Power Meters / Powermeters (SRM, Powertap, Quarq, Ergomo, Vector, Stages, power2max, P2M, 4iii, InPower, Cinch)

it fuckin is, I once turned up on my sweet fixei, with riserz and spoke cards and smoked all those fat bastardz, lolz.

Warm up, go to start, ride hard for 20 minutes, get off. I can't elaborate further that 10's though, ride hard for 50 minutes?

You've just described track racing, crit racing and my commute.

You forgot the sprint, coast, sprint, coast, sprint in the middle for crits.

I can see sweetspot training being super useful. The defining bonus being the relatively low Level of fatigue.

But I cant see it being the right thing for obtaining an FTP increase.

You dont run half marathons to improve Your 5km pace.

lol.

I did a silly thing and now have a 165mm 110bcd Rotor LT meter that i'm not going to use,

Anyone fancy it before it hits the bay? NIB...

price?

I had £400 in mind, but feel free to throw any offers over

Decided on a Quarq, would there be any issues with fitting some Rotor No-Q rings?

Can't see why. The Riken manual says you don't have to recalibrate after changing chain rings.

Which qaurq did you go for? I don't think the riken will take aero no-q rings, the front lugs interrupt the central bezel of the ring,

Non aero rings would be fine though...

Here's the pics of my Rotor's,
I should've mentioned they are the LT-R version, so the strain gauges are on the right side, not left.
This means the pod is a bit better protected as the chainrings are in the way.

I'm going to put them on eBay next week, but if a forumer wants them before that let me know!

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@HoKe?

Thanks I would, but its a 165 and doesn't have this year decal

#SoVain

A friend is looking for a power meter he can switch between his TT bike and road bike. He likes the look of the vectors but it appears to get a consistent reading they have to be tightened correctly each time. Anyone more knowledgeable have any thoughts or opinions?

Thanks

I switch my power2max (rotor 3d+) between TT and road (and CX) bikes. Takes about 5mins if you are not changing chain rings.

Gone for the Riken R but not aero rings, could go for lighter rings but like how stiff the Rotors are

Anyone more knowledgeable have any thoughts or opinions?

http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/garmin-vector-review.html

Also someone I know is frequently complaining on Strava about his Vectors going wrong or giving poor results on a ride.

you'll be fine with aero's if it's 130bcd, but if it's 110 you can only fit the standard rings

@iltmimi yeah been on DC page trying to figure out what the deal is with different pedal sizes. They have a large and a small and took a while to figure out what it referred to. What about the stages crank based system? It would be easily switched over and requires little calibration I assume?

What about the stages crank based system? It would be easily switched over and requires little calibration I assume?

Aaaaarrrghhhh

Maybe I should remove 'Stages' from the thread title :)

@xavierdisley @hippy that bad??

If they were £150 then maybe, but for the money you have loads of options elsewhere for accurate power meters if you go back through this thread. Power2Max I'm a big fan of, and can be swapped very easily with the Rotor 3D option.

@xavierdisley thanks.