3/17/15 3:59 PM

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/powertap-p1-pedal-and-c1-chainring-power-meters-launched

3/18/15 4:50 AM

...is a brilliant idea, especially for old farts like me who ride compact cranks. Unfortunately, it will require a change of cranks for most racers.

3/18/15 6:10 AM

The other thing is that their compact is limited to a 36 due to the size of the pod.

3/18/15 7:29 AM

The all-in-one pedals seem to have an advantage over Garmin Vector in that there is no separate pod and calibration. They are a bit heavy but use AAA batteries.

So you could take the pedals and easily move it to another bike. Or take it with you when traveling and renting bicycles. I don't think it'll be so easy to move the Vector.

I look forward to seeing dcrainmaker's review.

Sandiway

3/18/15 11:35 AM

Big swing in price. As predicted in previous thread, system will get a lot friendlier. $699 list for the spider with rings is the perfect example of this.

3/18/15 12:34 PM

They ought to have a low price model for those of us who can't generate any significant power. Eco Friendly, Energy Star.

3/18/15 12:43 PM

While a power meter is certainly an important tool for a professional cyclist, the bulk of them are of course sold to amateurs who misinterpret their amateur status and poor results as signs that they need to spend a huge amount of money on a power meter when in fact their amateur status and poor results are actually the very reasons they don't need a power meter. If you're an amateur, buying a power meter to train is like hiring an accountant to tell you how broke you are or like buying an iPhone just to check your Cannondale stock. Yet amateurs not only buy power meters, but they think $1,000 for a power meter is actually cheap. Clearly then, I will make a fortune when I introduce my own power meter at next year's Interbike, since it will be the cheapest and most accurate one ever. Yes, for $5 you'll get an LCD display which constantly flashes the message, "You suck."

From Bike snob NYC

3/18/15 1:02 PM

Very limited view. I've never been more than a recreational cyclist, albeit serious. I've had power meters for almost 15 years. They are excellent pacing tools, and useful for training as well, regardless of your ultimate output. Yes, I know I suck.

As far as pricing goes, yeah, under 1k is going to be the new norm for dual sided powermeters, and probably below 500 for single sided.

3/18/15 1:30 PM

the pedals would not work well for a crit racer. bang and crash in tight race.

3/18/15 9:09 PM

I know you are just kind of making a joke, but according to that logic we should all be riding $200 bikes from Target.

I would in fact argue that the opposite is true, if you are born with limited talent but want to be the best rider you can be then training with a power meter will help you get there much better then without one, If that's worth $500 or $1k or $3k only you can decide.

As to Sparky's original post, I think that these are game changers as far as bringing power to a wider audience, I would also be very worried if I was Stages or Power2Max.

3/18/15 9:26 PM

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the pedals would not work well for a crit racer. bang and crash in tight race.

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3/19/15 9:11 AM

You are correct the quotation was posted a joke (I own two powertaps one older "yellow head" and a G3 hub) except the part where it says I suck...that part IS true I put out the FTP of a gerbil ask anyone who has raced with me....:)

3/19/15 11:35 AM

I bet you that Gerbils have a really high W/kg :)

3/19/15 12:26 PM

Indoors you are pretty much independent of the kg thing....

Can't wait to get on the road and see how all this indoor training translates to real riding on the road. At least my kg are less than they used to be...

3/19/15 8:09 PM

I feel like a gerbil in a spinning cage fest about 45 minutes into a computrainer session I can tell you.