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Brim Brothers announces Zone power meter production, my first ride impressions

www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/09/brothers-announces-production.html

It’s been a number of years since Brim Brothers unveiled their power meter concept, and today they’ve launched pricing and availability details. … Or, said differently, Brim clearly learned from Garmin here.

1st Hands-On Ride with Brim Brothers Zone Cleat Based Power Meter

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The Brim Brothers Zone has long been of interest to many in the cycling world, as it would make moving your power meter from bike to bike as simple as walking from bike to bike. … Tonight I had the opportunity to go out for a ride testing out the new Brim Brothers power meter, Zone, which is mounted into the Speedplay cleat baseplate that’s attached to your cycling shoes.

Hands-on with the Brim Brothers Zone cleat-based power meter

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Yesterday afternoon I spent a got to see a hands-on demo with an Edge 800 that supports L/R power (using this noted update), to demonstrate the Brim Brothers Zone power meter. … Last year when I was at Interbike I had the chance to sit down with Barry Redmond of Brim Brothers and talk about his work on their cleat-based power meter.

Eurobike Power Meter Update Post: Quarq, ROTOR, Pioneer, Brim Brothers & Ciclosport

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/08/eurobike-power-roundup.html

While I spent time talking with the folks from Brim Brothers on Thursday, much of the news actually comes from an e-mail sent out to all folks who have registered for pre-orders. … ”I'm writing to you because you are one of the many people who pre-ordered a Zone power meter from Brim Brothers, and we want to bring you up to date with how we're doing.

The Power Meters Buyer’s Guide–2014 Edition

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First up is Brim Brothers Zone, I recently previewed this a few weeks back at Interbike. … And finally, at the pedals you currently have Garmin Vector, Polar/Look , Brim Brothers (not on market yet), and Xpedo (not on market yet).

The Power Meters Buyer’s Guide–2016 Edition

www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/09/power-meters-buyers-guide2016-edition.html

Next up is Brim Brothers Zone, which I’ve previewed for years now. … You can’t measure it directly at the spider, instead you have to measure it upstream of that such as the cranks (ROTOR dual system, Infocrank’s dual system, Pioneer’s dual system, WatTeam, Shimano’s dual system, 4iiii’s dual system), pedals (Garmin, bePRO, Polar/Look, Look alone, Xpedo), or cleats (Brim Brothers).

The Power Meters Buyer’s Guide–2015 Edition

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Next up is Brim Brothers Zone, I previewed them a year ago at Interibke. … Cleats: Brim Brothers

A Friday Giveaway

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Back at the ANT+ Symposium the founder of Brim Brothers offered me a limited edition jersey revolving around the Brim Brothers Zone cleat-based power meter. … And soon, the Garmin Edge 500 will be happily compatible with the Brim Brothers Zone – displaying Left/Right power as well as all the usual power goodness.

Week in Review–December 1st, 2012

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Wednesday: 1st Hands-On Ride with Brim Brothers Zone Cleat Based Power Meter…

The Power Meters Buyer’s Guide–2017 Edition

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Ergomo, Brim Brothers), or products that haven’t been made in a long while (I.e. … Brim Brother’s Zone: This was a Speedplay based cleat power meter that was long in development.

CycleOps Joule GPS In-Depth Review

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Down the road, it’ll also be compatible with upcoming ANT+ power meter device profile products such as the Wahoo KICKR, Stages StageOne, the ROTOR power meter, Garmin Vector, and the Brim Brothers Zone. … Companies and products in this category include the Garmin Vector, Brim Brothers Zone, and the Rotor power meter.

The Power Meter Buyers Guide–2018 Edition

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Ergomo, Brim Brothers), or products that haven’t been made in a long while (i.e. … Brim Brother’s Zone: This was a Speedplay based cleat power meter that was long in development.

Garmin Forerunner 910XT In Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/10/garmin-forerunner-910xt-in-depth-review.html

The FR910XT will also be getting Left/Right power to be able to support not only the Garmin Vector pedal based power meter, but also other pedal/cleat based power meters such as the Brim Brothers Zone and O-Sycne’s power meter. … Also, the FR910XT supports Left/Right power for the upcoming Garmin Vector pedal based power meter, and the Brim Brothers Zone cleat based power meter (as well as the O-Sycne pedal power meter down the road).

Garmin Edge 800 adds NP/IF/TSS, left/right power, tons more data fields

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In line with the power meter improvements they’ve added support for ANT+ left/right power meters, which will ultimately include the Garmin Vector pedal based power meter, the Brim Brothers Zone cleat based power meter, and the O-Synce pedal based power meter. … For questions on Vector, see the ‘Everything you ever wanted to know about Garmin Vector’, and the same for Brim Brothers.

My sports technology ‘predictions’ for 2010

www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/01/my-sports-technology-predictions-for-2.html

The two companies that have either demo’d or shown their product and released dates are Metrigear and Brim Brothers. … The unfortunate reality is that most US consumers won’t step out of their comfort zone and purchase directly from an overseas retailer with no stateside support.

Week in Review: March 12th, 2011

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6) Brim Brothers Update: The folks at Brim Brothers have posted another update around their cleat based power meters. … I also included some basic media stuff like never publish important/valuable news on a Friday because it won’t get attention (you’ll notice I never publish a product review on a Friday), and how to time publishing to world wide audiences for best effect (that messy time zone thing).

My Thoughts On The LIMITS Power Meter

www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/04/limits-power-meter.html

At the other more LIMITS-like company scale, is Brim Brothers with their Zone power meter. … As CEO Barry Redmond from Brim Brothers will openly tell you, getting 95% of the way there on building a power meter is easy.

Garmin Edge 510 In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/01/garmin-edge-510-in-depth-review.html

And finally, at some point in the future you’ll have the Garmin Vector and Brim Brothers Zone measuring on the pedals/cleats. … You’ve also got power alerts, which are tied to power zones that you’ve configured elsewhere.

Garmin Edge 810 In-Depth Review

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Additionally, there are those coming down the line that are pedal or cleat based, such as the Garmin Vector or Brim Brothers Zone. … Workouts are preconfigured training sessions with identified steps in them (such as zones, power, cadence, etc…) – just like that you’d get from a coach.

PowerPod In-Depth Review

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Said differently: It’s not because PowerPod doesn’t want it (or 4iiii or PowerTap or ROTOR or Brim Brothers or whomever), but because Garmin doesn’t want it (and because ANT+ hasn’t enabled an open profile for it). … Would this impact power accuracy if I stayed in their draft zone? Nope.

Hands on review of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Active ANT+ enabled waterproof phone

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Next you’ve got the Speed/Cadence sensors that adorn many bikes (or foot pods for indoor treadmill running use), and then…

Motorola MOTOACTV: Thoughts and analysis

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Everything from ANT+ heart rate straps (which is what your Garmin/Timex watch uses) to ANT+ power meters (Cinqo, PowerTap, SRM, Vector, Brim Brothers Zone, O-Synce, etc…, and of a myriad course speed/cadence sensors and even scales.