Hi team, I’m interested to know if you have a power metre on your MTB, and if the data is as useful as the road - I was told that MTB power data is so inconsistent ( think XCO / Marathon ) due to the terrain, that there is little benefit to tracking power off-road. Thoughts?

I have a power meter on my MTB. I find it not that useful for pacing during the rides but for post ride analysis and for tracking training stress just as useful.

Another mtb power user here and I find it very useful.

I have one and I think it’s useful. I mostly use it for tracking training stress, but am going to try to start using it in an XCM for pacing the climbs, which I currently do with HR.

A power meter is just as useful for MTB as it is for road. Depending on the terrain, running a higher average for your power display on the headunit can be helpful, but that is about the only change I would make.

I really think its useful. Especially in Marathon. Used it for a race in NC last year that had several long climbs and it was great, especially with some BestBikeSplit homework

What power meters are suggested for MTB bikes? Crank or pedals? I have vector 3 but there road bike style…

There are no pedal based power meters on the market for MTB. Common picks for MTB are Quarq (crank spider), 4iiii (crank arm), and Power2Max NGEco (crank spider).

I have to agree with the Quarq recommendation, they own the patent for shear design, used by many other companies, even SRM. [Every Spider based Powermeter Is a Quarq] For those that prefer to read: Are all Powermeter Spiders just Quarqs – Titan Lab

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I have to agree with the Quarq recommendation, they own the patent for shear design, used by many other companies, even SRM.

For those that prefer to read: Are all Powermeter Spiders just Quarqs – Titan Lab

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