Power Tap reading low?

kjanracing

Question from Jan on power.

Her PT sems to read really low, always has. Her numbers read quite low, and to us, the numbers are inconsistant with what she is able to do. For example, on the climp up Frying Pan, her average power was about 90W according to WKO. She was the second woman to finish the climb. Does that seem right? When she rides the CT, the PT will read maybe 1/2 what the CT is showing. The torque does read zero with no pressure on the pedals. Maybe it needs to go back to Saris and be recal'ed? I'm going to put the PT/wheel on my bike and see how it reads against my SRM. So power people, any thoughts?

 

kjanracing

Welp, did the 30/30's with a ride up Lookout mountain. Put the PT wheel in and LYC and compared the readings to my SRM. The PT is right on. Jan is excited about the OS and working on power.

Chris M.

 Have you calibrated it?