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.htmlWhile 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.htmlAs 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.
Checking out the Kayak Power Meter system
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/06/checking-power-system.htmlA couple days ago upon returning from China I got the chance to spend a bit of time checking out a new to the market but not new to the sport ANT+ enabled power meter.
First Look: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100–Now with power meter option
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/06/shimano-dura-ace-power-meter.htmlToday, 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.
Stages, Wahoo sponsor Team Sky, CycleOps sponsors Trek Pro team, and Team Lampre on ROTOR Power, Movistar on Power2Max
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/01/2014-pro-team-powermeters.htmlWahoo’s announcement this morning that they’re sponsoring Team Sky, makes Sky the epicenter of connected sports technology sponsorships: Stages power meters, Wahoo KICKR’s, and Training Peaks to round it up.
The Massive Eurobike Power Meter News Roundup: Quarq, Stages, SRM, PowerBeat, Ciclo, Verve Infocrank, Xpedo
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/08/eurobike-powerbeat-infocrank.htmlFor some power meter companies here at Eurobike I put together full posts if they had a number of new major products, or if they had some sort of significant news.
IQ2 Power Meter Changes Direction: Backers Now Getting Pedals
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/05/iq2-power-meter-changes-direction-backers-now-getting-pedals.htmlIQ2 just announced that their belated power meter project (which was essentially a small spacer in between the pedals and crankset for 149EUR) is now shifting directions to being a power meter pedal instead.
Hands-on: Stages LR Dual Left/Right Power Meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/08/hands-on-stages-lr-dual-leftright-power-meter.htmlToday Stages (finally) announced their long seen but never sold dual left/right power meter, the Stages LR.
Garmin Quietly Rolls Out Cross Country Skiing Power
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/10/garmin-quietly-rolls-out-cross-country-skiing-power.htmlFor those that sifted through their junk mail folders over the past few weeks, you might have seen an e-mail from Garmin announcing cross-country skiing power, akin to cycling power, but more in line with how running power data is generated using a bunch of calculations.
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.htmlIf there was a theme for power meters at Sea Otter this week it would be re-branding.
ROTOR 2INpower In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/05/rotor-2inpower-in-depth-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.
Cycling Dynamics for Assioma Power Meter Pedals Released, New Pedal Bodies Too
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/07/favero-assioma-cycling-dynamics-released.htmlYes, 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.
Wahoo KICKR ROLLR Smart Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/02/wahoo-kickr-rollr-smart-trainer-in-depth-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.
Interbike Power Meter Seminar Wrap-Up
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/10/interbike-power-meter-seminar-wrap-up.htmlThe last two weeks have been crazy busy – but perhaps one of the more interesting parts of Interbike was the Power Meter Seminar, which was held Wednesday morning just prior to the show floor opening up.
Huge Garmin Fenix 7/Epix Beta Update Includes Wrist Based Running Power
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/10/garmin-fenix7-epix-runingpower-update-includes-running.htmlHowever, the big-ticket totally new item at the very bottom of the list is the addition of wrist-based running power for these watches.
First Look: The IQ2 149€ Power Meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/iq2-149eur-first-power-meter.htmlAs each year passes, we continue to see drops in power meter prices.
Here’s What Happens When You Order a $35 Power Meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/01/heres-what-happens-when-you-order-a-35-power-meter.htmlRemember IQ2? The Kickstarter-based startup that’s been trying to produce a budget power meter for about 33 months now? You might recall late spring 2019 they announced a change in direction from a small crank-arm attached pod to a full on pedal-based power meter.
Garmin announces Vector S: $899 power meter, also announces Cycling Dynamics
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/08/announces-cycling-dynamics.htmlThe 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.
Stages Further Lowers Power Meter Pricing to $299
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/01/stages-further-lowers-power-meter-pricing-to-299.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.
Hands-on: Garmin Vector 3 Power Meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/08/hands-on-garmin-vector-3-power-meter.htmlToday Garmin announced their third generation of power meters, Vector 3.
Garmin adds ANT+ power meter support to VIRB action camera
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/02/support-action-camera.htmlThis new firmware applicable to the VIRB Elite (that’s the model with the ANT+ sensor support) will now natively record ANT+ cycling power meter data and then make it available for later application to videos using VIRB Edit (Garmin’s free video editing tool).
First look at Wahoo Fitness KICKR ANT+/Bluetooth Smart Trainer with power meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/08/first-look-at-wahoo-fitness-kickr.htmlToday Wahoo Fitness unveiled their latest product – a Bluetooth 4.0 and ANT+ enabled trainer with an integrated power meter.
My analysis of the 2014 Kona bike count power meter numbers
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/10/kona-bike-power-analysis.htmlStarting in 2009, they added power meters to the Kona bike count list.
Wahoo Relaunches Speedplay, Announces Power Meter Plans (POWRLINK Zero)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/03/wahoo-speedplay-powrlink-zero-power-meter-announcement.htmlSince then the company reduced some 50 different SKUs down to 4 core models, moved factory locations, shut down factories, moved factory locations again, and started building a Speedplay power meter.
Kona Bike Count 2018 Power Meter Analysis
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/10/kona-bike-count-2018-power-meter-analysis.htmlBut like past years – I’m most interested in the data, specifically, the power meter data.
