And me tooRex wrote:Pretty much this.nickobec wrote:Learnt to ignore it.
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
Postby Xplora » Sat Jan 02, 2016 3:36 pm
An FTP test hopefully has zero deadspots in the averages. There is a reason I chose Bellbird, and not Springwood or Bowen or Bobbo or Berowra or Galston - you need to get a max effort for 20 minutes. There is nothing to stop you going up Bellbird, Centennial Park is a choice of necessity, not preference. If you can't get to Bellbird, there are a few velodromes around Sydney. Flat, emptyBluejay87 wrote:What about centennial park? Never been there myself but have seen ftp tests done there
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
Postby Bluejay87 » Sat Jan 02, 2016 3:39 pm
Was this replying to Crawf or me? I can't see his post anymore so can't tell.Xplora wrote:That kind of effort is impossible outside anywhere in Sydney, except a velodrome.
I could get to Bellbird. But how steep is it?
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
Postby Xplora » Sat Jan 02, 2016 8:53 pm
Dunno, easy in 34/28... Hurts but manageable. I have been using 39/25 but I am OK with spinning 50rpm. I did 19 minutes to the bottom of Wark. Close enough.
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
Postby jasonc » Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:33 am
is that before or after you throw up?kb wrote:Although more than 20 minutes can be worthwhile if you're unpracticed at pacing and can actually ramp up further at the end. That way you can take the best 20.
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
Postby Xplora » Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:54 am
And here lies the corpse of the 20min FTP test... Maximum means maximum. A hill like Bellbird is challenging and repeatable. And you can pull over if you need to spew after 20 minutes.
I would prefer a MAP test but I don't have a kickr or a wattbike.
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
Postby Bluejay87 » Mon Jan 04, 2016 3:06 pm
That's impressive concentration/endurance! I did 3 x 20 today indoors. Not really sure what my ftp is anymore but it was probably only about at 75% and I was definitely struggling by the end of it.kb wrote:I did 2 x 60 mins on the velodrome the other day at about 80% threshold. It was interesting. Started to lose consistency in the second half of the second rep and cadence dropped from 99 to 96. It wasn't boring but did require a certain concentration.
Were you on a track bike?
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
Postby foo on patrol » Sun Jan 17, 2016 2:27 pm
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
Postby foo on patrol » Sun Jan 17, 2016 5:32 pm
Want to expand more on that, Bluejay?Bluejay87 wrote:If a wheel based PM suits your purposes, its a good deal!
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
Postby Bluejay87 » Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:05 pm
I just mean if you don't mind having power on only one wheel its a good buy. For me I wanted to be able to switch my power meter between bikes and also use on the trainer. Therefore was willing to pay the premium for the P1foo on patrol wrote:Want to expand more on that, Bluejay?Bluejay87 wrote:If a wheel based PM suits your purposes, its a good deal!
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
Postby foo on patrol » Mon Jan 18, 2016 5:43 am
Okay I understand now, ta.Bluejay87 wrote:I just mean if you don't mind having power on only one wheel its a good buy. For me I wanted to be able to switch my power meter between bikes and also use on the trainer. Therefore was willing to pay the premium for the P1foo on patrol wrote:Want to expand more on that, Bluejay?Bluejay87 wrote:If a wheel based PM suits your purposes, its a good deal!
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
Postby ft_critical » Sun Feb 07, 2016 7:42 pm
If you manage to scrape the orange caps let me know, 'cause that means you have got the bike really heeled over in the corner!nickobec wrote:Now have matching scrapes on my pedals, this morning's crit, chasing hard through through a left hander, touched down, horrible noise, knew exactly what is was, kept going. Caught the rider ahead, no real damage to the pedal.
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
Postby nickobec » Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:33 pm
From the looks of the alloy I scraped off, another half dozen times and I will be at the orange capft_critical wrote:If you manage to scrape the orange caps let me know, 'cause that means you have got the bike really heeled over in the corner!
I was using my crit friendly 170mm cranks too
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
Postby deepakvrao » Fri Feb 12, 2016 9:19 pm
I'm new here. Live in India and no powertap stuff is available here. Planning on ordering one from Australia. A friend will carry it back for me. Any suggestions for a good reliable online store for the P1s?
I saw this. Is this reliable? Good price?
http://www.pushys.com.au/powertap-p1-du ... edals.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
Postby deepakvrao » Sat Feb 13, 2016 3:29 am
Is that a reliable website?Bluejay87 wrote:I paid for mine about a month ago from pushys and they keep pushing back the dates. Expected in January now
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
Postby Bluejay87 » Sat Feb 13, 2016 4:34 am
There is a website but fb is currently the most reliable for cancellations etcdeepakvrao wrote:Is that a reliable website?Bluejay87 wrote:I paid for mine about a month ago from pushys and they keep pushing back the dates. Expected in January now
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
Postby deepakvrao » Sat Feb 13, 2016 4:50 am
I meant are they a reliable source to order from?Bluejay87 wrote:There is a website but fb is currently the most reliable for cancellations etcdeepakvrao wrote:Is that a reliable website?Bluejay87 wrote:I paid for mine about a month ago from pushys and they keep pushing back the dates. Expected in January now
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
Postby dalai47 » Sat Feb 13, 2016 5:24 pm
Pushy's is good. Have bought from a couple of times...deepakvrao wrote:I meant are they a reliable source to order from?
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Re: Powertap P1 Power Meter
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