Peloton FTP Test vs Outdoor FTP Test 

I miss my first FTP score haha great video! Learning so much ✨👏

Well done mitch ! This video was brilliant !!! Just got the peloton and just want to get stronger on the bike (on/off road). I think to begin with cycling peloton is really good so far. Just started my power zone program ! We will see

Great video Mitch! I like how you broke down FTP and took us on the journey. I’ve got a test coming up soon, looking forward to seeing where I’m at.

What a terrific story! Thank you Mitch for sharing your experience. I've been participating in the Peloton Power Zone Pack (PZP) community for a couple of years, which consists of 6-8 week power zone training challenges, culminating with an FTP test at the end. My experience has been the same as yours - it's makes me stronger on the road bike, but the numbers don't translate (I'm also using the power pedals that you have on my road bike). Such an entertaining and interesting video - great job! Oh, and how cool is it that you can do an FTP60 around the Rose Bowl?!?

You did a great job explaining the entire process and interweaving your personal experience into the narrative. We started our own Peloton journey with an OG Bike just like you, which you found out calculates output via an algorithm, with said output accuracy dependent on the bike being properly calibrated. Right after we moved last September we upgraded to a Bike+ and I purchased my Cannondale SuperSix Evo HiMOD, which has an integrated power meter. Aside from the larger swivel screen and improved sound the upgrade I was really stoked for was the fact that the new Bike+has an actual physical power meter that measures output via strain gauge like my SuperSix. It also has an electronic calibration that takes about 30 seconds. It’s been great having an apples to apples output comparison for the last ten months, and I feel pretty good about the accuracy of the output and by extension the caloric expenditure reported by both. One other interesting thing: the Bike+ integrates with my Apple Watch and as a result I get two different calorie outputs, total and active. Total calories is exactly is described: the total amount of calories burned during the ride, both from the exercise activity and from normal, metabolic expenditure. Active calories strips out the metabolic calories, so you know how many calories burned during a ride are attributable to exercise alone. Works great for old hours like me who are tracking calories! Oh, and fortunately for us our original bike was calibrated properly so there wasn’t much change in output when we made the switch. Keep posting on your Peloton journey! 😀😀😀

Great video! The same thing happened to me. My Watt meter on my Spin bike was quite different compared to the Favero Assioma Duo Dual Sided Pedal Based Power Meter ! Lol

Terrific content. I really appreciate your honesty and good humor. I also like that you went out on the road with an actual power meter to see what's what. I wish more people on Zwift and Peloton would do the same, lol. Maybe join a group ride some time? It's great to ride with experienced riders. One note: I own the Stages SB20 and it's an amazing, durable indoor trainer that easily fits lots of people. It's also dead accurate.... It's brutal. Now I have to dig into your newer videos and see how this goes.

man, thank you for this!! exactly what i was looking for. i have my peloton set up with a device called DFC that transmits to zwift. i'm a woman and it's been telling me my ftp is 304. i won a category B zwift race the other day and finally had to come to terms with the fact that this was fake news LOL. great to see just how inaccurate it can be. i'm now doing a ride on a friend's tacx to compare.

Well done to you both. Great story

Great video content. Fun to hear your story. Couple of things to add to your FTP performance. First you could change your tire to be more road profile and smoother. If you really want to increase your ftp, you should choose only a hill for one hour of FTP to ensure you are working all the time . Because if you descent a hill, you will loose FTP average. I would also recommend doing squat training to increase your strength. Congrats on the improvement.

Great video. Just got a Peloton for my other half and I decided to use it more than my kicker. Don't ask me why lol. But i did notice the incorrect data Peloton gives. But do enjoy the training course.

sick!! nice video

The peloton flywheel can be spun up, then the dial for resistance cranked and with the inertia of flywheel you can increase the total watt summation and basically manipulate the data 📈

I just did the FTP on my peloton and I did the ramp test on Zwift and they were within 4 points of each other I also have the peloton bike + that auto calibrates and I use the zwift hub trainer peloton was 200 and zwift said I was at 196 pretty close love cycling I am doing it to lose weight I ham down from 400 lbs to 285 I love your videos keep it all up also I would like to know if you still use the peloton at all as I love the coaches and the programs I do the power zone pack challenges love your content you and Mark Lewis are my go to for a bit of motivation I also have the peloton Treadmill and just got the rower a week ago

Great video! BTW….You looked way more gassed coming off the peloton than you did the actual bike for your last test. I hope you looked at your heart rate data to see if they were comparable efforts.

Hi what pedals do you use for Zwift? I have a peloton and I want to make sure I get the right power meter pedals. Thanks

I thought the new peloton + is more accurate. I wonder about all of these issues myself. Thanks for doing a video.

this helped so much. i was wondering about this. so which power tap pedals do you use/recommend?

254 is not a bad ftp at all for first year of structured training!

Ya, i am no to Peloton. You now understand how worthless the leader board is! I have a Tacx Neo and there are some major benefits. one being your bike is your bike and that is what you are riding indoors and out. it is not a perfect analog but it does a very good job. Have you looked at jailbreaking your Peloton and running your preferred training app on the bike? If you are focused on the numbers zwift is not great. I personally find it unusable with all the distractions. There are a number of training options out there. I find myself just riding in slope while following a workout on my bike computer.

Did Mitch join the Marines? 😅

Oh, and if you wanna know how strong you are (not), go to a bike shop...on a group ride. THAT was humbling.

FTP stands for F**k the P****e … no wait that’s not right. Also, you went for the best power meter pedals!

I’m in the middle of build your power. I screwed up the ftp so I’m like bleh. Didn’t understand what I was supposed to do for 20 mins. What is this calibration you speak of

Phwooar look at that mamiya 7

If 20min is that tough, imagine doing an hour 🥵

get into a race and train real race

Ahhh Mitch, Mitch, Mitch... Welcome to the long haul. :-D If you're looking for workout tracking software, check out www.trainingpeaks.com/wko5/ and the dynamic training programs at www.xertonline.com/. You can actually use the Xert training sessions in Zwift. You can do the training on your bike with your head unit. Wahoo Elemnt I'm assuming? If you intend to train outdoors, this is a great option. Great job on the effort! I'm so happy to hear you're having fun!