Originally Posted by Carbonfiberboy

From atwi77's post, it sounds like these ramp tests are variations on the Conconi test, which is simple to do on any equipment as long as one has a PM and an HRM. I've done those and found they can be quite accurate, but don't produce results particularly different from other tests using power, though the Conconi also produces a figure for LTHR, which I think is valuable. On long rides, I go more by HR than by power because HR tells more about one's physical condition, which becomes one's primary interest rather than speed. On a climb, if HR stays steady at one's best long climb power, one is doing all the right things. See: https://www.researchgate.net/publica...flection_point

IIRC, the Conconi test increases speed by 1 mph/minute, gear is not changed. The warmup protocol I've used for many years is 20 minutes at a Z2 pace, 90" at 120%, 3.5 minutes Z2, repeat that interval and recovery, go at it at 30'.