# Single Sided Power Meter Rant **URL:** \ **Category:** Equipment\ **Created:** [July 30, 2020, 10:26am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/single-sided-power-meter-rant/40201 "2020-07-30T10:26:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 20
**Author:** ![mdlyons1980](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/mdlyons1980/32/7757_2.png) [@mdlyons1980](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/mdlyons1980)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/single-sided-power-meter-rant/40201/20 "2020-07-30T21:46:57Z")
See my experiences with a single side power meter here compared to when I bought the right sided Assioma pedal to compare: > [@Does anyone regret getting a single sided power meter vs dual sided?](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/does-anyone-regret-getting-a-single-sided-power-meter-vs-dual-sided/28110/96#): > > I did regret getting a single sided power meter. I was having a lot of trouble to hit the required power on some intervals because my left/right offset is not constant. When I need to push high wattages at high cadences my left leg starts to slack compared to my right leg, which means that when TR wants me to hit 300w, I really need to hit 315w so the left sides power meter can reach 300w. This was really affecting my training so I recently upgraded to a dual sided one and not only that problem … I would also take with a grain of salt any previous readings on bikes with ‘dual side’ power that said you had no imbalance. When I compare my left right balance on my Quarq Dzero which is a very accurate power meter for total power, it tells me I am 51/49… As soon as I used power pedals with actual left right numbers, as opposed to ‘virtual’ left right numbers it showed I had a big imbalance and a single sided power meter for me always will elevate my power. That said, if all you want is a power number to train to then there is nothing wrong with a single sided. Why don’t you just use the stages to control your trainer, and use it outside. That way you have consistent numbers? --- _[View the full topic](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/single-sided-power-meter-rant/40201)._