I’ve just received the power test video, while setting it up, i chose the 60 minute test. When the program launches it only shoes it only shows 26 minutes. Is that the time for the warm-up? Then the 60 minutes will appear?
Yep
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Yes- and after the warm-up it will walk you through a final calibration of the CT before the test.
as others said…yes.
Warmup time and protocol is one of those variables people could possibly mess about with (most common scenario is “I don’t have enough time for all this, let’s get to the test quickly”) that will lead to inconsistent results either from an improperly warmed tire (thus improperly calibrated CT) and inconsistent warmup of the athlete(s) from test to test. So ErgVideo enforces the same 26 minute warmup protocol. There is no way to get to the test phase without enduring the warmup.
Of course people can still cheat by not setting their previously-tested threshold power for the warmup, or they can just not ride while the warmup phase is running through. Heck, if people take such pains to mess up the test protocol and find they get inconsistent results…it should be pretty obvious to them why.
I had to figure if they “cheat” they really are only messing it up for themselves.
Paul