Garmin Vector 3 & 3s – September 2017
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?
Detailed Review – Garmin Vector 2 – pedal-based power meter
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 original Vector but other than: a significantly new & better ‘pod’ design; a new one-sided power version; and an upgrade kit for original…
Review : Garmin Vector 2
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…
Review UPDATE – Favero bePro – one year on
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…
Save 15% : Black Friday comes early for cyclists
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…
2016 The Best / Cheapest Power Meter Recommendations for PEDALS Top 10 Reviews
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…
PowerTap || power to the pedal. P1 Style
PowerTap P1 pedals, C1 chainrings, G3 Disc Hub, Joule GPS+ unit. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com PowerTap’s P1 pedal-based power meters look super interesting, completing the company’s offering over several locations for power measurement. This makes sense as different riders have different needs for measuring power in different places; potentially over multiple bikes.. These are Bluetooth…