The Favero bePRO Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/09/favero-depth-review.htmlThis is sorta similar to what Garmin does with Garmin Vector, but just with a little less finesse than Garmin does (in large part because Garmin owns the head unit and can thus make this process neat and tidy for their own power meters). … As some of you know, certain power meters require a bit of settling in, and bePRO is one of those.
Garmin Vector In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/garmin-vector-review.htmlWhat I did below was using multiple power meters to show the impact of different torque levels on Garmin Vector. … But why ride cobbles? Well, one area where power meters can get tripped up is rough roads.
PowerTap C1 Chainring Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/12/powertap-chainring-review.htmlThis is something that’s also common on the Quarq power meters too. … Like many power meters, the exact value it returns doesn’t matter – but rather, just that it’s not drifting a bunch each ride.
Women’s Tour de France 2022: The Bike Computers, Trainers, and Power Meters
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/07/womens-tour-de-france-2022-the-bike-computers-trainers-and-power-meters.htmlIn past years, only a couple of teams had consistent power meter strategies, with most teams leaving each rider to fend for themselves when it came to power meters. … This year though, every single team had a single set of power meters across their bikes, and interestingly, a bit more variation than the men’s teams.
Tour de France 2017–The Trainers, Power Meters and Gadgets of the Pro Peloton
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/07/tour-de-france-2017-power-meters-trainers-tech.htmlAthletes know their power meters are solid, and their name is well known. … That in and of itself isn’t a big deal, but what’s more interesting is that both teams had their respective power meters (4iiii for Quick-Step, and Pioneer for LottoNL-Jumbo) also with new updated units.
Garmin Vector 3 Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/11/garmin-vector-3-power-meter-review.htmlI find doing a simple 4-8 second long sprint once or twice will ensure it’s nice and snug – same as most other pedal power meters. … Again, most pedal based power meters have them for the same reasons as Vector (those two listed above).
A weekend riding past the beach and swapping power meters
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/08/weekend-swapping-meters.htmlUp for swappage this time was 2 (well, sorta 2.5) power meters. … After about 10-15 minutes and a few hard short intervals later I had four power meters aligning in the ways I’d expect (Quarq highest, PowerTap, then CompuTrainer almost exactly mirroring PowerTap, and the Stages slightly lower than the Quarq).
Stryd: Hands-on with the first running power meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/01/stryd-first-running.htmlIt was simply a case of them working on BLE first because the Suunto Ambit3 supported power meters in the running profile, whereas most other watches don’t. … The pod itself is effectively not much different than your average modern running footpod, similarly with some accelerometers in it.
Hands-on: Team Zwatt launches subscription based power meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/08/hands-on-team-zwatt-launches-subscription-based-power-meter.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.
4iiii Adds Apple Find My Feature to Power Meters: Hands-On
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/08/4iiii-adds-apple-find-my-feature-to-power-meters-hands-on.html4iiii has become the first power meter company to add Apple’s Find My support to their devices.
A look at the new Power2Max NG power meters
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/09/power2max-power-meters.htmlThe company says the new units are a “totally new build” than the previous generation Type S power meters. … Each year at Eurobike we see Power2Max make evolutionary changes to their power meter lineup.
Power Meters and Pop-Tarts
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/08/power-meters-and-pop-tarts.htmlThe iBike is a cycling power meter that can be much cheaper than a traditional direct force power meter like the PowerTAP, SRM or Cinqo.
Power Meter Pedals In The Pro Peloton?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/07/power-meter-pedals-in-the-pro-peloton.htmlOver the next year or so, we saw existing power meters like 4iii and Stages on those Shimano cranksets disappear as exclusivity agreements took effect. … Even now, the single team with 4iiii left has a mix of bikes where some of them are 4iiii power meters and some of them are Shimano power meters.
PowerTap PowerCal In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/11/cycleops-powercal-in-depth-review.htmlCycleOps has a long history of power meter head units (and power meters), an area they’ve been at the forefront of for years. … The calibration button found there is designed for direct force power meters, and not for PowerCal.
A weekend with dueling power meters, activity monitors and more!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/04/weekend-with-dueling-power-meters.htmlThe last time I rode with both (pre-Vegas), I found the two power meters nearly identical – within 3w over the course of a 70-minute workout. … The positive side to this though would be that I could continue doing tests between the Polar/Look Keo Power Meter pedals, and the SRAM Quarq Cinqo RED 2012 setup.
The Bike Computers & Power Meters of the Tour de France
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/07/the-bike-computers-power-meters-of-the-tour-de-france.htmlAs with smart trainers, bike computers and power meters are theoretically fully sponsored on almost every team. … Tour de France 2022 Power Meters:
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.htmlNow the key thing there is that it’s a left-only power meter – all spindle-based power meters are, like the ROTOR inPower, because they’re effectively only measuring the torque from the left on the non-drive side. … This is different than the rest of Quarq’s power meters, which are spider-based and measure total power (but can vaguely estimate left/right balance).
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. … I recommend this for all power meters (as do most manufacturers).
Big Sports Tech Sales Return: 20-30% off Power Meters, Trainers, Watches, and Plenty More!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/05/big-sports-tech-sales-return-20-off-power-meters-trainers-watches-and-plenty-more.htmlThe 20% off sales tend to cover the trainers and power meters, while the other holiday sales tend to cover watches and usually cycling tech. … For example, Garmin’s Rally power meter, or even Wahoo’s new Speedplay-based power meter that just came out.
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.htmlOver the course of the summer we’ve seen both Garmin and Favero roll out new pedal power meters. … In my testing, all three power meters can be installed on a bike and used immediately without multiple rides for settling (as has been the case in some previous power meters).
First Ride with new $299 PowerPod Power Meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/08/first-powerpod-power.htmlThey are evaluating whether there’s enough demand for Bluetooth Smart power meters in today’s market yet. … Whereas the other three are showing data from the PowerTap G3 (Edge 810 right), bePRO (Edge 810 left), and Verve Infocrank power meters (Edge 520 bottom).
Tour de France 2023: Bike Computers and Power Meters
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/07/tour-de-france-2023-bike-computers-and-power-meters.htmlWhile one unsponsored power meter team did have a handful of SRM units on-hand, they also had a collection of single and dual-sided Stages units.
Friday Tidbits: Velodromes, 10K’s, Polar Power Meters, and a bike dishwasher
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/02/friday-tidbits-velodromes-10ks-polar.htmlI might even have stickers! Polar Power Meter Pedal Recall (sorta but not entirely): There’s been a flurry of messages posted to the Wattage Forums regarding an apparent recall of the Polar/Look Power Meter pedals.
Hands-on: SRM’s new EXAKT Power Meter Pedals
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/05/hands-on-srms-new-exakt-power-meter-pedals.htmlThe company has partnered with LOOK to create a pedal-based power meter that does away with the pods of previous LOOK power meter designs, all while broadcasting on both ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart (something existing SRM power meters don’t do). … My in-depth reviews have numerous rides in numerous conditions against numerous power meters.
FIT File: Google Pixel Watch Updates, Suunto + UTMB? Garmin vs Apple Ski Apps, and More SPD Power Meters
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/03/google-pixel-watch-updates-suunto-utmb-apple-vs-garmin-skiing-supersapiens-shuts-down.htmlIn this episode, we talk about Google Pixel Watch Updates, Skiing Apps for Garmin and Apple, More SPD Power Meters, and other interesting news in the sports tech world. … 0:57 Look Power Meter Pedals
