News bot Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 PowerTap reasserts its position as market leader with the addition of two new power meters to their portfolio with the P1 pedal and C1 chainring. Through years of observations, testing, development and hard work, PowerTap is committed to providing power measurement products with the accuracy that cyclists deserve. Click here to view the article
shaper Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Pity the C1 is only 110 BCD, PT need to come up with a 130 BCD as well. Nice to see the market becoming more competitive, hopefully prices will become to!
BicyclePower Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Pity the C1 is only 110 BCD, PT need to come up with a 130 BCD as well. Nice to see the market becoming more competitive, hopefully prices will become to!There may be other options in the near future however with the majority of the market running 110BCD and the 5 bolt system this is the focus for now. should the chain rings not work on your bike we can offer pedal or hub making PowerTap the only power system that will work on pretty much any bike in one way or another.
Spinnekop Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Current exchange rate $ gives you R15k for the pedals.Almost double my Stages' price. And with the chainrings not Cannondale able, I won't be getting a set anytime soon. Pity as the MTB is standing without a PM.....
Thomo Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Pity the C1 is only 110 BCD, PT need to come up with a 130 BCD as well. Nice to see the market becoming more competitive, hopefully prices will become to! 130bcd would be nice to avoid having to change cranks.They do however make provision for 53/39 chainrings, so I gues this is a way to satisfy the bulk of the market. +1 on anticipated cost.?
Spinnekop Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 A fair comment by someone on another forum that carries my EXACT sentiments: "Hard to understand what PT is trying to do here. Introducing a $1200 PM in this climate is odd. Let alone one that seems to be a copy of another that's priced similarly and doesn't seem to be flying off the shelves itself.The chainring one might need some clarification. The strain gauge is attached to the rings? What about wear or a bent ring?" with the majority of the market running 110BCDReally? I must get new friends.....none of them are running 110..... shaper 1
gtr1 Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Only advantage of pedal is it could work with carbon crank I assume ? And I suppose you could swap between bikes. Although not mtb pedals by the look of it. Always a challenge with multiple bikes !! Road bike, track bike, 2x mtb's :-(
Skinnyone Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Only advantage of pedal is it could work with carbon crank I assume ? And I suppose you could swap between bikes. Although not mtb pedals by the look of it. Always a challenge with multiple bikes !! Road bike, track bike, 2x mtb's :-(That is the idea yes, both with the pedal and chainrings is that they will work on carbon cranks. Mtb "power pedals" will always be a challenge because as with any thing, you ADD technology and something that is beneficial to training and all of a sudden the weight weenies cry "it's too heavy/bulky/not fast/will slow me down....
Skinnyone Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 A fair comment by someone on another forum that carries my EXACT sentiments: "Hard to understand what PT is trying to do here. Introducing a $1200 PM in this climate is odd. Let alone one that seems to be a copy of another that's priced similarly and doesn't seem to be flying off the shelves itself. The chainring one might need some clarification. The strain gauge is attached to the rings? What about wear or a bent ring?" Really? I must get new friends.....none of them are running 110..... I think a company like PowerTap has done research on the global market and found that the majority of the GLOBAL market runs 110 BCD and its just the Saffas who are playing catch up....
Skinnyone Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Current exchange rate $ gives you R15k for the pedals.Almost double my Stages' price. And with the chainrings not Cannondale able, I won't be getting a set anytime soon. Pity as the MTB is standing without a PM.....I suppose lowering yourself ride PowerTap is not gonna happen then huh...
Spinnekop Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 I suppose lowering yourself ride PowerTap is not gonna happen then huh...Nope,........not lowering for sure....I WISH I was that rich to afford one!But if you have a GOOD look around you.....about 2% of people have powermeters? How will you penetrate this market? If I was to be......lets say a power meter manufacturer....? Definitely price. Why will I not buy PT? It is too expensive for the advantage I get. And the "general" compact riding dude will also think so......At this point in time PT brought out a product "just like the rest, pricing like the rest".So it boils down to brand loyalty. Don't take stuff so personal on this forum dude. You won't get out alive. Trust me on this one.Take notes and LEARN/LISTEN to your audience. Good luck on your sales.
Spinnekop Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 I think a company like PowerTap has done research on the global market and found that the majority of the GLOBAL market runs 110 BCD and its just the Saffas who are playing catch up....Well....with the highest mountain sitting in Sabie and the rest of the SA callender climbing 1000m per race I guess Powertap is about 20 years ahead of the SA market as there is not much of a need for compact cranks.
Skinnyone Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Thanks Spinnekop, it does boil down to brand loyalty, you stick to what makes you happy. Simple fact is the pedals work out to be cheaper and more accurate than the Garmin/Polar options and the Spider/Ring is the same price as the cheaper Stages offerings - apples for apples...As a company that produces stuff for an industry like ours you will NEVER make 100% of people happy 100% of the time. That's the way the cookie crumbles.
Spinnekop Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 and all of a sudden the weight weenies cry "it's too heavy/bulky/not fast/will slow me down....It is not so much the weight that bothers most MTBers...If you pay attention to the market, you'll see most MTBers don't worry about weigh.... Now....Ground clearance on the other hand and scraping pedals......not THERE is a bit of an issue. But maybe that is just me......
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