Are these times any good for a beginner.

[gzoom]

You weren’t doing 18 mph 😂😂😂 I guess you must have been wearing a parachute to slow you down 😁

No I was doing 17mph on the flat bit, and the power readings were sub 300watts. The science says you need to hit 320 watts on a hybrid to get to 18mph on the flat with a mild headwind.

So all in all I say there's nothing wrong with the power figures.

A 17kg hybrid eBike from Halfords just isn't that fast when you are not using its motor .

 

[Ming the Merciless]

No I was doing 17mph on the flat bit, and the power readings were sub 300watts. The science says you need to hit 320 watts on a hybrid to get to 18mph on the flat with a mild headwind.

So all in all I say there's nothing wrong with the power figures.

A 17kg hybrid eBike from Halfords just isn't that fast when you are not using its motor .

Nope wherever you got that screenshot from it massively over estimates the power. You’d have to be tailing a parachute to be going that slow. What power meter are you using?

 

[gzoom]

Nope wherever you got that screenshot from it massively over estimates the power. You’d have to be tailing a parachute to be going that slow. What power meter are you using?

Take that up with @IanSmithCSE, his tables look pretty accurate to me .

The power meter is built into the crank motor of the bike - Its a Fazua motor, sending data to Wahoo app.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Take that up with @IanSmithCSE, his tables look pretty accurate to me .

The power meter is built into the crank motor of the bike - Its a Fazua motor, sending data to Wahoo app.

Maybe go get it checked and calibrated. Else ignore the power number.

 

[gzoom]

Maybe go get it checked and calibrated. Else ignore the power number.

So are you saying the tables provided by @IanSmithCSE is wrong? As far as I can tell the power figures reflect what the tables show.

One thing am pretty sure about, the hybrid eBike is alot slower than my road bike for the same effort .

 

[vickster]

So are you saying the tables provided by @IanSmithCSE is wrong? As far as I can tell the power figures reflect what the tables show.

One thing am pretty sure about, the hybrid eBike is alot slower than my road bike for the same effort .

Turn the motor on

 

[gzoom]

Turn the motor on

You lot love to argue for the sake of it don't you .

The point of riding with the motor off was for a 20 minute FTP test, not much point in doing that if the motor is on .

 

[DRM]

Lots of good comments on here. However, apart from the distance, 'Can I do 42.7km in an hour?' is thinking like a runner. Nothing wrong with that, but as you convert from running to cycling, or add cycling to your repertoire, it is a good idea to get in with the bikey brainset. An hour is a magic timespan for cyclists but the fundamental question is 'How far can I go in an hour?' The question of 'Can I do a particular distance in an hour?' revolves around some set-piece timetrial distances where beating the hour is a milestone acheivement but, as will become apparant when you try it, doing a certain distance in an hour takes a completely different mindset from riding for an hour in order to cover the greatest distance possible. Some heroes to emulate:

Fausto Coppi 1942
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Roger Rivière, 1957
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Eddy Merckx 1972
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Graeme Obree 1993
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Chris Boardman 1996
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…on your bike, and pedal. Have fun.

You missed Ollie from GCN off that list
View: https://youtu.be/25NFiUZTiu4

 

[Ming the Merciless]

So are you saying the tables provided by @IanSmithCSE is wrong? As far as I can tell the power figures reflect what the tables show.

One thing am pretty sure about, the hybrid eBike is alot slower than my road bike for the same effort .

Yes.

 

[gzoom]

Yes.

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Interesting what kind of is that?

18mph average with 1500 meters of climbing seems like it would require alot more out put than 200watts?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Interesting what kind of is that?

18mph average with 1500 meters of climbing seems like it would require alot more out put than 200watts?

Clearly not.

 

[gzoom]

Clearly not.

What kind of bike was it on?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

What kind of bike was it on?

A hybrid with 32mm tyres. Bog standard wheels, nothing special.

 

[gzoom]

A hybrid with 32mm tyres. Bog standard wheels, nothing special.

Are you sure its not your powermeter that needs calibration?

Here is another calculator showing you need around 300 watts to maintain 18mph into a mild head wind on a hybrid? That assumes no climbing!

 

[gzoom]

This is from a ride a friend who has a very nice Pinarello road bike + power meter. His very quick, got a few local KOMs.

You are almost as quick, on a heavier bike, whilst producing alot less power. Something doesn't add up here.