Hi everyone,
So I'm a 101kg male and I have recently just begun riding my bike again two weeks ago, and since I just got a power meter installed to measure my performance, I have noticed that I am maintaining an average of 350 - 400 watts over a period of an hour at a time, but after that I do get burn't out and have a slump. I was quite skeptical of this reading so I went to get a bike mechanic to get a proper installation installed and when I went out for a ride today, it still says I am average between that threshold of wattage. And I have noticed this on sprints too, that I am able to top out at around 1400 - 1500 watts on a 5 second sprint.
I guess what I am trying to ask, is this typical of a over-weight rider since there would technically be more downward force exerted on the pedals due to weight?
So I'm a 101kg male and I have recently just begun riding my bike again two weeks ago, and since I just got a power meter installed to measure my performance, I have noticed that I am maintaining an average of 350 - 400 watts over a period of an hour at a time, but after that I do get burn't out and have a slump. I was quite skeptical of this reading so I went to get a bike mechanic to get a proper installation installed and when I went out for a ride today, it still says I am average between that threshold of wattage. And I have noticed this on sprints too, that I am able to top out at around 1400 - 1500 watts on a 5 second sprint.
I guess what I am trying to ask, is this typical of a over-weight rider since there would technically be more downward force exerted on the pedals due to weight?