Originally Posted by
waterrockets
Yeah, if it wasn't in this thread, it's a link I read off this thread, but someone was pedaling normally down hill and saw 1400W with a GenIII.
I don't have time to cite all the references to why the iBike is a better wind tunnel than a power meter, but that's my take on it.
Again, that was GenII, not GenIII. But you are right, there are better things to do other than pull up old references to iBike.
So on one corner, you have the wired PT where you get reliable measurements from a dedicated rear wheel. Price: $649. On the other corner, you have the iBike GenIII which by most accounts gives you data very comparable to the PT but allows you to use any rear wheel you want. There may be some glitches that might produce erroneous readings here and there, but when averaged out, the power data appears to be as meaningful as what you get from a PT. Plus you can get added information with the aero function. Price: $700. If this was the only information you were given, which one would you go with, putting biases aside?
I was actually set on getting a PT wheel from Psimet until I saw the VeloNews piece on iBike. Needless to say, I am very intrigued by it.