# Will the need for a ramp test go away in the future **URL:** \ **Category:** TrainerRoad Software\ **Created:** [October 14, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/will-the-need-for-a-ramp-test-go-away-in-the-future/44676 "2020-10-14T20:14:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 29
**Author:** ![bbarrera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/bbarrera/32/14734_2.png) [@bbarrera](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/bbarrera)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/will-the-need-for-a-ramp-test-go-away-in-the-future/44676/29 "2020-10-16T19:17:03Z")
check this thread: > [@Intervals.icu eFTP](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/intervals-icu-eftp/36899/15): > > Yes if your short duration power is very good Intervals.icu will overestimate your FTP. You can set the minimum duration that it will use in /settings. Maybe you should go with 7 or 8 minutes. How it works, short version: It is essentially a generalisation of the 95% of 20m power rule of thumb to any duration from 3 minutes to about 30 minutes. So you just have to do one max effort of any reasonable duration to get an eFTP number. Long version: Intervals.icu looks for points on your power dura… sorry that is simply a random link into the thread. --- _[View the full topic](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/will-the-need-for-a-ramp-test-go-away-in-the-future/44676)._