Late Summer 2017 seems to be about to deliver a few pleasant and, at least to me, interesting surprises on the endurance sports tech front. BOLTT‘s health-coaching pod (based on work with Garmin hardware) is now available for pre-order. I’ll probably NOT be covering that but it still fits in the “interesting” category. Staying on…
Today’s announcement of the Assioma power meter pedals from Favero shows just how successful the version 1.0 products were – ie how successful the BePro single- and dual-sided models were. They sold well and have enabled investment in a new and upgraded model…the ASSIOMA There are two models – the DUO and the UNO. Even with my…
This post has been supersede with more up-to-date info. See below. FULL ANNOUNCEMENT AND DETAILS (HERE) Specs are a bit thin on the ground but Favero have been teasing this for a few weeks and today I got the confirmatory public email. My understanding is that we have a new dual-sided or single-sided PM, like…
With the likely announcement of the Vector 3 and 3s later this year, as an upgrade to the already sound Vector 2 equivalents, what can Garmin meaningfully add to their pedal-based power meters?
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Garmin Vector Review In this Garmin Vector Review we take a detailed look at all aspects of the Version 2 pedals from Garmin. This detailed review of Garmin’s Vector 2 power meter offering will give a thorough coverage of most aspects of installation and usage. Vector 2 gives an improved installation over and above the…
Garmin’s Vector 2 pedals are ANT+ compatible, dual-sided power meters. They are compatible with LOOK KEO cleats. They should fit into the thread of any crank but do not consider that carte-blanche to use with your MTB or with carbon cranks. The Vector 2s are essentially the same as the Version 1 Vector but come with a…
After over a year of using Favero’s bePRO dual-sided power meter pedals it seemed like a good time to update some thoughts on their long-term suitability. This post is a SUMMARY update to the short review <here>. If you are thinking about buying some then you will need to read the detailed review in conjunction with this post. ESSENTIAL…
The super-nice Josh at Power Meter City has kindly extended a great offer to readers of this blog. A whopping 15% off most ACCESSORIES AND POWER METER BRANDS from now until the end of November 2016. So if you are in the market for 4iiii, Favero BePro, PowerTap, Rotor, Power Pod or indeed almost any brand excluding…
I’ve been whinging to myself a fair bit recently about my technique. Or lack thereof. My cycling seems to show a left favouring and my running feels awful but seems to show a good balance and my swimming technique is just rubbish (ish). So I’ve been stretching a bit. Well, a lot. To tie in…
I’ve liked the various iterations of the Garmin Vector power pedals over the last couple of years. The extra 2-legged metrics are interesting but probably were out of most people’s budgets. 2015 has seen Powertap’s P1 equivalents and Favero’s even cheaper bePro pedals. Since the Vectors in early 2014 I’ve been dual-sided power free for…
This is part of the main review for the Favero bePRO which just covers the less interesting unboxing and contents. Go back to the main article ———————————————————————————————— The pedals come in a nicely designed black and red box. Securely packed; initially the whole box was feeling pretty heavy. Not to worry about the weight. As you can…
This is part of the main review for the Favero bePRO which just covers the less interesting installation, firmware/software and configuration sections. Go back to the main article ———————————————————————————————— Firmware & Software With any bit of kit (not necessarily sport-related) I like to make sure the software is up-to-date and check and parameters that can be…
When Garmin released the Vector pedals a couple of years back I was lucky enough to get my hands on a pair fairly quickly. It just seemed, to me, the obvious place to put a power meter – we’re all different of course. Sure there’s some issues with that but for most people it makes…
Favero’s bePRO power meter pedals are a relatively low cost solution for providing power data when cycling. They will work with most modern ANT+ triathlon watches and bike computers. Positives: This pedal-based solution is EASILY transferable between bikes once you have done that a few times. They are accurate, easy to calibrate and work on ANT+…
This post is targeted at a first-time power meter buyer attracted by falling prices and the immediacy of Christmas 2015! It presents some of the things to think about in your research and a few videos to watch. If you are a one-bike cyclist then you have lots of plausible options for your new power…
