This is one of the fundamental differences between riding indoors and outdoors.Īs you ride outside on the road, your bike continues to move forward with momentum from the force that you exerted onto the pedals from roughly the 1 o’clock to 5 o’clock position in the pedal stroke. All of these trainers create resistance throughout the entire 360 degree pedal stroke.
Some of these also contain a weighted flywheel with the intent to help create an additional feeling of inertia similar to what you might feel on the road. The rear wheel resistance type trainer is the most common and has been around the longest and has different ways of creating resistance on the rear wheel, such as: fluid resistance, magnetic resistance, and electric resistance. There are generally four different types of indoor trainers: The type of indoor trainer you are riding on plays a significant role in “feel” and the ability to replicate outdoor wattages. Let’s examine these factors so that you can better understand some of the issues behind this phenomenon and also what you can do about it. Rather, there are multiple factors that play a role in making your indoor wattage lower than your outdoor wattage. I believe that there is no single answer to this question. After asking why this is the case, the next question is invariably, “What should I do about it?” Not only do they say their wattage is lower, but they also say that it seems a lot harder as well.
Many times cyclists will comment that their Functional Threshold Power (FTP) seems to be as much as 30 watts lower when riding indoors than outdoors. One of the first things you notice when you get on your indoor trainer is that it is harder to produce the same wattages as outdoors.
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