POWER METERS: Crank, Hub or Pedal-based?

[Zac.A]

Getting me a Garmin in the meantime...

Have some time to decide on the PM.

 

Which one??

['Dale]

 

 

Which one??

 

800, Zac.

['Dale]

@Zac.A...

 

Can you give this thread a review of your new PM?

[Zac.A]

@Zac.A...

 

Can you give this thread a review of your new PM?

 

Thing is that I haven't got it installed yet

I had it booked in for a monday but couldn't take it there, so booked it into another shop and then couldn't get there.

Then I needed it for the rest of the week and then it was the argus and all the workshops were full, so hopefully at the end of next week I can give a review.

['Dale]

Thing is that I haven't got it installed yet

I had it booked in for a monday but couldn't take it there, so booked it into another shop and then couldn't get there.

Then I needed it for the rest of the week and then it was the argus and all the workshops were full, so hopefully at the end of next week I can give a review.

 

Looking forward, man.

I am still open to all the options available to me.

[Bike Mob]

Got an opinion today from a major bike shop that there's no after sales support for Quarg.

They therefore do not stock it (yet).

 

Absolute bull... I bought mine locally and have knowledge of two that went back for repair. Both were replaced under warranty in good time and with new parts. Once a part had to be flown in and was turned around in under a week.

 

Cape Cycle Systems may not be perfect but they definitely support this product....well maybe not Quargs but they do Quarq

Edited March 9, 2012 by Tarmac's Revenge

['Dale]

Good to know, Tarmac...

 

That sales guy was pushing the Cycle Ops product, with hindsight.

[Zac.A]

 

So here it is!!

 

Will post a review once I have ridden with it, may only be next weekend though.

['Dale]

Looking forward to your review, Zac.

 

Have a look at the "Show Your Power Stats" thread.

Very interesting comments there.

 

[stringbean]

Absolute bull... I bought mine locally and have knowledge of two that went back for repair. Both were replaced under warranty in good time and with new parts. Once a part had to be flown in and was turned around in under a week.

 

Cape Cycle Systems may not be perfect but they definitely support this product....well maybe not Quargs but they do Quarq

Agree with you 100% Tarmac,and with my iphone and ant adaptor I can zero,callibrate,set slope as well as do complete diagnostics at home without having to send a crank away to be checked.Very happy with mine.Just installed and setup a set on my mates mtb,class cranks i tell you.

['Dale]

Agree with you 100% Tarmac,and with my iphone and ant adaptor I can zero,callibrate,set slope as well as do complete diagnostics at home without having to send a crank away to be checked.Very happy with mine.Just installed and setup a set on my mates mtb,class cranks i tell you.

 

Good to hear this report as well...

['Dale]

Now that I am considering this product, here is a cool snippet from yesterday's Classic:

 

Saxo Bank’s Michael Morkov was part of a nine-man breakaway that formed after 20km of racing. This is quite typical for Milan-San Remo, where a lead group attacks early and builds up a large lead before finally being caught before the race’s penultimate climb, the Cipressa.

Morkov’s group worked well together and built a maximum lead of 13 minutes. With Mark Cavendish in difficulty, the peloton caught the escapees early, with 60km of racing remaining, but even still, Morkov was off the front for an amazing 200km.

See Michael Morkov’s Interactive TrainingPeaks File Viewer.

Michael Morkov’s Milan-San Remo snapshot

Time: 7:39

Distance: 307km

Wattage: 228W avg (268 normalized power)

Training Stress Score: 397 TSS

Energy: 6292kj

Body Weight: 71kg

['Dale]

Morkov is a Saxo rider:

This may have been one of Morkov’s biggest days ever on the bike with a total ride time of over seven hours. His SRM power meter also recorded 6292 kilojoules. Given a total normalized power value of 268 watts, Morkov racked up an amazing 397 Training Stress Score points.

One small detail you may have missed while looking at Morkov’s file is his amazing ability to maintain a high cadence. In fact, he averaged 104rpm for a two-hour stretch of time. His peak 30-minute cadence reading was 109rpm. Morkov has such a natural ability to maintain a high cadence largely because of his track racing over the winter months. Morkov is a former madison and team pursuit world champion on the track, as well as an Olympic silver medalist in the team pursuit.

['Dale]

About SRM:

 

Are they available in SA?

Is a SRM PM compatible with Garmin as I run Edge 800?

 

Unless I've missed some detail, I have not read about it here on the HUBSA.

 

Here it is used by Liquigas-Cannondale - just left of the crank arm.

 

http://velonews.competitor.com/files/2012/03/IMG_1585-631x421.jpg

Edited March 26, 2012 by danseuse

[Minion]

Are they available in SA?

Is a SRM PM compatible with Garmin as I run Edge 800?

Activeworx bring them in and support them:

http://www.activeworx.co.za/DisplayCustomLink.aspx?name=SRM%20Road

 

The new wireless versions are ANT+ compatible and will work with the Edge 800.

['Dale]

Activeworx bring them in and support them:

http://www.activewor...name=SRM%20Road

 

The new wireless versions are ANT+ compatible and will work with the Edge 800.

 

Thanx, Edman.

What a great point of information you are.