The power meter era of cycling has brought with it a whole new training vocabulary. Where we once compared rides by average speed, time, or heart rate, now we talk about watts and functional threshold ...

The power meter era of cycling has brought with it a whole new training vocabulary. Where we once compared rides by average speed, time, or heart rate, now we talk about watts and functional threshold ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Functional threshold power a.k.a. FTP is a metric familiar to many cyclists. Measuring the average power ...

You can brag about your peak power numbers all you want, but when it comes to actual race results, durability is king.

If you use a training app like Training Peaks, Peloton, or Zwift, your zones will automatically be set after you input your functional threshold power (FTP). Don’t guess at your FTP or base it on your ...

In recent years, functional threshold power—the amount of power a cyclist can hold—has been a primary and sometimes sole focus of training. A higher FTP is synonymous with fitness for many riders. So, ...

For those who train with a power meter on their bike--and if you don't train with power, you should--doing a post-workout data analysis is almost as much fun as the ride itself. But if you don't know ...