Which Single-sided Power meter?
05-26-21, 09:55 PM
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I'll counter the rm -rf story with my own positive one from 4iiii.
First up, the 4iiii left sided crank most certainly does report battery warnings to the heads unit. Whenever the battery hits 10% I get a notification on my Edge 520. In fact the notification might even be 15% battery life. I can't remember.
I can't comment on the power spike issue vs the Stages PM because I've never used a Stages PM. I will say I have never had any power spike issues and I've been riding with the left sided 4iiii PM for two years now. Then again I don't obsess over very little detail of my PM either.
Regarding customer support, I have had nothing but positive experiences. I called 4iiii shortly after I received my PM because I was concerned with the power/batter consumption. I was expecting almost 3,000km from one CR2032 battery and I think I only had 2,000km before the battery died. So I called tech support. They were most helpful, chatting with me about the PM, and explaining to me it was likely the battery that shipped with the PM that was low on power. Sure enough, when I replaced the battery with a new one I managed to get 3,000km or so of distance off one battery.
A second positive experience with 4iiii customer service occurred with Mrs. NoWhammies and the dual sided PM on her new bike. The right sided crank wasn't recognizing on her Edge 530. Long story short, it was user error on my part for the way I set up the PM with her Edge unit. Problem solved in less than 24hrs.
Can't recommend 4iiii or their customer service enough.
First up, the 4iiii left sided crank most certainly does report battery warnings to the heads unit. Whenever the battery hits 10% I get a notification on my Edge 520. In fact the notification might even be 15% battery life. I can't remember.
I can't comment on the power spike issue vs the Stages PM because I've never used a Stages PM. I will say I have never had any power spike issues and I've been riding with the left sided 4iiii PM for two years now. Then again I don't obsess over very little detail of my PM either.
Regarding customer support, I have had nothing but positive experiences. I called 4iiii shortly after I received my PM because I was concerned with the power/batter consumption. I was expecting almost 3,000km from one CR2032 battery and I think I only had 2,000km before the battery died. So I called tech support. They were most helpful, chatting with me about the PM, and explaining to me it was likely the battery that shipped with the PM that was low on power. Sure enough, when I replaced the battery with a new one I managed to get 3,000km or so of distance off one battery.
A second positive experience with 4iiii customer service occurred with Mrs. NoWhammies and the dual sided PM on her new bike. The right sided crank wasn't recognizing on her Edge 530. Long story short, it was user error on my part for the way I set up the PM with her Edge unit. Problem solved in less than 24hrs.
Can't recommend 4iiii or their customer service enough.
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05-26-21, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by NoWhammies
I'll counter the rm -rf story with my own positive one from 4iiii.
First up, the 4iiii left sided crank most certainly does report battery warnings to the heads unit. Whenever the battery hits 10% I get a notification on my Edge 520. In fact the notification might even be 15% battery life. I can't remember.
I can't comment on the power spike issue vs the Stages PM because I've never used a Stages PM. I will say I have never had any power spike issues and I've been riding with the left sided 4iiii PM for two years now. Then again I don't obsess over very little detail of my PM either.
Regarding customer support, I have had nothing but positive experiences. I called 4iiii shortly after I received my PM because I was concerned with the power/batter consumption. I was expecting almost 3,000km from one CR2032 battery and I think I only had 2,000km before the battery died. So I called tech support. They were most helpful, chatting with me about the PM, and explaining to me it was likely the battery that shipped with the PM that was low on power. Sure enough, when I replaced the battery with a new one I managed to get 3,000km or so of distance off one battery.
A second positive experience with 4iiii customer service occurred with Mrs. NoWhammies and the dual sided PM on her new bike. The right sided crank wasn't recognizing on her Edge 530. Long story short, it was user error on my part for the way I set up the PM with her Edge unit. Problem solved in less than 24hrs.
Can't recommend 4iiii or their customer service enough.
First up, the 4iiii left sided crank most certainly does report battery warnings to the heads unit. Whenever the battery hits 10% I get a notification on my Edge 520. In fact the notification might even be 15% battery life. I can't remember.
I can't comment on the power spike issue vs the Stages PM because I've never used a Stages PM. I will say I have never had any power spike issues and I've been riding with the left sided 4iiii PM for two years now. Then again I don't obsess over very little detail of my PM either.
Regarding customer support, I have had nothing but positive experiences. I called 4iiii shortly after I received my PM because I was concerned with the power/batter consumption. I was expecting almost 3,000km from one CR2032 battery and I think I only had 2,000km before the battery died. So I called tech support. They were most helpful, chatting with me about the PM, and explaining to me it was likely the battery that shipped with the PM that was low on power. Sure enough, when I replaced the battery with a new one I managed to get 3,000km or so of distance off one battery.
A second positive experience with 4iiii customer service occurred with Mrs. NoWhammies and the dual sided PM on her new bike. The right sided crank wasn't recognizing on her Edge 530. Long story short, it was user error on my part for the way I set up the PM with her Edge unit. Problem solved in less than 24hrs.
Can't recommend 4iiii or their customer service enough.
05-27-21, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by guachi
My 4iiiis also reports low battery warning. And it lasted for maybe ten more rides after the first warning.
05-27-21, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by rm -rf
A 5-second average would be nice. Garmin doesn't do that.
