Originally Posted by
arelyt
i just recently started riding with a powertap, and i'm having a hard time keeping my wattage steady. my garmin is set to 3s averages and i still feel it's jumpy when i feel like i'm keeping it steady. is there a learning curve for getting power to be steady? how long does that usually take? for instance the other day i did a 5 minute interval at 120% and ended up with an average of 127%. is this normal for beginner power-users?
Varying power is normal even with 3sec smoothing, it will get easier to get closer to your target power for intervals. I use average lap power on my interval screen, it helps keep you on track to hit your power goal for the interval