Originally Posted by datlas

Just did some fake miles. Since that's the only time I have a power meter, I have noticed something and it's probably "normal" but let me know....

I estimate my FTP to be somewhere around 170W. I can toodle along indefinitely/easy at up to 140-ish W. But if I burn some matches and go near/above my FTP, even if just for say 20-30 seconds, I find it MUCH harder to drop back and maintain 140W like before the match was burnt. I feel like my cruise power goes from 140ish down to say 120ish.

Is that normal?