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most if not all crank arms sensors are specific to a given model crank.
that's true. how will we ever know which crankarm to buy?
i'm sure you'll figure out a way to buy the ones that aren't compatible then start 3 threads trying to figure out how to make it work. and still complain its not available in neon.
FTFY
The kind of person considering a $1200 set of pedals probably doesn't ride hard enough trails to worry about that.
I will have no money because House 2, but in an alternate universe I'd consider power meter pedals, and I bang into the rox regularly.
i'd honestly just be curious to see what kind of power i'm putting out on local trails.
i like to laugh at toshi for all the effort he puts in on a peleton, only to ride an ebike.
I was going to make some sort of witty comment about that, but I think my brain had to put all its effort into figuring out why someone would do all that when they ride an e-bike.
Climb a mountain. Calculate MGH/sec +20 Watts or so for rolling resistance.
I like the power meter on my Saris trainer. Gives me a distraction from the fact I am not going anywhere. No desire to look at any kind of screen while I am outside. Majority of my pedaling occurs on long climbs, if I care to inform myself of performance I can just look at how quickly I did it, but I don't.
I definitely have had the thought that the ideal commuting "bike" would be:
Yea, the power meter on my trainer does actually help motivate me to get more effort out of the sessions.
That’s because you clearly have some odd prejudice against ebikes and don’t understand them.
I'd say the lack of understanding might be the other way around.
LOL I can hate on 1200$ power pedals and still appreciate power meters and training with power. I paid $450 for my asioma single side PM. You could buy the same and a set of Xpedo mtb pedals and swap these yourself for half the price. They won't have garmin's warranty, but they won't have garmin's (lack of) reliability either. I personally don't understand why you'd choose these over a separate crankarm sensor for your road and MTB and still save $400.
I'm starting to think you might be a garmin homer
no, it's because I will bust toshi's chops any time the opportunity presents itself.
its no secret I like their stuff, but being able to see the advantages of swapping power meter pedals doesn't mean about about to drop $1400 for the ability to do so.
the math here only works out if you're doing so for a 1-2 bikes ($1200 for the pedals vs ~$500 for a dual sided stages meter per crank set, once you hit 3 bikes/cranksets the numbers favor the pedals). the entire point is that they can be quickly and easily swapped across multiple bikes. sure you *could* swap cranks, but that's assuming the cranks will fit both bikes (thanks for all the standards, lizards) and is way more time consuming (which defeats the point).
i used to have hypercolor shirts.you like to make fun of my affection for early 90s colourways, but whateva:
I'm just saying that, from experience, hot swapping your pedals is not as easy as it sounds. I look forward to the time that my body is familiar enough with power levels that I don't need them on the trainer, simply so that I can leave them on my road bike and stop adjusting my head unit and reinstalling them every week/weekend. heck, I'm tempted to buy a second set so that I don't have to swap them anymore. I just can't see anybody who can afford $1200 pedals to choose this solution over two separate, permanent options.
swapping pedals between bikes is a 5 minute job. tops.
so wait, you'd spend MORE to not have to spend 5 minutes to swap pedals? ok.
specialized just released a $13,000 ebike. your argument is invalid.
yes, I would spend more to not have to remove my pedals, swap pedal bodies, reinstall them onto my new bike, adjust crank length on my head unit and calibrate every time I wanted to ride. I get annoyed that I have to check tire pressure every time I ride and air up my shocks every three or four rides. So yeah, I would not want to do "a five minute job" every time I hopped on the bike. I would rather spend the same cost on a pair of arm or spider based power meters to do the same job without spending 30 minutes faffing around before each ride.
