Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
If you go with a pedal-based power meter, go with PowerTap P1 instead of Garmin Vector. The Garmins require a torque wrench to install, the P1s don't. Technically you could install Vector pedals without one but if they're not torqued to spec (40 Nm?) they'll report the wrong power.
Helpful information. Not being a user, I wasn't aware of the torque wrench requirement. In fact, I wasn't even aware of the power tap pedals!
Rather than exclude them outright though, I'd probably just include the price of a torque wrench when comparing the Garmin and Powertap products.