PowerTap P2 Power Meter Pedals In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/03/powertap-pedals-review.htmlStill, one strength of the PowerTap pedals is that they just work – a quality which sometimes as of late in trainers and power meters is often missing. … It’s been almost exactly 4 years to the week since PowerTap first announced their PowerTap P1 pedals, and it didn’t take long for them to rocket to popularity.
Stages Further Lowers Power Meter Pricing to $299
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/01/stages-further-pricing.htmlNo matter how you feel about single-sided power meters, there’s zero denying that Stages and their timing of the decade deal with then Team Sky, dramatically increased power meter consumption. … In the rising tide lifts all boats department, they took with them not just (at the time) the budget end of the power meter spectrum, but also the mid and high end too.
IQ2 Power Meter Pedals: First Rides Testing & Data Accuracy
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/05/pedals-testing-accuracy.htmlTwo years ago (almost to the day), IQ2 announced their then crank arm spacer based power meter. … It would fit in between any pedal type and any crank arm, and allow power on more or less any bike with any pedal.
How to: Troubleshooting Power Meter and Trainer Accuracy Issues
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/12/troubleshooting-trainer-accuracy.htmlIn today’s post, I’ll be focusing on power meter and trainer accuracy issues. … No matter the product, eventually, for every product review I post, sooner or later someone has a power related accuracy issue with their unit.
PowerTap PowerCal In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/11/cycleops-powercal-in-depth-review.htmlA bit over a year ago CycleOps announced their latest devices – and with it their first power meter that wasn’t in a rear wheel hub. … CycleOps has a long history of power meter head units (and power meters), an area they’ve been at the forefront of for years.
Hands-on: WatTeam’s New Gen3 PowerBeat Power Meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/07/hands-watteams-powerbeat.htmlEven worse, the app is no longer supported, and it's required that you use the app in order to install the power meter. … Today WatTeam announced their 3rd generation power meter, introducing mostly hardware tweaks and durability improvements, along with the ability to swap the pods between bikes quickly.
Wahoo KICKR ROLLR Smart Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/02/wahoo-kickr-rollr-trainer-review.htmlHowever, unlike all of Wahoo’s existing smart trainers, the KICKR ROLLR requires your bike have a power meter for use with most apps. … That’s because no roller company to date has mastered getting even vaguely accurate power on a roller (due to lack of constant pressure on the wheel), and in this case, Wahoo decided against offering power altogether.
StageONE $699 ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart crank-based power meter announced
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/09/stageone-699-ant-bluetooth-smart-crank.htmlThis morning, Stages Cycling announced a new crank-based power meter, StageONE, which will be available for $699US. … The power meter includes both ANT+ and Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE/BLE/Bluetooth Smart), allowing you to connect to any of the ANT+ power meter heads out on the market today, as well as all of the phone based Bluetooth Smart phone apps and devices coming down the line.
Polar announces new Keo Power systems, and V800/V650 power meter update plans, and more!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/08/announces-v800v650-update.htmlToday at Eurobike Polar announced and showed off a slew of power meter specific features and products – all of which are scheduled to hit the market in the next 60 days. … Just as Garmin announced yesterday a roughly half-priced version of their Vector pedal, today Polar did the same with their new Keo Power Essential power meter offering.
ROTOR 2INpower In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/05/rotor-2inpower-review.htmlOver the last few years, ROTOR has been slowly increasing both the quantity of power meters they make – as well as the types of power meters they make. … It first started with the original ROTOR Power LT some three years back, and then two years ago they introduced the left-only variant, INpower.
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Polar/Look Keo Power pedal-based power meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/09/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know_19.html(Above: The shipping/retail box for Keo Power) By most accounts, the Polar/Look Keo Power pedal based power meter system is the closest pedal based power meter to public availability. … However, there’s still been quite a few questions about how the Keo power meter will work.
The Polar/Look Power Meters & Power2Max Power Meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/09/polarlook-power-meters-power2max-power.html(Administrative note: Looking for the usual Weekly Mailbag? No worries, it’s still a staple – but I’ve got some cool news coming about that on Tuesday…so hang onto your helmets and we’ll get there.) Some of you may have seen the recent announcements earlier this week regarding a new power meter from Polar (in conjunction with Look), and also a new power meter called Power2Max from a separate company. … And if you speak/read German…well, you’ll just have a field day! Oh – and if you aren’t quite sure what a power meter is, then start here with this quick primer.
InsideRide E-Motion SmartPower Rollers with Floating Fork: In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/08/insideride-smartpower-floating.htmlIn addition, the app is where you can pair a power meter. … Next, there’s the smart control unit (aka ‘SmartPower’ resistance control unit), which costs $365.
First hands-on look & rides with the Garmin Vector power meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/08/hands-on-garmin-vector.htmlThat takes time, specifically, lots of riding time with lots of comparative power meters at once. … Typically I dedicate at least 30-45 days for power-meter related reviews for data gathering.
How To Use a Cycling Power Meter With a Garmin Vivoactive or Venu Watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/05/cycling-power-vivoactive.htmlOfficially, power meters are not supported on Garmin’s Venu & Vivoactive watch series. … That’s because (in Garmin’s eyes) the target market for those watches is a more mainstream consumer that doesn’t have $1,100 cycling power meters on the bikes in their garage (or $299 power meters).
SRAM RED AXS & Power Meter (2024) In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/05/sram-red-axs-power-meter-2024-in-depth-review.htmlSRAM has announced their new SRAM RED AXS system, complete with a Quarq-based power meter. … Further, this review will cover the power meter within the 2024 SRAM RED AXS groups, and dive into the accuracy of it.
Garmin Edge 810 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/01/garmin-edge-810-in-depth-review.htmlSimilarly, if I’m on my commuter bike, I don’t at all care about power meter display fields. … On the left side, you’ve got the power button, which also controls the light/display options, as well as allows you to access sensor state information such as ANT+ connectivity and smartphone connectivity (as well as weather).
Garmin Edge 510 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/01/garmin-edge-510-in-depth-review.htmlYou can add ANT+ Speed/Cadence sensors, as well as ANT+ power meters. … The first button – the power button – is located on the left side.
Power Meter Pedals In The Pro Peloton?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/07/power-pedals-peloton.htmlTo begin, no men’s WorldTour pro teams are using power meter pedals this year at the Tour de France. … In fact, some of those same teams have their men’s development squads (Lotto Dstny), as well as their WorldTour women’s teams (a whole bunch) on power meter pedals.
Hands-on: Team Zwatt launches subscription based power meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/08/hands-launches-subscription.htmlToday a little known Danish company called Sensitivus launched a trio of power meters on Kickstarter. … While power meters on crowd funded sites are hardly unique, Sensitivus has taken a new twist on things by offering what is the first subscription based power meter.
PowerPod In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/03/powerpod-depth-review.htmlBack this past fall the PowerPod power meter was introduced on Kickstarter and funded within a few days. … The PowerPod comes from the folks behind the iBike, though, they see the PowerPod as a new brand/product identity.
Elite Direto XR/XR-T Smart Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/07/direto-trainer-review.htmlStarting with Zwift, you can see the Direto XR listed as not just a controllable trainer, but also within the regular power meter and cadence section. … But in doing so, this more powerful Direto kills off the Drivo series trainers from Elite, which were Elite’s prior top-dog trainers.
Garmin Forerunner 310XT In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/09/garmin-forerunner-310xt-in-depth-review.htmlOne new class of devices that the 310XT supports that previous Forerunner devices haven’t supported is power meters. … When you first power on the Garmin 310XT it starts by asking you a series of questions.
Look’s New Road KEO Blade & SPD Power Meter Pedals: Hands-on!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/03/looks-blade-pedals-power-meter-pedal-hands-on.htmlToday Look has announced two interchangeable power meter pedals, their Look KEO Blade carbon road pedal power meter, and their X-Track SPD-based power meter pedal. … On the road side, Look’s new pedal is by far the lowest-weight power meter pedal on the market, while on the MTB side, it has the highest drop-rating on the market.
4iiii’s Introduces $399 Power Meter, Precision: My First Ride With It
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/09/4iiiis-introduces-precision.html4iiii’s has kicked off what will be a frenzy of power meter activity here at Interbike this week. … In doing so, as the post headline implies, they’ve jumped onboard with the plans to further drive the price of power meters down into a larger cycling audience.
