I’m a 68 year old male that usually ride around 4000 to 5000 miles a year with most of the miles being pleasure riding. I recently purchased Garmin Vector pedals and would like to know what is a realistic FTP for my age. I keep hearing about FTP’s of 300 watts and don’t think this is realistic for …

You are where you are whether you are 18 or 68. See where you are and try to improve aspects of your riding that you want to get better. If you ride for mostly for pleasure it’s even less important - although I guess if you’ve recently bought a PM you are somewhat interested …

63 year old here. I average 4K miles a year over the last 15 years, mostly endurance pace. I’m also new to power but I understand that I will be better to pace myself on the longer rides that I prefer. I have a habit of going too hard too early and blowing up on the last hill , slowing to a crawl. …

Hey, I am 61 and have been riding seriously for 3.5 years. 6 months on my own and the last 3 years with a coach. I ride about 5000 miles a year doing two structured training rides and two outdoor rides, usually endurance or hill orientated, of longer duration a week. I went from an FTP of 170 to…

My dad is 66 and is rocking a 210ish FTP. He barely rides outside anymore because of drivers in his area, but barring knee surgery recovery has been pretty religious about repeating SSB1 & 2 more than most people. He was never a cyclist before this all fell together because he wanted something to …

I am 66 and have been using Trainer Road for a couple of years with a Wahoo Kicker trainer. I have set my FTP with trial and error over time and it sits at about 150. I was not training for awhile here and when i came back i noticed that it was a lot harder for me to finish workouts. In fact, i …

Only on the TrainerRoad forum do you find guys in their 60s with bigger FTPs than riders I know in their 20s and 30s :smiley: Some nice numbers in this thread. Kudos!

I ride with guys in their 60’s who are still improving. Of course, if you’ve been racing bikes for 40 years and training hard and smart, it does go down as you age all other things being equal. But chances are pretty good you are not at your current max so have at it.

This might be slightly off topic or I got the wrong end of the stick but, didn’t the guys discuss something similar on the Podcast recently? The topic was admitted focused on ex-pros and their seeming ability to retain their fitness. I’m guessing that even as keen amateurs, we’re developing that mu…

One of the guys I ride with is 70 and his FTP is over 300. Im 54 and he is an inspiration to me. Everyone is different, so cant compare people.

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The Bell curve of cylists - how fast are the average TR users? - #124 by Nate_Pearson Should shed some light on these questions

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