Originally Posted by
woodcraft
Re power cresting a hill and down the backside, a few years ago a poster here figured he was putting out 250w because he accelerated and said "wheee" to himself.
I countered that that output on a downhill is rare and I couldn't really find an example on Strava among many hammerheads and various local monster riders, and that 80-120w is the norm.
Yes, but just to be clear, I wasn't talking about power on an extended downhill. I am concentrating on applying power over the crest, getting back up to speed as quickly as possible. After that it's different and depends on the grade, etc. It's not easy and I don't expect it's possible to maintain 300 W or whatever it is that I'm putting out on the hill as the pedal resistance falls, but with some concentration I can make sure to apply more power than 80-120 watts.