense that for whatever reason, my newer stages single side PM (latest version) reads a lot lower than my previous P2M crankset??
For comparison:
2015 Tremblant 70.3 - 180w avg (p2m), 2:39, 88.7km.
2016 Tremblant 70.3 - 186w avg (p2m), 2:39, 88.5km
2018 Tremblant 70.3 - 160 avg (stages), 2:35, 87.7km
The 1km difference in 2018 could account for ~ 2 minutes difference I guess. But then I still went 2 minutes faster while pushing 20 watts less (and I was in fact trying to push less, pedestrian, in order to run without cramps for once on this course...). I also had a disc wheel in '15 and '16, and a 90mm rear in '18, so that should have cost me more time...
I -think- my position is a little better this year and was able to hold aero better/longer. But I still didn't expect that time in '18 while pushing so little watts...
I have noticed similar in a couple sprint races, where my P2M had me at an avg around 275, and stages has me around 240....
For comparison:
2015 Tremblant 70.3 - 180w avg (p2m), 2:39, 88.7km.
2016 Tremblant 70.3 - 186w avg (p2m), 2:39, 88.5km
2018 Tremblant 70.3 - 160 avg (stages), 2:35, 87.7km
The 1km difference in 2018 could account for ~ 2 minutes difference I guess. But then I still went 2 minutes faster while pushing 20 watts less (and I was in fact trying to push less, pedestrian, in order to run without cramps for once on this course...). I also had a disc wheel in '15 and '16, and a 90mm rear in '18, so that should have cost me more time...
I -think- my position is a little better this year and was able to hold aero better/longer. But I still didn't expect that time in '18 while pushing so little watts...
I have noticed similar in a couple sprint races, where my P2M had me at an avg around 275, and stages has me around 240....