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Old 02-04-21, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by burnthesheep
You only really need a hill of about a minute that is over 7% or so grade and a day with next to no wind. Weigh the bike plus person. Go ride it. Create private segment and get time. Put time in bikecalculator.com

I'd put a beer on less than 40% of the US population being able to ride to a hill that takes 30min to climb out their front door. No driving to the spot. You must use existing ability to get there and back and climb it.
A one minute hill won't give you much of an indication of your FTP. You might be able to compare it to the one minute power on the trainer but a 20 min test is better even if you have to drive somewhere.
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