Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
I'm curious, why max watts? Does it help you knowing that while you ride?
I'm sort of a sprinter (endurance), so yes. When I'm doing 4x15s or a set of 40/20's I want to see what I'm hitting. I generally hit my best effort on the 2nd or 3rd sprint.
I'm old and slow now but I still like to do full gas sprints and 17.5w/kg is roughly where I'm at nowadays carrying 6kg more than when I was younger - although it's more about holding as close to the max as possible that counts. I manage around 10s on a good day.
