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It could have been with DDignamA group ride starting a 4:15am?.
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Supersuperleeds
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didnt see the time
solo at 24mph avg is serious f***ing power, unless you had a big tailwind for the whole ride.
I think he is on a moped or an electric bike with the limiter removed
GrasB
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I'd hope so because I'm only 10w behind Aurelien Bonneteau for FTP!didnt see the time
solo at 24mph avg is serious f***ing power, unless you had a big tailwind for the whole ride.
but currently not as aero on any bike
gaz
Cycle Camera TV
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- South Croydon
I didn't do my carradice bag up properly and it fell off as I was going 20mph 
only took 12 miles for it to fall off!
only took 12 miles for it to fall off!
400bhp
Guru
A group ride starting a 4:15am?
Is that all?
out of interest what do you weigh? Is that your FTP too?
Andrew_P
In between here and there
Is that all?
out of interest what do you weigh? Is that your FTP too?
++ Strava link or didn't happen! (was your wheel set in the Garmin to 2400 instead of 2096?) !!
It could have been with DDignam
I wish, average speed this morning was 15.1 :-)
Strava does claim 284W for 100minutes when I cycled up the Tourmalet though, but that was a nice sunny day :-)
What's FTP (other than File Transfer Protocol) ?
GrasB
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80.7g
No, see reference above. Last time I did an all out 1h effort it was 356.9w.
FTP = Functional Power Threshold. The Maximum power you can sustain for a period. When people talk about their FTP they're usually talking about their 1h threshold.
FTP is not to be confused with Critical Power (CP) which is the maximum power you can average over a period. While at very long & very short durations these can be considered the same your 10min FTP & CP could well be significantly different as a 800w power kick for 30s could be leveraged from in-muscle ATP reserves which wouldn't be utilised in a steady paced 10 min run.
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
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Bloody wind.
Bloody wind.
Bloody wind.
Bloody wind.
Had enough of the bloody wind.
Bloody wind.
Bloody wind.
Bloody wind.
Had enough of the bloody wind.
jarlrmai
Veteran
So I guess you commute to the NCC?
Hip Priest
Veteran
Wouldn't that be FPT?
Supersuperleeds
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Another flat tyre! Noticed it when I got home. Found the culprit, one of the studs had gone through the tyre, so removed it, superglued the hole where the stud was and put a patch on the inside of the tyre, hopefully that will fix it.
GrasB
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You could consider where I work to be the North City Campus... but it's known as the West Site around these parts
Seriously though, what part of my post are you referring to? 360w is about 4.4W/kg, that's mid-pack Cat 2 standards, based on data collected in the US. The thing is I'm heavy for a cyclist so have lot of power for relatively low PWR (Power to Weight Ratio). The indications are if I can get the training right I should be levelling off north of 5W/kg (>400W). That's a long way off & based on lot of hard, painful work. I'm shooting for several VERY tough targets to try & get a very special achievement under my belt. I am willing to accept I'll never get there & know if I don't get there in a few years it's something that will never happen. But if it was easy it wouldn't be worth the time & effort.
Yeah but it's Functional Threshold Power...
Functional Power Threshold is something very different & unrelated to cycling
MisterStan
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Insert generic headwind comment here; 
