Originally Posted by
TerrenceM
Smart… Yep… my indoor FTP was 20 W less before I got a proper fan 🧠 💡
I actually use a 24 inch industrial fan so I can hit my outdoor numbers inside… Don’t know why I didn’t think of that!
as well, if more of your ride is done at higher intensity, you probably have a higher core temperature at the lower intensity as well… Which would mean that even lower intensity you’d be having higher heart rate 🤔
Not having a power meter or an HR monitor or anything like that, and knowing that Strava estimates can be way off, I got an estimate of 210+ Watts for climbing the Plateau de Beille in endurance pace, and I get less than 160 Watts for equally short rides on mixed terrain where I actually push myself.
It kind of makes sense, like, on mixed terrain I will attack a punchy climb, my HR spikes, then I go down some switchbacks, my power is close to zero but my HR is still up.