What FTP Test Should I Do?

I wish ramp tests worked for me but they don’t. My last one at the start of this block gave me an FTP of 248w. If I do a 20mins test even if I get the pacing wrong it’ll be slightly higher than that but if I get it right, it’ll be circa 30w more. I had been doing 20minutes tests all winter but with the TT season resuming I switched to a ramp test the last two times to keep my legs fresh for TT’ing. I went out on Saturday (on flat/fast TT course) however and averaged 296w NP for 57minutes and my HR barely got out of the tempo zone (last 8mins were threshold HR and z6 power, going of an FTP of 250w). I think it confirms what I thought I seriously suck at ramp tests. I think I’ll up my FTP to 260w and maybe 270w in the longer term. Too high seemed to be injuring me though with the old powermatch, the new one does seem to be a bit more tolerant. There’s still the issue of the Suito ramping up resistance to the max at the start of a work out before ERG balances out. :thinking: