I serviced a pair of Vector 3s last week for a team mate. Did the full service advisory. My observation was that the replacement battery covers have terminals which will erode the opposite surface on the interior of the pedals. This will happen over time, but particularly if the covers are over tightened. From an engineering stand-point that is particularly poor and has a good chance of severly limiting the usable lifespan of the product.
As an example, the covers that I replaced had already worn a hole in the interior circuit boards after only a couple of battery changes.
If I pay 1100 euros for a product as bad as the Vectors and I get power drop outs constantly even with the replacement battery covers I’ll trash them as much as I want online.
I’m not alone either if you check with a google search or ask around.
The Assiomas are much better with the KEO 9 degree cleats. They actually have some float. Still a wee bit hard to get out of but that may be resolved with some gentle filing.
Rechargeable battery is far better for the environment
Rechargeable battery is also convenient; I charge mine once every 2-3 weeks and don’t have to worry about not having disposables on hand
Work perfectly with Look Keo Grip cleats (I use the grey ones)
Accuracy is best in class
Serviceability is easy and spare parts (pedal bodies etc. are reasonably priced)
The electronics are inboard meaning your PM is far more likely to survive a crash
Lower stack height, far lower pedal volume overall, better ground clearance on sharp corners
Lighter
More stealthy (no giant logos that scream “steal me”)
Never had an issue with the clip tightness; simply loosen it up till the spring makes no contact, then tighten until it just barely does. Never think about it again.
You support a company that doesn’t roll out products to paying customers to beta test
Very similar experience as @mjallred with the Assiomas and the Vector 3’s.
I started out with the Vector 3’s when they were first released and went through two warranty replacement sets of pedals before they confirmed the battery contact design was the issue. By that time, I had given up on the Vectors and fortunately Clever Training was able to offer an exchange for the Assioma Duo’s.
It’s been about a year since getting the Assiomas, and I’ve already had two warranty claims on the pedals.
The first claim was in August 2018, when the left pedal all of a sudden wouldn’t light up, charge, transmit power, etc. It seemed to be completely dead. After contacting Clever Training and Favero about the issue, Clever Training offered to provide a replacement set of pedals within a week, while Favero was still emailing and trying to troubleshoot. Kudos to CT for great customer support.
The second warranty claim began in February when I contacted Favero, and after about a month of back and forth emailing with their customer support in Italy, I have just last week I received replacement parts from Favero. They also required $30 in shipping costs for the new parts. Fortunately, with this issue it was my right pedal that was not working properly (quick battery drain, wouldn’t connect to the Left pedal), and I was able to use the Left pedal as a single-sided power meter in the meantime. Otherwise, I would have been without power for over a month.
Pretty frustrating situation all around, and long story short, I’m missing the simplicity of my single-sided 4iiii power that didn’t have a single issue in the time I owned it.
I have changed the powermeter between 3 bikes and I have had no problem with them. The batteries last for several long rides and I havent had issues with dropouts.
As a fellow Assioma and Bolt user, may I ask how you set the crank length? I’ve been using the Assioma app to set crank length, but in a recent firmware update for the Bolt they mention adding the ability to set crank length on the Bolt. I haven’t however found any way of doing it on the head unit… maybe the phrasing is misleading and they haven’t actually added that functionality?!
That’s what I do at the moment. I’m more enquiring about the supposedly added functionality on the Bolt head unit itself. It would be more convenient to be able to set crank length on the Bolt, as I have different crank lengths on two bikes and one spends more time outside and one on the trainer.
Bolt is almost useless without smartphone, so what is the difference, where you setup crank lenght? And there is only about 1.5% difference in reported power beetwen 172.5mm and 175mm crank…
True, but it would still be more convenient if when I switched the pedals to the bike I ride outdoors the Bolt overrode the crank length setting from when I’m on the indoor trainer, as I wouldn’t even need to do anything. I’m not saying it’s a huge chore, but why not use that functionality if it were available?
My cranks are 165mm on one and 170mm on the other, so 3% difference in power readings.
The Assioma guidelines say that you should set crank length via your bike computer. The bike computer overrides the Assioma setting. You can set the crank length for the Wahoo computers through the app; just select the pedals in devices and you can change the crank length there.
Thanks Jonny. Wahoo support have just been in touch with the same info. I could have sworn I tried to do exactly that but the option wasn’t there. Will double check when I get home!
I still love my uno Assioma’s! I use them for everything (racing, training) and swap them from bike to bike. I recharge about every 3 months. I recently traveled out of the country with them and had no issues!
Yeah. They’re rubbish. Get some genuine Look cleats and you’ll get on much better. Also make sure you’ve backed off the tension screw as far as it’ll go.
