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.
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). … Previous to this update, you had to have a separate Garmin head unit that captured the power meter data and then would combine the data after the fact into videos within the VIRB Edit software.
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. … - Power (Total): Your total power being transmitted – e.g.
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. … Of course, long-time power meter followers know that this isn’t a product out of thin air.
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. … One only needs to look at my recent post on power meter pricing to see these plainly obvious pricing trends (in picture-graph format no less!).
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. … As I’ve done for a crap-ton of years in the past, I’ll analyze the power meter count data that was released this morning by Triathlete Magazine, and talk about the trends.
Interbike Power Meter Tidbits Roundup: Pioneer, Xpedo, WatTeam, PowerTap
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/09/interbike-pioneer-powertap.htmlAs seems to be more and more the trend, the majority of power meter news came from Eurobike this year – with only smaller tidbits coming out of Interbike this year. … - Power2Max drops prices…again.
Kona Bike Count 2019 Power Meter Analysis: 10 Years of Data
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/10/kona-bike-count-2019-power-meter-analysis-10-years-of-data.htmlHowever, this marks the 10th year that power meters have been tracked at Kona. … I expect this will remain fairly constant until Shimano gets around to putting an (accurate) power meter in their Ultegra cranksets with either a minimal or minor price increase.
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. … 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.
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. … So we’ve now got half a decade of power meter numbers to work from.
PowerTap announces P1 Power Meter Pedals, also PowerTap C1 chainring unit
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/03/powertap-announces-pedals-and-chainring.htmlIn what may be one of the most hinted at announcements ever in the power meter world, PowerTap today is officially announcing their two newest products: The PowerTap P1 pedal based power meter, as well as the PowerTap C1 chainring based units. … These two units are in addition to their long-running and existing product the PowerTap hubs.
First look at new ROTOR Power Meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/08/first-look-at-new-rotor-power-meter.htmlThis week ROTOR announced their first entrant into the power meter world with their new ‘ROTOR Power’ product. … The ANT+ compatible head unit measures and reports individual left/right power output – making it one of numerous new power meter products to offer the left/right metrics.
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. … Here’s the simplest way to think of Vector S: Half the power meter for half the price.
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. … I’ve been riding with them for over a month now – and have a pretty good grasp on where things stand with the latest power meter to hit the market (the second power meter announced this week at Eurobike).
Eurobike 2016 Power Meter Roundup
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/09/eurobike-power-meter-roundup.htmlBefore we dive into Interbike next week, I figured I’d round up some loose ends with Eurobike's minor power meter updates and announcements. … Or rather, by popular demand as it were – you decided on Twitter last night that you wanted to hear about power meters! Don't worry Magnum and Lezyne, you'll get your day in the spotlight shortly.
IQ2 Power Meter Pedals: First Rides Testing & Data Accuracy
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/05/iq2-power-meter-pedals-first-rides-testing-data-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.
Hands-on: Stryd announces new running power meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/08/stryd-running-power-meter-v2.htmlToday running power meter company Stryd announced their next generation running power meter unit, changing up the form factor and increasing the data metrics gathered. … With this new pod design comes new metrics, and those new metrics take a crapload more processing power than the Gen1 strap units.
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. … The trainer will transmit power (watts) and speed information across both protocols, allowing it to bridge the gap between dedicated devices like your existing GPS units – as well as connect to cell phones like the iPhone 4s.
Pioneer announces new power meter options, head unit upgrades, bike sensor modeling
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/09/pioneer-announces-upgrades-modeling.htmlPioneer has been both a relative newcomer to the power meter party, but also the stable and steady entrant in terms of new products. … While they’re still building out consumer awareness of the brand, they’re actually putting out very solid power meter products, even used by pro teams in the Tour de France.
My Thoughts On The LIMITS Power Meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/04/limits-power-meter.htmlOk, I wasn’t planning on doing a post on the LIMITS power meter until I actually had some first-hand time with the unit. … Their product is a $250USD power meter that attaches in between the pedal and the crank arm.
Hands-on with the Brim Brothers Zone cleat-based power meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/09/hands-on-with-brim-brothers-zone-cleat.htmlLast year when I was at Interbike I had the chance to sit down with Barry Redmond of Brim Brothers and talk about his work on their cleat-based power meter. … Typically this sort of treatment is reserved for other types of establishments in Vegas – but in the competitive power meter market, secrecy is king.
Decoding Shimano’s New Power Meter Pedaling Metrics
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/05/decoding-shimanos-new-power-meter-pedaling-metrics.htmlAs first reported by Cycling Tips, Shimano has released their advanced pedaling metrics, called Force Vector (no relation to Garmin Vector, also a power meter that first displayed force vectors). … This is now available as a software update for their R9200P Dura-Ace and R8100P Ultegra power meters.
A Preview: A Week Riding the Watteam PowerBeat $499 Power Meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/08/preview-watteam-powerbeat.htmlLast week the founder and key engineering team members of Watteam flew over to Paris to allow me to install, ride, and analyze their previously announced PowerBeat $499 power meter. … The PowerBeat is appealing to many because of the low $500 all-in price tag, but more importantly for a system that has full and independent left/right measurement.
First look at Pioneer ANT+ left/right power meter and head unit
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/08/first-look-at-pioneer-ant-leftright.htmlNote: Updated 8/31/2012 at 5:15PM Easter Time This year at Eurobike, Pioneer has finalized and announced details of their upcoming power meter solution, which is due to be out ‘roughly’ in January 2013. … The system is powered via standard CR2032 coin cell batteries, which will alert you via ANT+ to the head unit when the batteries are low.
Power Meter Pricing Wars: Let The Games Begin
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/04/power-meter-pricing-wars.htmlOver the past few weeks there have been a number of notable price drops by power meter companies. … While some of these price drops may seem reactionary to news from PowerTap’s new products, or that 4iiii is now shipping Precision units – the reality is that most of these were planned months ago.
