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.
SRM X Power MTB Power Meter First Look: A Turning Point for SRM?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/09/srm-x-power-mtb-power-meter-first-look-a-turning-point-for-srm.htmlThe SRM X may well be the first power meter pedal for mountain bikers once it gets to market later this year. … Plus, power meter experience and all that.
Hands-on: SRM’s new EXAKT Power Meter Pedals
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/05/hands-on-srms-new-exakt-power-meter-pedals.htmlThis week SRM announced their latest power meter, EXAKT. … But unlike every previous bike-mountable power meter they’ve made, this one isn’t crankset based.
PowerTap C1 Chainring Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/12/powertap-chainring-review.htmlThis past spring, as part of a bunch of announcements, PowerTap announced their C1 chainring power meter. … This announcement was coupled with that of the PowerTap P1 pedals, all of which complement their existing PowerTap G3 hub based power meter.
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.htmlBut 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. … Unlike past Quarq spider-based systems, this spindle-based system is more akin in functionality to a left-only single-sided power meter.
Stryd: Hands-on with the first running power meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/01/stryd-first-running.htmlIn December a Boulder based company with only a handful of employees announced that they had put together a running power meter. … In doing so, they’d be the first true consumer running power meter.
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. … Likely because unlike the rest of the group set, the power meter isn’t available yet.
First Ride with new $299 PowerPod Power Meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/08/first-powerpod-power.htmlToday a Kickstarter project was launched for the PowerPod power meter, priced at $279US (but there are some initial cheaper price points available for early birds). … While the project may be launching on Kickstarter, the company behind it has long produced power related products in the segment – Velocomp, maker of the iBike.
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.htmlTonight 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. … 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.
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. … The R9100 platform is vast – it covers everything from shifting to brake systems, drivetrains to wheels, and pedals to power meters.
Brim Brothers announces Zone power meter production, my first ride impressions
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/09/brothers-announces-production.htmlIt’s been a number of years since Brim Brothers unveiled their power meter concept, and today they’ve launched pricing and availability details. … The Zone power meter is a cleat based power meter that is affixed to your cycling shoe, allowing you to move from bike to bike without the need to install a power meter on the bike.
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. … Beyond that I wanted to briefly touch on each of the publically announced power meter brands I spent time with at Eurobike.
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. … Meanwhile, PowerTap has had their P1 pedals in the market for over two years now – effectively raking in the cash over their competitors.
Analysis and Discussion with Garmin and MetriGear about new Vector Power Meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/09/analysis-and-discussion-with-garmin-and.htmlNote: Please see in depth post on Vector "Everything you ever wanted to know about the Garmin Vector pedal based power meter" posted here (it’s a whole lot more detailed and in depth, and includes comprehensive Q&A with the Garmin Vector team). … For those not familiar, MetriGear was/is a small startup company that’s been slowly chipping away at development of a pedal based power meter for the past few years.
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. … As a result, the company is now joining the handful of other organizations making power meter pedals, with backers set to receive their choice of road or mountain bike pedals instead of the once-promised spacers that was mostly pedal agnostic.
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. … We’re here to see what happens when you order a $35 power meter.
A Power Primer – Cycling with Power 101
www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/08/power-primer-cycling-with-power-101.htmlThere is a fair bit of debate in the cycling world as to the standalone value of the iBike in serious power training situations (due to variability), however there is little debate that an iBike coupled with any of the other power meters above gives one a huge amount of very valuable data. … As part of laying the groundwork for an upcoming review, I’m going to attempt to cover all the basics for what cycling with power is all about.
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. … Of course, there are many power meter companies at Eurobike that didn’t have any specific major news pieces to share, but rather more minor announcements.
More than you ever wanted to know about power meters in pro cycling
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/07/power-meters-pro-cycling.htmlOver the last week or so there’s been substantial talk about power meter data in the Tour de France, specifically around scenarios of data snooping, data accuracy, data estimation, and data tampering. … Much of this discussion of course has originated from discussion around data from pro cyclist and soon two-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome, and his ability to sustain various power numbers, as well as the feasibility of the numbers that are leaked/stolen.
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. … Half of the power meter announcements were essentially just well-known bike companies offering power meters that are basically ‘powered by’ other preexisting power meter companies.
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. … Well, at least until they announced their upcoming power meter pedals, which sacrificed one vowel to the Wahoo phonetic gods.
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. … The unit operates on much of the same principals as a cycling power meter in terms of how it measures power (strain gauges), how it transmits power (ANT+), and how it displays power (watts).
LIMITS Power Meter: Really cool or really fake?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/11/limits-meter-really.htmlIt’s been nearly 6 months since the LIMITS power meter jumped onto the scene with a sub-$300 power meter, and plans to have units shipping by the end of the year. … I expressed skepticism early on in the project, primarily due to the company's timelines and lack of experience in the incredibly complex realm of cycling power meters.
PowerTap Significantly Drops Prices, Plus Detailed Power Meter Pricing Trends (2018 Edition)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/03/powertap-significantly-drops-prices-plus-detailed-power-meter-pricing-trends-spring-2018.htmlIt seems like it’s that time of year again – when we start to see shifts in power meter pricing and companies tweak their strategy for the year ahead. … And the second comes today, with a sweeping series of price adjustments by PowerTap across all three product lines (pedals, hubs, and chainring).
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. … The seminar (now an annual event at Interbike) lasts about 90 minutes and has all the major power meter players in the market (well, except Look/Polar).
