# Tacx Neo vs. Stages power meter 20 watt difference? **URL:** \ **Category:** Equipment\ **Tags:** trainer, power-meter\ **Created:** [March 11, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/tacx-neo-vs-stages-power-meter-20-watt-difference/55235 "2021-03-11T16:21:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AJS914](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@AJS914](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/AJS914)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/tacx-neo-vs-stages-power-meter-20-watt-difference/55235/27 "2023-05-24T17:07:39Z")
Do your pedals or trainer allow the power to be adjusted so that it matches the other device? ---
**Author:** ![maxaposteriori](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/maxaposteriori/32/7725_2.png) [@maxaposteriori](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/maxaposteriori)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/tacx-neo-vs-stages-power-meter-20-watt-difference/55235/28 "2023-05-24T17:17:01Z")
In that situation I’d be tempted to just bring my Assiomas along (either once to compare or every time). ---
**Author:** ![AJS914](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@AJS914](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/AJS914)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/tacx-neo-vs-stages-power-meter-20-watt-difference/55235/29 "2023-05-24T18:22:33Z")
Question from 2 years ago - I imagine he figured it out by now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ChefAcB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/chefacb/32/144835_2.png) [@ChefAcB](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/ChefAcB)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/tacx-neo-vs-stages-power-meter-20-watt-difference/55235/30 "2023-05-25T13:28:24Z")
Honestly I need to stop being lazy and change the pedals over when I ride the trainer. That way I have 1 number to work from, it’s either that or do 2 separate ftp tests which doesn’t sound fun either 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Caro.Gomez-Villafane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/caro.gomez-villafane/32/129856_2.png) [@Caro.Gomez-Villafane](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Caro.Gomez-Villafane)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/tacx-neo-vs-stages-power-meter-20-watt-difference/55235/31 "2023-05-26T17:32:22Z")
Hey @ChefAcB! Thanks for the ping 🙂 Unfortunately, in this case scenario, there is no good way to breach the power gap between your Tacx NEO 2T and your Garmin Rally XC200 since you won’t be using your pedals indoors. However, the good news is that a 4-7 watt difference is actually not that bad and shouldn’t affect your ability to progress through your training or your AI FTP Detection since it uses a broad set of data points. Ideally, you would use your Garmin Rally XC200 indoors with [PowerMatch](https://support.trainerroad.com/hc/en-us/articles/204631294-PowerMatch-Using-Power-Meters-with-Smart-Trainers) to bridge that offset and get the same power reading indoors as outdoors, BUT I **personally** wouldn’t change the pedals every ride, either! Seems like a pain and not worth it, especially if you have everything set up to just hop on. 💁‍♀️ So I’d say relax and ride on! ---
**Author:** ![ChefAcB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/chefacb/32/144835_2.png) [@ChefAcB](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/ChefAcB)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/tacx-neo-vs-stages-power-meter-20-watt-difference/55235/32 "2023-05-26T17:42:21Z")
Thanks for the reply! I’m going to change the pedals regardless so I have 1 number to set my training zones. Worst case scenario if my pedals stop working, I can easily drop the ftp. It doesn’t seem like a big difference but for those suprathreshold workouts it’s definitely harder than it should be. Either way, I have nothing but positive things to say about using TrainerRoad. ---
**Author:** ![Caro.Gomez-Villafane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/caro.gomez-villafane/32/129856_2.png) [@Caro.Gomez-Villafane](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Caro.Gomez-Villafane)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/tacx-neo-vs-stages-power-meter-20-watt-difference/55235/33 "2023-05-26T17:54:44Z")
Sounds like a plan @ChefAcB ! Thank you for the good vibes too 🙂 Feel free to ping me again if have any other questions! Definitely gave me a warm welcome from you into the TR Forum. [Previous page](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/tacx-neo-vs-stages-power-meter-20-watt-difference/55235.md?page=1)