10% is waaay too much for comfort...that would totally throw off someone with a 300w ftp or higher. 

yes, the closer you are to your power input, if you can measure accurately, in theory, the closer to the actual power you are producing.

That said, that email is an extreme example of what could happen, and it is created because ultimately Wahoo can't guarantee what other PM report. Most should and will experience a much better relationship between meters.

My solution is just going to be to underestimate, and use my Stages as the power data on Zwift and the like going forward. Regardless of how accurate it may be, hopefully it's consistent, that's all that really matters as it's never not on the bike.

Looking for suggestions to wall mount a bike in my new apartment. We’d need it to be horizontal on the wall and off the ground a few feet

Matt Budofsky said:

Looking for suggestions to wall mount a bike in my new apartment. We’d need it to be horizontal on the wall and off the ground a few feet

checkin with redbeard, else check DaHanger. The company is run by Stacy Beneke and husband Jurgen, both cool local riders:
https://dahanger.co/

In the bike holding vein, anyone have recommendations for car roof racks? I recently came into ownership of a volvo station wagon and would like to haul my two-wheeled vehicles without having to worry about messing up my interior. I'd prefer wheel-on models, looking at the Thule Sidearm or Yakima Highroad (and finding used options for around $100). Any opinions or leads?

I have many opinions. Rear mounted is the way to go; better milage when driving and no risk of removing the lawyer tabs by driving into a garage.

Kuat is really nice but some other models can get you more bike capacity by hanging vertically off the back, yakima hangover style. There are quite a few options.

if rear rack is an option and wheel on is A requirement 1 up USA are probably the leaders in the space
https://www.1up-usa.com/
https://youtu.be/0mulbQ5NO5c

@Nathaniel Picard Busky

I have mixed feelings about racks.  

Rear-mounted racks that attach to the hatch typically grab the top tube and the rocking wears paint.  

Rear-mounted racks that attach to the hitch are big and expensive and a bit of a pain to install-remove.  Heavy, too.  

Both make your car longer, both make accessing the back of the car harder.

with roof racks, you have better access to the hatch/trunk, can leave it on easier, and they're typically lighter and easier to stow.  Gas mileage does go down, and detritus from the road blows onto your bike--possibly more than the stuff coming up off the road when your bike is behind.  I like the fork-mounted racks because they're lower and more stable, possibly affect mileage less, and with lower height, less of an issue driving into garages--it's still an issue though.  The fork-mounted racks also attach at places where the finish is less likely to abrade.  

Rocky Mounts at leaset used to have some good stuff to check out for both roof and rear.  IT started as a lower-cost alternative to Yakima and Thule, but has evolved into a solid third option.

Saris is a place to look for hatch-mounted.  

If you're coming back into the city and leaving the car on the street, I don't think the hitch option is good.  

agree w JP if parking in city street hitch is not great, and frankly roof rack might not either  (Jeff White once got his snatched )

Nathaniel Picard Busky said:

Follow-up question as it seems a fork-mount roof rack is a good compromise: both my bikes are thru-axle, I know there are adapter options to make that work but has anyone tried them out and can speak to their durability and stability?

I don't have an answer for that.  

As to Eloy's point, yes they can be snatched.  I had one stolen as well--they had to break the locks to get it off.  All the same, I've seen racks left on cars in Harlem quite a bit.  One car had a hatch rack, only held on by straps, for years.  

I realized that I have three Rocky Mount fork-mounted racks and two 48" yakima rails (my guess is your Volvo needs 58" or 60" rails, they did when I was fitting racks to cars).  They're from the 90s.  I've had them for years and I don't see getting a car any time soon.  Probably should go on the gear thread.  I see the trays; have to look for the fork mounts.  

Really depends on the use case. Highway driving with even an empty rack is noticeably louder and less fuel efficient, but yeah, if you're street parking in Brooklyn every inch of horizontal space matters.

Here in the land of Black Bears (both Lisa & I encountered different ones within a week while riding) where space is essentially free - the rear mounted racks that grab the wheels are the way to go for ease of on & off and the fact that the same rack takes everything from a 21mm road tire to a studded 4.5 inch fat bike tire with zero work.

The 1-ups are nice (my buddy has one) but the locking mechanism is a little, uh, explodey - they work but locking/unlocking is a little scary.

The Kuat has a built in repair stand which is slick, as is the 4 bike extension.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSeDGADlmY8

^one last shill for Kuat (I'm not sponsored, but I should be) is their customer service. Yeah they sent me basically an entire new rack worth of parts when I found a teensy bit of stick in a hinge, but their phone tree was... 

"If you want customer service that is going to rock your socks, press 1"

Chef's Kiss

Nathaniel Picard Busky said:

Follow-up question as it seems a fork-mount roof rack is a good compromise: both my bikes are thru-axle, I know there are adapter options to make that work but has anyone tried them out and can speak to their durability and stability?

I have an quick release to thru axle adapter, works reliably as expected. Some, if not most, racks today can be bought with the thru-axle as default. Still suggest you consider getting the rack w/ quick release and using adapters, so that friends bikes fit too.

I have 2 roof racks on my car parked in BK all the time and I haven't had anyone try and remove them [knocking on wood intensifies]

I also put a small cable lock on them to dissuade people from trying and can be used to lock your bike to the car if you stop to get lunch somewhere on a trip. 

My Jeff Bezos special three bike trunk mount is the perfect hatch back rack. @Nathaniel Picard Busky for 50 small ones we were able to throw three MTN bikes on it if I remember correctly. Also I have done many trips with her and she's held up fine so far. Big plus is I take it off and fold up behind the driver seat no problem. 

on another note:

Apple adding cycling directions and EV routing to Maps in iOS 14

https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/22/21299325/apple-ios14-maps-updates-cycling-directions-electric-charging-wwdc-2020

Used a Saris 3 bike trunk rack on my little Jetta when I lived and parked in Brooklyn. Worked great, just a bit annoying for early morning races and I would have to wake up 5 minutes earlier to install.

seasucker comes to mind as a easy on easy off quality rack — that you can probably keep in the car but only install if carrying a bike

eloy said:

seasucker comes to mind as a easy on easy off quality rack — that you can probably keep in the car but only install if carrying a bike

Agreed. I own one and I like its practicability. 

I have used a Thule Aeroblade roof rack for years. It is pretty quick to get bikes off and on and it the rack locks to the car roof and the bikes can lock into the rack. Without bikes on it I never noticed any extra wind noise, and my gas mileage never changed much (although I do have an extremely heavy right foot at the best of times). Even with 3 bikes on the roof I don't recall any additional noise being irksome at all. Gas mileage did suffer maybe 4-5 mpg, but gas is so cheap - who cares ?

(JUST KIDDING)

I have the version where the fork dropouts clamp in - very secure. And I have a QR to thru-axle adapter and that works a charm too.

The only issue was that it was tricky to reach the bikes in the middle when I had an SUV. I now have my roof rack mounted on a wagon instead which solves that problem and has the most important benefit of looking Euro-Pro AF :-)

ian ellis said:

 I now have my roof rack mounted on a wagon instead which solves that problem and has the most important benefit of looking Euro-Pro AF :-)

Definitely helps with the race mindset, going through the ritual of mounting the bikes, then seeing fellow travelers on the road, and finally pulling up to a lot full of similarly decorated cars.  

I've been skipping my shopping trips to Fairway because I haven't wanted to get into a cab the past few months.  And then I saw Burley debuted a new trailer, one that folds down and stores nearly flat.  

So I called them up and am testing it out. along with two bags that secure to the trailer.  It came yesterday, the maiden voyage was today.

With a large backpack and a single large reusable shopping bag, I managed about $270 worth of groceries--a typical big shop, minus a gallon of milk and 56-oz of OJ, which I can easily get around the corner. (The Harlem Fairway might be closing in three weeks; guess the Travoy came too late for them.  Sigh)

The trailer comes in its own storage bag, takes maybe two minutes to set up and break down, including the seat post mount (digging that it should be able to work with a Citibike)

What else should I try to haul with it?

The gauntlet has been thrown

two weeks ago, I bungeed a shopping cart to the rear rack for this trip.  The cart was overburdened.

That written, the guy's cart is much sturdier than what I was MacGuyvering.  And the dog is definitely way high in the extra-credit list.  Especially on a three-speed.  He must have that dog trained well.

Jules said:

The gauntlet has been thrown

That guy is an absolute knob! 

^ I can't believe he is real. All these years I thought that my overactive imagination had conjured him into digital form...

also I never figured out how or why riding a citi bike more than 2 blocks gave me knee pain

mugwump said:.

 And the dog is definitely way high in the extra-credit list.  

I was looking at the homemade cargo trailer and didn't even notice the dog until I read this comment