I am very left handed (totally useless doing anything at all with my right), my left leg is bigger than the right by quite a bit. I thought it would be case of the right leg failing as the ride went on and left leg taking up the slack. I was quite surprised the right leg just plods along and the left varies a lot.toolonglegs wrote:Or that's just how you are... I am pretty sure I am similar, but it doesn't seem to hamper my performance. Certainly a stages would be pointless for you.michaelten wrote:I bought some of the Vectors yesterday. That's my only concern with them. The fact I can change them onto my other bikes easily was a winner for me.
Interesting with the left/right balance. It seems I am 53% left 47% right at the beginning of the ride then as I get tired I swap to 47% left 53% right with power falling. The left leg is obviously tiring from the extra work in the beginning and the right leg keeps on going at the lower wattage. I definitely need to work on my right leg.
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Wounder if they will release a upgraded parttoolonglegs wrote:Thats at least the 3rd photo of a set of vectors I have seen like that already.
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Up wards wouldn't work without spacing the foot way out... my metarsal rubs on my crank already!singlespeedscott wrote:I don't understand why the didn't design it so the sensor faced to the rear or upwards. :rolleyes:
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My understanding is you can orient it any way you want. It is recommended pointing it down with the crank forward and horizontal (ie. rearwards at bottom of stroke).singlespeedscott wrote:I don't understand why the didn't design it so the sensor faced to the rear or upwards. :rolleyes:
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Postby dale79 » Sat Sep 28, 2013 11:11 am
when first calibrated the meter the cal number was 856.. I just did it again this morning and was 857..
can I fault it nope.. the number is reads after a 3 hour ride are with in a few % of what my powertap wheel was,
I still cant crack 1600w of peak power tho
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Tuesday night ill race with it..singlespeedscott wrote:Do a couple crits, if you don't race, and I'm sure will.
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Where did you get yours from?? Got a mate trying to get one nowCarrots wrote:Mines in transit.... The wait is killing me!
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Postby Arlberg » Sat Sep 28, 2013 7:03 pm
Another great thing about the Stages is you get a 'free' cadence counter with it as it comes with a built in accelerometer. No more magnets or cable ties required.
You can order them through http://www.priceusa.com.au" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. Thats what I did and it was very easy. At current exchange rates (.94) the Ultegra version will cost you about $985 delivered.
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nah he dosent. Fix werx won't send any more.. Will try priceusa thanksCarrots wrote:Does he have someone in the US who can receive it for him then forward it on?
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Postby joomz » Tue Oct 01, 2013 2:41 pm
Given it's going to cost about $1000 to get a Stages to Australia,
The long lead time, and the delivery time,
All the difficulties of getting warranty repair in the US if something happens
I'm thinking of getting a Vector for $1500 in Australia.That's more than $200 cheaper than what they can get it in the US I believe, while getting a Stages here is more expensive than what our US friends get them for. Plus it's more accurate (L/R). What do you reckon, makes more sense to get a Vector doesn't it?
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Yep.joomz wrote:What do you reckon, makes more sense to get a Vector doesn't it?
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Postby dalai47 » Tue Oct 01, 2013 4:39 pm
After the clubs hill climb TT, I drove up the hill to pick up a clubmate whose pedal had stripped the crank thread due to the spacers needed to fit the Vectors. Second issue after developing cracks in the pods. He is now going to buy a crank based PM...twizzle wrote:Yep.joomz wrote:What do you reckon, makes more sense to get a Vector doesn't it?
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Postby jcjordan » Tue Oct 01, 2013 4:43 pm
Ordered if your not a fan of Keo (or at least cheap knock offs) you could spend another $200 and get a crank based PMjoomz wrote:I ordered a Stages. Apparently the lead time is anywhere up to a month. I'm reconsidering.
Given it's going to cost about $1000 to get a Stages to Australia,
The long lead time, and the delivery time,
All the difficulties of getting warranty repair in the US if something happens
I'm thinking of getting a Vector for $1500 in Australia.That's more than $200 cheaper than what they can get it in the US I believe, while getting a Stages here is more expensive than what our US friends get them for. Plus it's more accurate (L/R). What do you reckon, makes more sense to get a Vector doesn't it?
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When the cost of the vectors is almost the same as crank based I know what I would getdalai47 wrote:He is now going to buy a crank based PM...
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But I hear you - simplicity and reliability means crank or hub. Especially when I used to kill bearing in pedals all the time until I got the speedplays.
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Re: Stages Power Meter
Postby ParkertR » Wed Oct 02, 2013 12:24 am
I was thinking of stages initially but went for the vector instead after some issues with getting the stages. The USD just dropped... so it should be a better deal. I got my Vectors for a couple hundred less than 1.5k from my LBS (perth)joomz wrote:I ordered a Stages. Apparently the lead time is anywhere up to a month. I'm reconsidering.
Given it's going to cost about $1000 to get a Stages to Australia,
The long lead time, and the delivery time,
All the difficulties of getting warranty repair in the US if something happens
I'm thinking of getting a Vector for $1500 in Australia.That's more than $200 cheaper than what they can get it in the US I believe, while getting a Stages here is more expensive than what our US friends get them for. Plus it's more accurate (L/R). What do you reckon, makes more sense to get a Vector doesn't it?
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