Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
If one clicks on Analyze in free Strava, one sees graphs of speed, power, heart rate, cadence, and temperature. The spikes I see in Strava are very short, some over 300w, and preceded and followed by zeros. I know that I was not coasting, then briefly sprinting, then coasting again. I see similar spikes in TrainingPeaks. During climbs, I saw very brief power dropouts while I was pedaling very consistently. My guess is that it's the PT's batteries. I'll change them. Or possibly because my Garmin was set to Smart Recording. I've changed it to 1 second intervals.
I'm not using an Elemnt Bolt because I use a Garmin Edge. I upload and display my data on my desktop.
Ok, I gotcha... I've been so used to only using the mobile app. Didn't really pay attention to the desktop site which does have a power graph. As you ride more with the PM, you will see that it does take a conscious effort to smooth out the power where it's not jumping in 80w intervals as an example.
A personal observation on my part is when I do a threshold effort for 1hr. I setup my screen to just have power and speed displayed. With speed displayed, I find myself doing what I call "micro recoveries". By this I mean, the effort is so hard that if I know the speed is up there....my mind subconsciously takes a break from pushing and I can see the momentary drop in power even though I am still pedaling.