Originally Posted by
mr_pedro
https://www.strava.com/activities/4502120904 -> Strava Power 195W avg
https://www.strava.com/activities/4401705368 -> Power meter 236W avg
Also if you look at the power over individual segments the numbers are even more off.
If you are not used power numbers the averages might seem not too far off, but it is a huge difference.
With an FTP of 250-ish W, for me to ride 1.5 hours in traffic with an avg of 236W is right at the limit, which it was.
A ride with 40W less sits one zone below, it is like going fast but without pushing it.
Thanks, glad someone took the time to do this. as i mentioned, i don't have a PM but do have a trainer with power built in. i was thinking i would take one of my rides and strip out the power and shove it back up to see what the estimates were. thanks.
i noticed too that the speed is not exactly the same (different max speeds) and the elevation is 90 ft different but cadence and heart rate were the same. were these created from different devices?
speaking of elevation, bummer, flat land. looks like an ant hill is the biggest you encounter over there. i was stationed across the water in england years ago and it was flat like a pan too. now i am surrounded by mountains everywhere i look.
-scott