Sorry. I need to rant. I’m calling bovine feces on the cost of power meters. I want one but can’t have one :frowning: /rant off Sign: will wash dishes for power meter.

I’m curious what’s wrong with the xcadey and if it’s just a lack of development time. Although, like just about every engineer, I look at it as an easy problem to solve. Then I see all the failures and realize it’s probably not.

$226 for a 4iiii gen 2 105(5800) left power meter, ultegra 6800 for $308 after extra 10% discount [image] 4iiii Precision 2.0 3D Power Meter - 105 5800 - Silver Buy 4iiii Precision 2.0 3D Power Meter - 105 5800 - Silver here at ProBikeKit USA. We have great prices on bikes, components an…

According to GP Lama Xcady are as accurate as any other single sided power meter. The problem with them are non existing service and that they seem to have used Ant+ without the mandatory licenses.

Hi, just purchased a 4iiii 105 crank off probike for £180 delivered, out once great kit. I’ve a p2m on my good summer bike, dual side, I can amend the power transfer on the 4iiii as well, as I know my left side is not as strong, 49%. Between it and the stages, reviews better on 4iiii. Carbon wheels…

There’s also just been a big price drop on the Stages powermeters from what i hear.

Indeed: Stages Further Lowers Power Meter Pricing to $299

But the price drop is down to… what the 4iiii have been at for a while now. So while it is a drop for Stages, it isn’t a drop for powermeters in general.

The things with power meters is they only cost about $100 in parts to make, but the R&D cost is huge, so payback is a long term thing for what is essentially a niche product.

I’ve bought a few used PMs cheap. Here are some findings: Old PMs work fine! They can be found cheap, though they may be ANT+ only. Only a problem for Zwift/TR Shimano crank arm PMs are a commodity item. They market knows how to price them. Unless there is a sale, you’ll find one at the right pri…

[image] Mark_Rebuck: But the price drop is down to… what the 4iiii have been at for a while now. So while it is a drop for Stages, it isn’t a drop for powermeters in general. And whilst it’s $299 it’s still £299 so there is still a premium over 4iiii. I don’t know how they do it but my curre…

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Cost of power meters: just a rant

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mcneese.chad January 8, 2020, 4:24pm 75

Indeed:

Stages Further Lowers Power Meter Pricing to $299

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