Originally Posted by
WhyFi
There's lots of data that shows that the precision of some of the more popular trainers is very good. As long as you're taking your own steps to further ensure precision (tire pressure, how many turns you tighten the roller), you'll arrive at meaningful numbers to train with. As long as there's consistency, I couldn't give two ****s whether or not the FTP numbers that I'm seeing on TR are identical to what I'd see with a PTap.
exactly, WhyFi and hhnngg1 are dead on correct here. consistency is far more important/useful to the overwhelming majority of riders than what the PM bigots will ever admit to. but that's ok, it's their money, if they feel it benefits them then more power to 'em, just get off the high horse and quit talking down to folks that don't have 2k for a PM setup but still would like some training information to help them along. there is always going to be a 'best' solution, a 'best bang for the buck' solution, and the 'that's close enough for me' solution. advocates of the 'best' solution have a tendency to berate the other choices for whatever reason despite them having legitimate value and worth in the marketplace.