1) 287w AP, 288w NP
2) 27.8 mph
3) 8.45 miles Local Thursday night TT
4) 155lbs
5) Argon 18 E-118, unbranded 60mm front wheel with 20mm supersonic, 50mm rear wheel, Powertap GS hub, aerojacket cover, 23mm GP TT. 1x Sram red setup, 54t x-sync and 11-28 cassette.
6) Flat course, 22m elevation loss/gain, 10 mph headwind on return

1) Average watts: 233/ 255 np
2) average speed: 23.1 mph
3) distance 15 mi
4) weight: 174 lbs
5) TM02 (old frame style); 80 mm wheels front and back
6) happy with ride; flatfish, still having struggle pushing power out of the water. Cars on course + crowding at times contributed to a higher VI with braking and hammering out of stops.

Just did 20km TT
1) 332w
2) 24.2
3) 20k
4) 157
5) same
6) new ftp 338w! 4.74w / kg . was windy out. slacked a bit after 20 min mark to go under 30min for whole TT
7) see above

How are you calculating your ftp? Seems odd to have an ftp higher than what you hold for a 20k tt? Would say that based on this ftp is likely around 315

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You should go much faster than 24.2 on 332 watts, especially at 157 lbs

 

Boulder Peak Triathlon

1) 275NP 256AP
2) 25.1mph
3) 25.5mi
4) 148lbs
5) 2016 Giant Trinity, Reynolds Aero 58 clinchers + disc cover, Conti 23 SS front - Conti TT 25 rear, Giro Aerohead helmet, Wattie Ink suit
6) 1400ft of climbing. Went very hard early in the long Olde Stage climb. 35mph descent speed limit slowed things down (lost 1 minute to top pros on Strava for the descent). Not much else to complain about.

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Alex Arman

Strava

Some of these are pretty serious speeds and powers. I'd assume most all of these are done using a power meter given how serious the efforts are.

What % of these posted are from real power meters and which are "Strava watts"? I think everyone should post up what meter they are using also and perhaps the course's elevation.

one should go much faster than 24.2 on 332 watts & 157 lbs even on a road bike. I'd kvetch about doing 25 mph on 300W on a road bike

i got ftp from garmin connect 20min power. my cadence average was 77. perhaps my sloppy technique, and me readjusting on the seat everyone once and then has something to do with it. i ride on flat pedals for work all day

1) Average watts: 180
2) Average speed in MPH: 23.7
3) Distance: 14 miles
4) Rider weight: 137
5) Describe bike and wheels: Cervelo P2C, 60mm Front Wheel, Covered Powertap Rear, Felt Devox Aero Bars, Ski Bends, Top Tube Cable Mod,
6) Misc notes: Verklon Short Sleeve Tri Suit, LGP09, Not Tri Focused training - one swim in the last year, averaging 4 miles a week on the run

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1) 147 w
2) 18.2 mph
3) 245 miles (aero position for roughly 220 miles)
4) 157 lbs
5) 2012 Cervel P2
6) Solo brevet / adventure, not a race. central Pennsylvania to IM Maryland course loop to southern Delaware

elevation: 5,371 feet
avg cadence: 83
avg hear rate: 127
moving time: 13:16:16
elapsed time: 15:38:07

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Last Sunday at Challenge Roth, 5:18 bike split
1) AP 175W / NP 186W
2) 21 mph
3) 178.6 km / 111 miles
4) 68kg
5) Felt IA14, SwissSide Hadron 625
6) The course had 1550m / 5085 feet of elev. gain, rode most of the race at 179W AP / 189W NP and eased up the last few km before T2

That's a solid ride!

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1) 300W avg (302 NP)
2) 28.3 MPH
3) 9.96 miles (10 Mile TT at Charlotte Motor Speedway)
4) 140 lbs
5) QR PRsix (DIY Speed Box), FLO90 Carbon, Reynolds Disc, Conti GP4000sii tires, Vittoria Latex tubes, Felt Devox bars, TriRig front brake, Wing57 helmet, Rotor NoQ rings and 165mm 3D Cranks, Power2Max PM, Lake TX222 shoes, Ownway Apparel Trisuit
6) Strong wind on front stretch. That track is NOT flat.
7) Sadly, no pic.

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Come on. How could I not post this here? :-)

1) 287 watts
2) 49.121 kph
3) 49.121 km
4) 156 lbs
5) BMC TM01 set up as a track bike. Front and rear disk wheels. 52x14 gear
6) World Hour Record for 55-59 men. Set in Aguascalientes, MX. Velodrome elevation is about 6,200'. Old record was 47.773km. Average cadence was 106 rpm.

wko4 power file is here: https://www.dropbox.com/...our_Record.wko4?dl=0

Position picture here: https://www.facebook.com/.../?type=3&theater

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http://kevinmetcalfe.dreamhosters.com
My Strava

Not sure how I can possibly follow Kevin (congratulations!!!), but this is an interesting one for the question of how much faster a full TT rig is over a road bike.

~20k TT, two runs.

Run #1:

1) 293
2) 28 mph
3) 12.443 miles
4) 172 lbs
5) Cervelo P4 with Renn disc rear, Zipp 808 front. Castelli skinsuit, Kask Bambino helmet
6) This is my "normal" TT setup.

Run #2:

1) 295
2) 26.2 mph
3) 12.443 miles
4) 172 lbs
5) 2015 Giant TCR Advanced Pro, 42cm drop bars, left on bottle cages, generic 38mm carbon tubulars. Castelli skinsuit, Kask Protone helmet, Premier chain.
6) This is my "normal" road setup.

The event offered a "non-aero" category, so I did my second run on my road bike. Same skinsuit, but had to change helmets to comply with the "non-aero" rules. I could have used an aero bottle (I didn't) or borrowed some deeper wheels (discs were not allowed, but no limit on rim depth). Also gave myself a nice ~30M gap between starts, so I was somewhat recovered for run #2.

Note that this is at ~5800' elavation, with fairly calm air and temperatures in the 80's. I've got fast equipment, a decent position, and I pace properly, but the thinner air gives me a lot of "free" speed.

1) AP 258 W
2) 42,7 km/h (26,5 MPH)
3) 89,2 km (55,4 miles; half-distance triathlon, a bit short course)
4) 66 kg (145 lb)
5) P5, Swissside Hadron 800+, Catalyst wheel cover, Vittoria CS
6) Everyone seemed to a bit higher estimated CdA than expected / before. Best bike split of the day (Finnish half-distance championchips) with my tiny watts, thanks ST forum for aero tips.
7) Pic (c) Bullseye Photography [/img]

Just a funny observation:

https://www.strava.com/activities/1084932466

It's funny that Strava estimated me at 81 watts for this mountain bike race.
If I had to guess I'd say I had the effort of 190 watts (~85%)

1. 81
2. 11.0 mph
3. 13.4 miles
4. 144 lbs
5. 2010 Cannondale RZ 120,
6. Xterra Versailles

Nice job Kevin. Amazed that Dan Bryant put out about 100 watts more than you on the same track on the same day, and went nearly 2k less. There is so much that goes into riding a bike fast.

1) 186 watt
2) 32.5 kph
3 88.2 km
4) 83 kg/182 lbs
5) Felt B12, stock wheels, normal gearing.
6) IM70.3 EU championship elsinore

1) 263 AP / 268 NP
2) 25.38 MPH (2:10:20 split)
3) 55 miles (Racine 69.1)
4) Weight: 157 lbs
5) 2010 Cannondale Slice w/ Flo 90/Disc. Giro Aerohead, 2XU Project X Full-Sleeve Trisuit, BTA/BTS bottle setup.
6) Fucking rough roads, strong winds (though those winds made for some FAST stretches).
7) Super low quality photo because I'm a cheap ass

1) 281ap / 285np
2) 27.06 mph (16.51)
3) 7.6m
4) 170lbs
5) Speed Concept 7 (Gen1) H3/PTcover, Aerohead, club skinsuit
6) Hot (95°) and humid, late start, no warmup because of a slow pinch flat i had to change (getting Vitt G+ off in a rush is stressful... I put my old TC24 on to speed it up) and too much uphill for my fat ass.

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1) 162W AP/176W NP
2) 21.2mph
3) 5'5"
4) 129lbs
5) Dimond Marquise, all bells and whistles, Vittoria Corsa Speed
6) IMLP bike course . . . hilly. Stopped to do #2, cost 2-3minutes.

Wondering if anyone has a tip or two about what I can be doing better with my head (or better with anything else I guess). Seems like I stick my head up way higher than other folks on this thread.


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Dimond Bikes Superfan

You need to rotate your pelvis forward lay down on top tube, and try to touch your chin to the aero bars.

1) AP 179W
2) 22. MPH
3) 56 Miles
4) 190 lbs
5) 2014 Cervelo P2, Reynolds 72 Front, Reynolds rear disc, Di2, staggs power meter, Rudy wing57 helmet
6) Half Ironman Muncie - Double Loop that was slightly flat, road condition was great