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Foppotee 14 Feb 1:25pm, 14 Feb 2025 168 posts	Quote Pin Foppotee Really tough session last night which I could not complete. 20 minutes warm up into 12 seconds 960watts and 24 seconds 230 watts, three of those and straight into 15 minutes at 325 watts. Then repeat. I just about managed the first two sprints, ground to a halt on the third (erg mode was bad idea) and skipped after 6 minutes at 325w before riding the recovery and doing one sprint and about 4 minutes at 325 before binning the session with just 43 minutes done! Not sure if I was just weak or I was given a rather ambitious session.
Gobi 14 Feb 2:08pm, 14 Feb 2025 82,092 posts	Quote Pin Gobi @Foppotee I could do the 15 mins at 325 but couldn't do 5 seconds at 960 Wednesday i did 80 mins at 309 with 10 mins at 350 and 5 mins st 365 and a minute at 521 BUT I struggle to get over 900 in a sprint
Chrisull 14 Feb 2:10pm, 14 Feb 2025 22,655 posts	Quote Pin Chrisull 960. Crikey I've never managed 700, although I have tried for that badge!
Gobi 14 Feb 2:11pm, 14 Feb 2025 82,093 posts	Quote Pin Gobi I had a period where I was plus 1100 peak and breaking a thousand for 5 seconds but these days peak might get as high as 960 but actual hold is high 8s
Northern Exile 14 Feb 3:18pm, 14 Feb 2025 10,818 posts	Quote Pin Northern Exile I failed last night on Zwift Did the Red Unicorn session and didn't have enough gears to keep the cadence at 70 and the wattage up at the required level. Need to buy a Wattbike (can't afford one, just spent a fortune on a new road bike).
Gobi 14 Feb 4:35pm, 14 Feb 2025 82,094 posts	Quote Pin Gobi @Northern Exile I've had my wattbike since May 2018 and probably one of the best cycling investments I've made. I have a MK1 Atom with very high mileage If you find a way it really is worth it.
kstuart 14 Feb 4:43pm, 14 Feb 2025 5,402 posts	Quote Pin kstuart got my 100 kmh badge wednesday coming back down hardknot pass
MudMeanderer 14 Feb 5:28pm, 14 Feb 2025 2,711 posts	Quote Pin MudMeanderer What's your current setup, NE?
Northern Exile 14 Feb 6:21pm, 14 Feb 2025 10,819 posts	Quote Pin Northern Exile It's nothing exotic I'm afraid MM. I have an old Tacx dumb trainer and also a Minoura V270. The Tacx gives the most accurate resistance in terms of relative wattage but it's noisy and the Minoura is silky smooth and quiet. When I first started using Zwift using covid I set a fixed resistance on it and used it for at least two years as a benchmark, but following some FTP tests on a Wattbike I realised that the resistance was too low and I was fooling myself, not good. So, I've gone up to the next level and that's slightly too high, but it's good enough. It means I focus on predominantly flat routes of course and have to significantly step up the resistance (guessing) if I'm required to get out of the saddle, but it's nowhere as good as a decent Wahoo setup or a Wattbike.
Northern Exile 14 Feb 6:22pm, 14 Feb 2025 10,820 posts	Quote Pin Northern Exile p.s. and I'm too cheap to buy a power meter!