Power comparison - Neo v Stages, normal?

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Look at the 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 Tacx Vortex reads 50 watts high! I’d consider yourself lucky that they are so close. In general, I’d just use your Stages both inside and out if you can so that you have consistency.