Originally Posted by
tessellahedron
you're taking about a different type of power meter. I only researched handlebar mounted devices because the others clearly wouldn't have a wind reading. The only crank based one I saw was a really old picture.
ok, i'm not sure what "really old picture" you saw but when you refer to "power meters" and bicycles in the 21st century, these kind of devices are what everyone will think you're talking about. they measure force at the pedal, crank arm, or crank spindle:
