jackattack wrote:do we know how much one of these baby will cost?
Per the Velonews article on the Look/Polar pedal from Eurobike:
Like the Metrigear, the Polar Look Keo Power system is still far from ready for delivery. Right now, the companies don’t forecast availability until spring 2011. Testing and validation in real-world conditions is still pending. Even then, estimated price for a complete system is somewhere between 1500 and 1800 Euro — that’s about $2,000, and that doesn’t include a Polar computer head.
So Look/Polar are talking about coming in a pretty pricey price point for a product that will also require a Polar head unit. That rules out selling to the masses for the most part.
Garmin/Metrigear are talking of coming in at an "aggressive price point" that will be, if not immediately affordable to the masses, at least attractive to them and with a product using ANT+ so your present Garmin 705, 500, or other ANT+ head unit will be automatically compatible.
Looks like the two companies are aiming at completely different markets with Look/Polar trying to leverage their reputation amongst, shall we say, more discriminating cycling enthusiasts to get them to shell out $2000 USD for their unit while Garmin/Metrigear are going to try and appeal to a wider range of cyclists at a lower price point.
I know which I'm looking forward to and it's not the one that's going to cost me two grand.