Hey everyone, Just thought I would start a thread on people’s tips and tricks for the Ramp Test - motivation, cadence, anything that helps! The reason I wanted to start this thread is I am finding executing the Ramp Test is a bit of a skill in its own right - kind of like how football players have…

Tips and Tricks. Am I the only one that doesnt want tips and tricks? I take the ramp test the same way I take my normal training day. Did I eat, yup. Do I have water yup. Is youtube ready to blast out some good tunes, check. Clip in, be bored for 15min and then go to a dark place. I do not want to…

[image] ABG: I take the ramp test the same way I take my normal training day. Did I eat, yup. Do I have water yup. Is youtube ready to blast out some good tunes, check. Clip in, be bored for 15min and then go to a dark place. Absolutely. :trophy:

I have a similar question on this…I know that if i want an FTP of 300 I need to spend a minute at 400w (400 x .75 = 300w). However, some of the commentary during the test suggests you are doing well if you reach 120% of current FTP - 120% of 300w FTP would be 360w - which if i stopped there it would…

I think that’s very old instruction text that should have been but never was removed. It’s probably intended to be motivational. Simple solution…turn off instruction text; head down; pedal.

you didn’t see on the left side the Live FTP calculation?

i forgot, it isn’t available yet in the mobile versions, you need TR App on PC or MAC at the beginning you see something like “live FTP (ETA)”

Aha! thanks - I am indeed running TR on a mobile. What a great feature - will look forward to that being launched on the mobile app!

[image] mattwebster79: a! thanks - I am indeed running TR on a mobile. What a great feature - will look forward to that being launched on the mobile app! i dont like looking at the live ftp number until i get to the 19:30 timestamp… after that i find it very motivating. but mobile or desktop,…

thanks Nick - what happens at 19:30? Is that when you have gone far enough up the ramp to hit a new FTP?

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mattwebster79 September 2, 2020, 8:26am 411

thank you - no - on the ramp test? Where is that? just load the ramp again now and still can’t see it!

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