Originally Posted by
Gluteus
A 160 lbs rider on a 17 lbs bike, with no wind, would have to generate 300 watts to go at 22.8 mph in a 20 mile ride.
That doesnt seem right. I have seen numbers in the vicinity of 290W for 40kph/25mph - that seems to jibe a bit more with my experience - I can maintain around 22mph for a 40k flat TT (on a road bike, in drops - not on a TT rig) and my FTP is nowhere close to 300W.