MTB pedal base power meter

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Hello all, I’m looking to put power on to my mountain bike.

The bike is a 2012 Specialized Epic that is still serving me well, I know I will eventually get a new but don’t have a timeframe in mind.

I’ve only have owned crank base power meters but being that this one may get swapped down the road I be learning about the pedal base meters.

Has anyone have experience with pedal base power meter and how they hold up to MTB riding?

I’m looking for anything SPD, The SPD Favero Assioma is looking a bit interesting.

My fear is that I clip a rock and bye bye power meter.

Thanks

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I have the Favero Assioma Pro now for 1 year and have found them great. They have taken plenty abuse and extremely wet condtions without any issue.

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I’ve got the Favero Assioma pedals on my Gravel bike with no probs, though not subjected to the kind of pedal strikes I get on my mtbs. On my mtb, I have a Sigeyi crank spider PM. You could get two for the price of the double sided Assiomas. FWIW, on my previous mtb, I ran a left only spindle based PM.

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I’ve been riding the Favero Assioma MX pedals on my gravel bike for over a year and have had 0 issues.

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I started using them via the hack (pod version) and have since changed to the MX SPD version when they were released. They’ve had some rock impacts and are still going strong.

Runtime between charging is also excellent.

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I have Garmin Rally 200s on my gravel/cx bike and dropouts to speak of. I bought them second hand and no issues so far. I did a hit rock really hard two weeks ago and I smash a bit of the pedal body off that goes over where you tighten or loosen the pedal body. No idea what it is called but I can still clip in and out.

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Here’s a Magene spider PM with crank that’s very similar to the Sigeyi PM i use. $300.

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300 plus the price of chain rings, that not bad.

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The gold standard are Favero Assiomas according to @dcrainmaker and GPLama. They are (and previous models have been) solid performers, reliable — and they are significantly cheaper than their competitors.

The current model are the Pro MX-2 (dual-sided measurements). I’d definitely opt for a dual-sided power meter. @dcrainmaker’s review can be found here.

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Yes, but does that fit a frame from 2012? As soon as you change the crank, you are talking about axle and BB standards. And even if you buy a crank that fits your current bike, what about your next one?

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I have a pair of SRM x-power pedals that I used on my cross bike for a while. They stand up well to abuse. I had another quarq I took off another bike and ended up putting on that bike so I took the pedals off. They worked well when I used them and I had no issues with them. They’re currently sitting on my desk collecting dust.

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I’ve had the Garmin Rally 200’s for a few years now because i wanted to be able to swap between my road and mountain bike. I’ve had no problems with them, think they work great, despite a handful of pedal strikes. Tip: When you swap you’ll need to remember your crank arm length and punch it in when you recalibrate. The first few swaps that was a pain, but i remembered it eventually!

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Assioma’s power meter pedals also allow you to swap the spindle and convert your mountain bike power meter pedals to road bike power meter pedals.

While I don’t think that I’d want to do that every time I switch bikes, this is definitely something I could picture myself doing once or twice a season.

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After looking some more, I’m going with the Assioma’s, been looking for deals but looks like that may not happen.

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I wish there was a Time ATAC PM compatible pedal. I’m a life long time pedal guy and just don’t feel like changing pedals for all my off road bikes, plus i just like times so.

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I’ve been using the hacked Duo Shi Faveros with Shimanos for years on super gnarly terrain. They are beat to shit but still work flawlessly.

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