Affordable Power Meter Recommendations?
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I'm new to cycling. I bought a Specialized Allez Elite at the end of June with the expectation of going on a casual ride with my wife every week or two. Then I got hooked and have put several hundred miles on it. Now I'd like to add a dual-sided power meter... without spending a grand on it.
Here are a couple options I'm looking at:
Favero Assioma Duo
Power2max NGeco Praxis
(I'd link to them for you, but I'm not permitted yet)
What are your opinions on those two options, and what other options might I be missing? Thanks!
Here are a couple options I'm looking at:
Favero Assioma Duo
Power2max NGeco Praxis
(I'd link to them for you, but I'm not permitted yet)
What are your opinions on those two options, and what other options might I be missing? Thanks!
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Responding to a post way back ... if you're a data junky, it might be better to delay buying an 'affordable' PM because you may lowball yourself now and find that what you buy now doesn't give you all the data you want. There's always ebay or craigslist or marketplace if you do that, of course....
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Responding to a post way back ... if you're a data junky, it might be better to delay buying an 'affordable' PM because you may lowball yourself now and find that what you buy now doesn't give you all the data you want. There's always ebay or craigslist or marketplace if you do that, of course....
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I bought a refurbished Stages single sided crank arm power meter in early 2020 from Pro's Closet for $130 out the door. It is an FSA Energy arm that replaced my stock FSA Gossamer (yes, I run the Energy PM arm on the left side and the Gossamer arm on the right).
It's been rock solid, zero complaints. I'd prefer dual sided, but... $130. I would highly recommend. I've been looking for a Cannondale Hollowgram version of this same PM for my other bike, but they're more like $400, which is still pretty cheap I suppose.
It's been rock solid, zero complaints. I'd prefer dual sided, but... $130. I would highly recommend. I've been looking for a Cannondale Hollowgram version of this same PM for my other bike, but they're more like $400, which is still pretty cheap I suppose.
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Just ordered the SS Garmin pedals at the same time I ordered a new bike. I have been using a HRM and look forward to using a PM.
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Define “ most users “. Think of HR as a metric of what you have been doing and PM as a metric of what you are currently doing. Let’s say you are riding up a 1/2 mile hill with varying gradients. As you start up a steeper pitch and want to be sure you are either not going too hard or not hard enough HR is worthless. By the time you are done with a 50 or 100 yard stretch HR may be reflecting what you had just done but will have offered no feedback while doing it.
A power meter becomes useful when you use the data as part of a structured trading program or to pace precisely a competitive tt effort. Otherwise it’s just a fun gadget.
P.S., it is never a good idea to argue with R Chung about power meters, unless perhaps your last name is Allen or Coggan.
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it’s not difficult to pace yourself to avoid blowing up with a HRM. You simply learn your lactate threshold hr, and don’t go over it. ( or realize you’re burning matches when you do.) With some experience, and correlating with perceived effort, it is more than a recreational cyclist needs.
A power meter becomes useful when you use the data as part of a structured trading program or to pace precisely a competitive tt effort. Otherwise it’s just a fun gadget.
P.S., it is never a good idea to argue with R Chung about power meters, unless perhaps your last name is Allen or Coggan.
A power meter becomes useful when you use the data as part of a structured trading program or to pace precisely a competitive tt effort. Otherwise it’s just a fun gadget.
P.S., it is never a good idea to argue with R Chung about power meters, unless perhaps your last name is Allen or Coggan.
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Power is most useful when you're not doing structured training. You can do that without power. If you want to get the most training benefit from your riding without actually doing structured intervals, power allows this in a way heart rate doesn't because of the way power is instantaneous and objective meaning not influenced by other factors.
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Guys I've talked to say that during a race a thing they really look at is distance because the team has often taped a little reminder about feed zones, sprint points, important choke points, and so on, and they want to know how far until them.
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Has anyone here used the Magene P325CS Crank set? It looks like a Rotor knockoff. The customer reviews are mostly very positive. A couple complain of poor quality control. They were not the most recent reviews. One complained about the chain ring and spider being one piece.
At around $US 400 it is a very low cost option in what seems to be a high cost product. Note that the price is about what a Hope crank set costs. For some CNC machined aluminum, a (maybe) $5 strain gauge, and maybe $10 worth of electronics to read the strain gauge it seems believable.
At 700 grams it is a bit heavier than a Campagnolo Record crank set, but not too much.
At around $US 400 it is a very low cost option in what seems to be a high cost product. Note that the price is about what a Hope crank set costs. For some CNC machined aluminum, a (maybe) $5 strain gauge, and maybe $10 worth of electronics to read the strain gauge it seems believable.
At 700 grams it is a bit heavier than a Campagnolo Record crank set, but not too much.
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Magene makes a dual sided crank based meter for under $400. And an Ultegra crankset for under $800.
They get solid reviews too.
They get solid reviews too.
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