Originally Posted by
Riveting
Hanging the weight (aka Calibration) is typically not neccessary, though I believe the Stages instructions called for it when you mounted the PM yourself (but I read that several years ago when I was researching which PM to buy, I went with the PowerTap G3 hub), and that may no longer be an option. Here's a quick article that discusses calibration vs zeroing:
https://powermetercity.com/2016/03/1...s-zero-offset/
Ok I see what you are saying now. Yeah, zero offset is still done through the head unit and/or Stages app before every ride. The actual calibration is done at the factory before a unit is sent out.