Shimano R9200P Power Meter In-Depth Review: Astonishingly Inaccurate
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/02/shimano-r9200p-power-meter-review-astonishingly-bad.htmlFor example, the Stages LR (dual-sided) version for the Shimano R9200 DuraAce crankset is on the bike and the first rides completed. … I’ve been testing the Shimano latest generation power meter since last summer, comparing it to virtually every other viable power meter and smart trainer on the market today during that time frame.
Tour de France 2019: The Trainers & Power Meters
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/07/tour-de-france-trainers-power-meters-2019.htmlSo while I’d have loved to also cover things like GPS bike computers (virtually all Garmin, save one or two Wahoo teams, one Pioneer team, one Stages team, and one Bryton team) – doing so requires more people concurrently to pull off. … While that’s a substantial difference from an athletic standpoint, the underlying technology used by these teams remains the same – at least when it comes to the trainers and power meters.
Garmin Vector 3 Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/11/garmin-vector-3-power-meter-review.htmlThe left power will simply be doubled to produce total power (identical to how other left-only products, like Stages Power, work). … Stages Left-Only Power Meter (LR soon!)
PowerTap C1 Chainring Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/12/powertap-chainring-review.htmlStages, Vector S/2S, 4iiii Precision), which only measure your left leg power and double it. … This past spring, as part of a bunch of announcements, PowerTap announced their C1 chainring power meter.
Quarq DZero Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/04/quarq-dzero-power-meter-in-depth-review.htmlStages Gen2 left-only unit… This past summer at Eurobike, Quarq announced their latest generation of power meters, the DZero lineup.
Hands-on: Team Zwatt launches subscription based power meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/08/hands-on-team-zwatt-launches-subscription-based-power-meter.htmlZimanox similar units: Stages Power, 4iiii Precision (left-only model)… Today a little known Danish company called Sensitivus launched a trio of power meters on Kickstarter.
PowerTap P2 Power Meter Pedals In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/03/powertap-pedals-review.htmlWe see two random dropouts/spikes from the Stages LR (early on and later on), but more interesting we actually see a bit of an odd offset from the Stages LR. … 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.
Power Meter Pedal Shootout: Vector 3 vs PowerTap P1 vs Assioma
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/09/power-meter-pedal-shootout-vector-3-vs-powertap-p1-vs-assioma.htmlGiven the Garmin Vector 3 pedals are in the final stages of firmware, they are still finalizing things. … Over the course of the summer we’ve seen both Garmin and Favero roll out new pedal power meters.
Power Meter Pedals In The Pro Peloton?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/07/power-meter-pedals-in-the-pro-peloton.htmlFor example, Team Cofidis has no power meter sponsor today, and just uses a random collection of SRM & Stages power meters. … Over the next year or so, we saw existing power meters like 4iii and Stages on those Shimano cranksets disappear as exclusivity agreements took effect.
Stages Starts Shipping New Dash M50/L50/L10 GPS Bike Computers: First Ride Details
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/06/stages-dash-m50-l50-l10-first-ride.htmlBut in this case, it’s roughly the delay that Stages incurred for their flotilla of new bike GPS units, initially announced last July back at Eurobike with a planed fall shipping date. … Stages Dash L10: $149 – Basically the previous Stages Dash that’s far more powerful and can now do courses.
Quick Update on Stages Dash L10, M50, and L50 Bike GPS Units (First Test Ride)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/01/quick-update-stages-dash-l10-m50-l50.htmlBut for Stages, it’s trying to get last year’s Eurobike 2018 announcements out the door. … Stages Dash L10: $149 – Basically the previous Stages Dash that’s far more powerful and can now do courses.
SRAM Rival AXS Power Meter: Hands-on and First Rides
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/04/sram-rival-axs-power-meter-hands-on-and-first-rides.htmlUltimately, the Rival AXS power meter from a power composition standpoint is similar to a left-only Stages or 4iiii unit (or any other single-sided company). … But perhaps more interestingly for some readers here, it introduces an entirely new type of power meter for Quarq, SRAM’s power meter brand: The Rival AXS power meter.
Hands-on: SRM’s new EXAKT Power Meter Pedals
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/05/hands-on-srms-new-exakt-power-meter-pedals.htmlThey’re looking at user feedback to see if there’s any demand for recording that data (Stages does something similar, and I’ve yet to hear of many people actually using that in real-life…mostly just woulda/coulda type statements). … This week SRM announced their latest power meter, EXAKT.
Stages Announces New Smart Bike: Hands-on Details
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/09/stages-announces-new-smart-bike-hands-on-details.htmlStages is the first company at Eurobike 2019 to bring a new smart bike to market, though, it’s hardly the first smart-ish bike they’ve made. … What’s interesting here is that this isn’t the only power measurement Stages does in the bike.
Brim Brothers announces Zone power meter production, my first ride impressions
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/09/brothers-announces-production.htmlFirst is to a slew of conventional cycling head units, in my case the 2xGarmin Edge 1000 (Zone & Stages), Garmin Edge 810 (PowerTap), and Garmin Edge 510 (Quarq Riken). … It’s been a number of years since Brim Brothers unveiled their power meter concept, and today they’ve launched pricing and availability details.
1st Hands-On Ride with Brim Brothers Zone Cleat Based Power Meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/11/1st-hands-on-ride-with-brim-brothers-zone-cleat-based-power-meter.htmlAs Barry Redmond (one of the Brim Brother founders) noted to me tonight – “If it was perfect, we’d be selling it today.” Which is a fitting and appropriate comment for not only the Zone power meter, but many other promised power meters for the upcoming 2013 season – including the Garmin Vector, Stages Power Meter, ROTOR power meter and numerous others. … 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.
Shimano’s Dura-Ace & Ultegra Power Meter (2nd Gen): Technical Deep-Dive
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/09/shimano-r9200p-r8100p-dura-ace-ultegra-power-meter-details.htmlBe it Stages, 4iiii, or all companies adding power pods to the side of those two specific Shimano units (interestingly, this wasn’t an issue in previous generation Shimano crank arm sets). … While much of the attention of this week’s new Dura-Ace R9200 & Ultegra R8100 Di2 product launches have been focused on the wireless and 12-speed access, far less has been written on the 2nd generation power meter.
Eurobike Power Meter Update Post: Quarq, ROTOR, Pioneer, Brim Brothers & Ciclosport
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/08/eurobike-power-roundup.htmlThe only two brands not included here are Garmin Vector and Stages. … As part of my Eurobike coverage I’ve published posts for all of the power meter companies that have released new products at Eurobike this year.
First Look: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100–Now with power meter option
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/06/shimano-dura-ace-power-meter.htmlNow the integrated power meter presents a bit of an interesting dynamic for some pro teams – most notably Team Sky, which has an existing power meter partnership with Stages Power. … Today, every power meter company in the industry just breathed a huge collective sigh of relief: Shimano did not ultimately decide to baseline their long rumored integrated power meter as part of the Dura-Ace standard offering.
Sea Otter Power Meter Roundup: 4iiii Precision, Easton/Race Face CINCH, FSA PowerBox, Team Zwatt, Quarq DZero, Xpedo Thrust-E
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/04/sea-otter-power-meter-roundup-4iiii-precision-eastonrace-face-cinch-fsa-powerbox-team-zwatt-quarq-dzero-xpedo-thrust-e.htmlThis makes the left-only nature similar to that of Stages, 4iiii Precision (non-dual), and many others offering single-sided solutions. … If there was a theme for power meters at Sea Otter this week it would be re-branding.
The New Stages Dash M200 & L200: Hands-On Details
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/04/stages-dash-m200-l200-hands-details.htmlStages have just announced two new bike computers, the new Stages Dash M200 and L200. … Granted, the wearables have far lower power constraints than a larger bike computer.
My analysis of the 2014 Kona bike count power meter numbers
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/10/kona-bike-power-analysis.htmlWhereas more of a weekend warrior road bike rider might not spend the same proportion of income in the sport, and thus is far more likely to buy cheaper power meters (ala Stages). … Starting in 2009, they added power meters to the Kona bike count list.
Garmin announces Vector S: $899 power meter, also announces Cycling Dynamics
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/08/announces-cycling-dynamics.htmlGarmin has followed in the footsteps of Stages and now Rotor in releasing a left-only power meter. … The first is unveiling the Vector S power meter, while the second is announcing upcoming ‘Cycling Dynamics’ metrics that will be applicable to full-fledged Vector owners.
Cycling Dynamics for Assioma Power Meter Pedals Released, New Pedal Bodies Too
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/07/favero-assioma-cycling-dynamics-released.htmlAnd to that end, it’d be just as easy for Wahoo or anyone else to add it too (Lezyne, Stages, etc…). … Yes, the long and oft talked about day is finally here – Favero has pushed out a firmware update enabling Cycling Dynamics on their popular Assioma power meter pedals.
Kona Bike Count 2018 Power Meter Analysis
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/10/kona-bike-count-2018-power-meter-analysis.htmlWhereas the more weekend warrior road bike rider might not spend the same proportion of income in the sport, and thus is far more likely to buy cheaper power meters (à la Stages, 4iiii, Favero, etc…). … But like past years – I’m most interested in the data, specifically, the power meter data.
