Powertap

hubertso said:

hi, i m the first time to visit this forum and i found a lot of information here. Anyways, i got a powertap and very new on it, so what is the frist step to use my powertap ?

Ride with it and learn how to use its functions. Download your data for a while see what it looks like. Then go and buy the book "Training and Racing with a Power Meter" by Allen & Coggan.

In the meantime, a couple of useful resources:
http://www.trainwithpower.net/
http://www.cyclingpeakssoftware.com/power411/

Alex Simmons said:

Ride with it and learn how to use its functions. Download your data for a while see what it looks like. Then go and buy the book "Training and Racing with a Power Meter" by Allen & Coggan.

In the meantime, a couple of useful resources:
http://www.trainwithpower.net/
http://www.cyclingpeakssoftware.com/power411/

thx your reply, but even i download the data, i dont know how to read the data..bcoz i never use this...so am i need to go to buy a book frist?

hubertso said:

hi, i m the first time to visit this forum and i found a lot of information here. Anyways, i got a powertap and very new on it, so what is the frist step to use my powertap ?

This page should help you out:
http://www.cyclingpeakssoftware.com/power411/

hubertso said:

thx your reply, but even i download the data, i dont know how to read the data..bcoz i never use this...so am i need to go to buy a book frist?

Alternatively, invest in some coaching. Both Alex (who answered you before) and myself are coaches and I routinely deal with riders who have no real interest in the data other than they know it helps me make them a better cyclist.

Cheers
ric

ric_stern/RST said:

Alternatively, invest in some coaching. Both Alex (who answered you before) and myself are coaches and I routinely deal with riders who have no real interest in the data other than they know it helps me make them a better cyclist.

Cheers
ric

thx..but there is no coaches in hong kong...i m from hong kong...

hubertso said:

thx..but there is no coaches in hong kong...i m from hong kong...

that's the beauty of having power data: it makes remote coaching a real possibility. We coach people in the UK, USA, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Europe, and previously i've coached riders in HK!

Ric

ric_stern/RST said:

that's the beauty of having power data: it makes remote coaching a real possibility. We coach people in the UK, USA, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Europe, and previously i've coached riders in HK!

Ric

thats cool, you are a Pro before?

hubertso said:

thats cool, you are a Pro before?

A pro cyclist? No.

A professional coach since '98 and a sports scientist. I've coached and worked with riders from the TdF to riders of a more modest level (e.g. sportif) and pretty much everything inbetween.

Ric

ric_stern/RST said:

A pro cyclist? No.

A professional coach since '98 and a sports scientist. I've coached and worked with riders from the TdF to riders of a more modest level (e.g. sportif) and pretty much everything inbetween.

Ric

o...so cool...
i m 26 years old..and is it a bit old to have riding ?

hubertso said:

o...so cool...
i m 26 years old..and is it a bit old to have riding ?

i don't understand your question? Is 26 to old to ride? Ummm, i'm 38 and not stopping anytime soon 😄

Ric

ric_stern/RST said:

i don't understand your question? Is 26 to old to ride? Ummm, i'm 38 and not stopping anytime soon 😄

Ric

oic...i hope i can be a pro cyclist but it is too hard in hong kong..anyways, can i ask you how to use power tap when i got it ?

hubertso said:

oic...i hope i can be a pro cyclist but it is too hard in hong kong..anyways, can i ask you how to use power tap when i got it ?

Sure. Alex, myself and other RST coaches are available for coaching or consultation if you wish, or feel free to post questions here that anyone can answer.

Ric