Originally Posted by
echappist
both are somehow rather irksome
everything is based on price and price alone with no mention of historical issues when it comes to reliability. i especially like how he dismisses the more mature products out there (Quarq, SRM, and Pioneer) and also calls the "gold standard" label undeserved.
those pseudo-scientific speed tests are quite misleading. 9% (380 to 345) in savings due to wheels alone at 41kph when wheels usually save ~18W at 30 mph (and more like 13W at 41 kph)? I'm calling BS here
I agree on the second one, and to an extent on the first. I do think he doesn't put enough weight into historical reliability. SRM is a good product, but its also 3x more in cost than Power2Max; in the past that has been his big issue. With no L/R its a no go for me.
Most Powermeter users live in the bubble of the product they own, and he's one of the few people that can critique a product with no bias (keyword is 'can'). He probably takes more value in the new and shiny products, but I do think he was fair with Quarq and Pioneer.