They did say they would be sending them out in batches, starting with the original KickStarter backers first then the IndieGoGo ones which is typical of crowdfunding but they haven’t given any details about how many per batch and of course, when. My IGG is somewhere around 3200 despite backing them in the early Fall.
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I think you’re going in eyes open but I don’t think the risks are ever fully understood by the general public. It’s also not really in kickstarter’s interest to make it really explicit otherwise their business model is stuffed. I’ve had some good experiences on Kickstarter but it’s on the basis of caveat emptor (or investor) and backing small niche products where the idea is clever but the IP means the product is only ever going to be run by a couple of guys in a lockup or a one off production run.
This has echoes of a couple of drone projects I was following. The marketing, communications etc. are very similar. Something doesn’t quite pass the sniff test for me.
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On their FB Page they talk about “February deliveries”. This means that the pms need to be delivered today or they’ll become “March deliveries”.
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Hi everyone! Our first deliveries in February are still on track, we’ll keep you posted as the specific dates grow nearer 
In the meantime, we’d like to take you behind the scenes to our awesome calibration machine, especially designed and produced for the iQsquare power meter. 
Read about its workings here kck.st/2GcIXHA.
If it was back in January and they said February is one thing but when it was just 6 days ago they said it will be February, it’s pretty piss poor that they can’t project 1 week out. At least show shipping boxes, something, anything that they are preparing to ship. I can only guess the head is a stereotypical engineer who doesn’t want to look bad so avoids confrontation by not saying anything and avoiding.
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I wish the best for all of the backers but at some point iQ2 needs to be held accountable for promises and predictions. The Kickstarter marketing model shouldn’t be an automatic excuse to not deliver.
At the very least, iQ2 should keep the consumers/backers frequently updated.
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The other thing that a few have brought up is the IQ2 app isn’t available in either Apple or Google app stores yet. You might get the unit but not much use if you don’t have the app to go with it. Not sure how long it takes to get the app to show in the stores
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I am an early backer, got an email to update my information last week. I live in the States and figure it will take a while to get products over. I backed zwatt, watteam, infinity seat and now this. May be slow getting products out but have received everything I’ve backed 
I’ve seen a lot of products fail, any success is great for consumers and backers alike. Life happens, missing a target date is WAY BETTER than MISSING PRODUCT delivery. 
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Oh man. I promise not to derail this discussion but on the subject of dramatic crowdfunding projects I’ve backed that one absolutely takes the cake. If I remember right; at one point the project went off the rails because the guy’s son fell ill and nearly died.
Anyway, I hope you all get your meters eventually! A clubmate of mine (not on here - he’s a Zwift loyalist) is down for a set and is getting a little annoyed himself.
TRUE TRUE TRUE, but the project got completed. !!! I honestly think, crowdfunding projects are like buying stocks ( maybe worse, day trading), the market can crush at anytime. Take the dive and don’t hold you breath too long.
not a huge fan that it pushes your pedals out wider, affecting your Q Factor First Look: The IQ2 149€ Power Meter | DC Rainmaker
Yeah. Known since the debut and discussed at length above. It will not necessarily work for everyone.
Maybe ‘speculative shopping’ describes what people are doing? Some strange cross between the ‘thrill’ of gambling (if that’s your thing) mixed with the ‘thrill’ of retail therapy, and maybe a sprinkling of ‘sticking it to the man’? Although the ‘payout’ if a project succeeds and actually delivers is low and seems out of kilter with the risk undertaken.
Good luck to people if that’s what they want to do with their money; it makes the world go around and the economy keep turning, but count me out. I’ll stick to proven products thanks.
Come on guys - please no-one post again in here until they actually get one I keep seeing this thread pop up thinking is today the day?
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Probably less time than it takes to ship the physical devices.
Depending of course whether they find things in their additional testing that require app changes?
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March and still no word…
Can someone please clarify to me how Kickstarter works? How long do the creators have to fulfill to the folk who have pledged, what happens if they just stop responding and don’t update? Is it the norm to have the project sell items before they have sent products to early backers? At first I was just following this coz I like a car crash but now I really am interested as to how it works if the product never actually happens
That’s pretty much it. A good summary of a failed project was the Zano drone. Note how liquidators do not treat Kickstarter investors as creditors i.e. unless you have local protection (e.g. UK credit card laws), you lose everything.
It’s always fascinating to see these develop. FWIW, I don’t think IQ2 is dead yet, I just think they are in panic mode. Something isn’t working as expected and they are trying to work out how to fix it with whatever available funds they have (probably not a lot). Communications going quiet is never a good sign though.
I’m guessing you’ve not had one for review?
I’m sure you’re not on any shitlists😉
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Apart from maybe YT ? 
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