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09-29-11, 10:49 AM

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waynesulak

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Originally Posted by p2templin

For anyone still tracking this thread, we've successfully implemented two independent power meters on our daVinci tandem. The DV drivetrain "made it easy" - no math needed, just some metalwork on behalf of our dealer to mate the Quarq units to the DV cranks. No need to flip the pedals (we ride Look, so it'd be messy to reverse them), and Quarq was able to program them to read power in the opposite direction. Unfortunately it's not a solution for standard tandem drivetrains.

Thanks for the follow up. Very very interesting as we use DV cranks but without ICS. I am correct that your solution would work on anyone using DV cranks?

Was the metal work on the Quarg or the cranks?
How extensive was the work?
Do you have pictures?

Thanks, Wayne

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