ericy

Price point is 199$ - probably the least expensive power meter out there. There are a couple of caveats - the main one being that you can only easily use the thing on a single bicycle (doesn't have multiple profiles).

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/06/...e-preview.html

I bought one - it doesn't come with those rubber shims, so I can't install on my handlebar until I go to the LBS and pick up a set (I need to look in my toolbox - now that I think about it, I might have a pair in there from something else). Hope to try it out this weekend.

ericy

I got a chance to use the thing today, and I have some observations.

The instructions that come with it suggest that you just mount it up, pair it, and go for a calibration ride and you are ready to go. The problem with that is, that if this is all you do, then I don't see any way that the weight of the rider/bike or the size of tires can be accounted for. There is a tool that they provide "Issac" which allows you to configure those two things (among many others), so I did that. Then again, maybe it can eventually work out on its own, but it seemed to make more sense to me to set those things before attempting calibration.

When I mounted the thing up, I then needed to have the thing find an ANT speed sensor - I have the Wahoo magnetless on my front axle, and it found that without trouble. I then paired it to my Wahoo Bolt - that went smoothly too, and the Bolt added a new screen to show power, kJ, TSS, etc. I did a calibration ride on Friday - I found it confusing - their yellow looks more red to me. But I could see the "power" slowly climbing from 0 to 99, so I figured it was working. After that was done, it was more or less ready to go.

For the ride today, it was straightforward starting out. I turned on the Bolt and the PowerPod - gave it a minute or so to boot up, and it was all ready to go. I discovered that if I took a longer break that the PowerPod appeared to shut off - just pressing the button again was enough to get it working, and the Bolt started seeing power again.

I have no other power meter, so I can't directly compare the numbers to anything else. The numbers seem roughly consistent with what I see when I ride the Kickr, so for now I am content.

I noticed there is no rubber plug to cover the USB port of the thing. The Wahoo does have such a plug. Helps keep dirt and gunk out. I guess I could put some black electrical tape over the thing when I am not using it (99% of the time the only thing you need it for is to charge the battery).

The claim is that if you are transporting your bike by car and it is raining, that water can get into the pitot and foul up the measurements. Once it dries out, then it is fine again. I guess when transporting, it wouldn't hurt to use some more electrical tape to cover the port to keep rain/bugs out of the port.