milky4130 Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 I'm in the market for a PM for my mountain bike, Stages would be ideal since I wouldn't need to rebuild the wheel & weight saving for race days, but I'm seeing way too many for sale which is making me more skeptical. Can someone who has 1st hand experience please explain why there are so many for sale? Thanks
V12man Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 I'm in the market for a PM for my mountain bike, Stages would be ideal since I wouldn't need to rebuild the wheel & weight saving for race days, but I'm seeing way too many for sale which is making me more skeptical. Can someone who has 1st hand experience please explain why there are so many for sale? ThanksThere are a lot of them out there - you dont get as much value from a pm on a mtb compared to one on a road bike - still worth it imo - but make sure your road bike has one first - knobblies don't work too good on trainers for some sessions.
Thomo Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 milky, there's probably as many powertaps for sale as there are stages.most users I've encountered seem to be happy so I don't think there's any issues.no personal experience though.
Malpiet Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 Iam happy with mine and only selling it as I use the wattbike 3-4times a week, the only time i get out on the road is either on a saturday or a sunday but hardly ever both days hence I cant justify keeping such an expensive item when iam not really putting it to use.
milky4130 Posted July 21, 2016 Author Posted July 21, 2016 There are a lot of them out there - you dont get as much value from a pm on a mtb compared to one on a road bike - still worth it imo - but make sure your road bike has one first - knobblies don't work too good on trainers for some sessions.yep the road bike has a powermeter, benefits for me to have pm on a MTB is to track TSS & manage fatigue.
milky4130 Posted July 21, 2016 Author Posted July 21, 2016 milky, there's probably as many powertaps for sale as there are stages.most users I've encountered seem to be happy so I don't think there's any issues.no personal experience though.difference between the powertap & stages is I know powertap well enough to know that they are bomb proof but know nothing about Stages.
milky4130 Posted July 21, 2016 Author Posted July 21, 2016 Iam happy with mine and only selling it as I use the wattbike 3-4times a week, the only time i get out on the road is either on a saturday or a sunday but hardly ever both days hence I cant justify keeping such an expensive item when iam not really putting it to use.its wont winter now so probably makes sense what about summertime, won't you then miss it?
MarcL Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 Hi I got a Stsges in my road bike a few years ago. Still going strong and works like a charm. Battery change every so often...Been considering one for my MTB too, but am concerned the MTB riding is way more dynamic and won't get full value.Would still be good for fatigue etc... Very happy with Stages... I guess many for sale as people don't see real value in them.Personally, has changed my road riding and training - for the better. Hope that helps...   I'm in the market for a PM for my mountain bike, Stages would be ideal since I wouldn't need to rebuild the wheel & weight saving for race days, but I'm seeing way too many for sale which is making me more skeptical. Can someone who has 1st hand experience please explain why there are so many for sale? Thanks
'Dale Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 I'm running Stages Generation 2 on my MTBHappy happy The Generation 1 had some water resistance challenges
Broker Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 Very happy with my Stages. PM's became a hit and lots of people invested in expensive technology. BUT - if you don't use it properly and with some knowledge about power training it became just an expensive gadget with no benefit. I personally think most of the PM's for sale is from this category.
trekpostal Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 Same as Puncheur - Gen 2 on the MTB and zero issues and it's seen some tough conditions and weather to match
Spinnekop Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 Gen 1 on the MTB. 3 years oldGen 2 on the road bike. 1 year old No issues to date.And we went through a couple of puddles at the Sani.Â
Eon du Plessis Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 Very happy with my Stages. PM's became a hit and lots of people invested in expensive technology. BUT - if you don't use it properly and with some knowledge about power training it became just an expensive gadget with no benefit. I personally think most of the PM's for sale is from this category.Power on my indoor trainer has made a huge difference. PM for the bike is an expensive investment unfortunately, but I think very worth it if you're at all serious about improving your performance.
lechatnoir Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 I'm in the market for a PM for my mountain bike, Stages would be ideal since I wouldn't need to rebuild the wheel & weight saving for race days, but I'm seeing way too many for sale which is making me more skeptical. Can someone who has 1st hand experience please explain why there are so many for sale? Thanks No, sorry. I can't given an explanation why there are so many for sale, but I can explain why mine won't be for sale... It's a great unit and does what I need, and does it very well. That said, if you bought a PM, tried it and didn't like it, it's a very $$$ piece of kit to keep hanging around to not use at all Hope that helps
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