First Power Meter — Stages

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You can check out this topic I started:

Stages vs the world comparison testing - Stages Factory reset made a big difference

I’ve been scratching my head using my Stages. Power seemed way low. Up until now I only had a Tacx Vortex trainer to use as a power meter. I can accept that the Tacx isn’t the most accurate power meter. Riding side by side with a friend who has a Stages we were calling out power numbers. I was consistently 20-30 watts below him. I contacted Stages and they suggested a full factory reset which means taking the battery out and then shorting the terminals inside the unit for 20 seconds. I had prev…

My Stages didn’t agree with my Tacx and it was off by a mile. What I’d recommend is doing a comparison where you record both trainer and Stages simultaneously. At least then you’ll know how they compare.