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  1. General Cycling Discussion
    The Praxis Zayante Carbon Cranks are now available with power. The Praxis Zayante Carbon road crank aim to create a marriage of lightness, stiffness and versatility, and feature rigid carbon arms and a stout 30mm spindle. Weighing 620 grams (172.5 50/34) the Zayante Carbon is clearly an...
  2. General Cycling Discussion
    Stages Cycling has joined with UAE Team Emirates as technical partner, becoming their official supplier of power meters and cycling computers. Starting in 2019, all the Colnago bikes in the team from the United Arab Emirates will be fitted with products from Stages, offering the team's riders...
  3. General Cycling Discussion
    Specialized's flagship race bike now comes in a disc brake-equipped version. As the WorldTour pro peloton eases ever deeper into disc brake use (just as most consumers did a while ago), it comes as no surprise that Specialized's flagship race bike is now available with rotors, too. Indeed, the...
  4. General Cycling Discussion
    Campagnolo's carbon design took more time than anticipated to meter. Stages Cycling announced this week that Stages Power for Campagnolo is now available. Stages Cycling power meters for Campagnolo Super Record, Record, and Chorus crank arms in 170mm, 172.5mm, and 175mm lengths are available...
  5. Racing, Training, Nutrition, Triathlons
    Photo courtesy of Art's Cyclery Editor's Note: This article is courtesy of the team at Art's Cyclery. The original post can be found here. Okay, so we've already covered the biggest upgrade (wheels). So what's next you might wonder? Our vote is for a power meter. Power meters are the ultimate...
  6. General Cycling Discussion
    Strain gauges, whether in the crankarm, rear hub, pedals, or crankset spider, measure the work you are doing on the bike. By now most of you likely understand the draw of using a power meter. These handy devices provide real time measurement of the work you are doing on the bike regardless of...
  7. General Cycling Discussion
    Originally INpower's four strain gauges were located in the crank axle and measured the left leg's power output. Now two more have been added to the right crankarm to track the right side (click to enlarge). Less than a year after introducing its INpower axle based power meter on the lead-up to...
  8. General Cycling Discussion
    The new meter utilizes strain gauges located on the crank arm to measure deflection caused by pedaling force on the arm (click to enlarge). Pioneer Electronics has expanded its line of power meters with the introduction of a new Single Leg Power Meter designed for road and cyclocross...
  9. General Cycling Discussion
    The new PowerBeat works on hollow aluminum cranks of any year or make and will start shipping at the end of 2015 (click to enlarge). The exceedingly crowded power meter market recently added yet another player. The new Watteam PowerBeat is being billed as the "first add-on, professional-grade...
  10. General Cycling Discussion
    PowerTap is going after the mountain biker crowd with this lighter weight hub with 160mm rotor (click to enlarge). PowerTap has rolled out a new disc version of its hub-based power meter, the G3 Rear Disc Hub. The longtime Wisconsin-based power meter maker claims its latest offering saves 180...
  11. General Cycling Discussion
    httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb_m8PPDzrc Rotor's Christie O'Hara tells us all about their power meter cranks equipped with left and right strain gauges that deliver a plethora of pedaling data to the rider. The cranks are equipped with Rotor's Q-Rings with special edition graphics in honor...
  12. Components, Wrenching
    The increasingly crowded power meter market welcomed its latest member at the Sea Otter Classic with the unveiling of the Verve InfoCrank. Developed by a team of Australian engineers, the new watts measuring device is claimed to provide true left and right data output via integrated modules in...
  13. General Cycling Discussion
    The team that's won the last two Tours de France will be running Stages power meters in 2014. Just a year after coming to market, Colorado-based Stages Cycling has signed a sponsorship deal with one of the world's most successful pro cycling teams. The new partnership is a significant feather...
  14. General Cycling Discussion
    Stages Cycling's first update to the iOS StagesPower App along with a new version of firmware is now available for new and existing Stages Power meters. Stages says this is the most significant revision since the release of the Stages Power meter early this year. As a refresher, Stages Power is...
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