Will I see the right results?

AircraftHandler79

Hi guys,

I'm using a Cylceops Fluid 2 Turbo and have it hooked up to my laptop by speed & cadence sensors via ANT+. I'm using Sufferfest and have done my FTP which is 306.

Is this accurate as i know it uses virtual power?

Regards

markhewitt1978

It's impossible to say if it's accurate unless you've measured your FTP through another means.

fenix

Doesn't really matter if it's accurate. What you want is consistency.

Do a proper training plan and you'll see your power increasing with time. I think Sufferfest has plans - but I have used Trainerroad and that does work.

AK_jnr

No its not accurate, but I'm guessing, just like your turbo is!
As above though, as long as its consistent thats all that matters really.

MiddleRinger

Is it accurate? Who knows! And in the grand scheme of things it doesn't really matter.

What matters is CONSISTENCY. Your FTP could actually be 150 or 350 watts it doesn't matter as long as your turbo setup is giving you consistent and repeatable readings. Then you can track your progress as your FTP (hopefully) continues on an upward trend.

sungod

AircraftHandler79 wrote:

Hi guys,

I'm using a Cylceops Fluid 2 Turbo and have it hooked up to my laptop by speed & cadence sensors via ANT+. I'm using Sufferfest and have done my FTP which is 306.

Is this accurate as i know it uses virtual power?

Regards

what's 'virtual power' based on?

if it's using the power curve for the specific turbo i'd think it'd be within 10-15% for steady effort - it'll never be perfect, aside from unit variation in the power curve, estimating power this way ignores losses in the drive train and tyre itself

as above consistency is important for training, i'd ignore data until the turbo has warmed up, after that it should be ok

AircraftHandler79

Done my FTP again and had an increase so must be doing something right, I