Originally Posted by
terrymorse
So your query about swapping out chainrings for a 50-34 now has me rethinking my advice. Maybe I (we) could use that extra low gear, after all. 34/34 is sounding pretty good for making the steepies a little less unpleasant. I seem to be finding myself more often on grades upwards of 15%, and since building strength in these old leg muscles is getting harder each year, a little less mashing might be nice.
I'm thinking of
getting the 4iiii power meter, also, as you mentioned. They show a crankset in my size on the website. Their "works as an AirTag" feature is kind of nice--no need to find a place to hide an AirTag on the new bike. Any advice?
I have the single crank arm version on my plastic bikes and love them. It’s nice to balance HR and power output. It’s also good for long rides trying to keep my power in a certain range. My rain bike doesn’t have one and really miss it, but not enough to spring for a third for very occasional use. My only gripe is no low battery warning on Mr Gamin, like the other sensors - but if I was more dedicated, I could bother to open the screen showing the battery %s.