Power meter for gravel

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twoangstroms
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by twoangstroms

Hi all,

I'm looking for updated reviews or personal feedback on power meter options for a gravel 1x setup. (My situation: have an Ibis Hakka MX with a T47 BB, hope to use this mixed with my road bike for structured training both targeting the road season and winter Grasshoppers.)

Crank-based seems lke the best option, I think? Road bike has a Quarq Red which I've been pretty happy with.

Edited to add: my bike currently has the stock Praxis Zayante crankset, which I know I could remove, ship to them, have them install a power meter, and reinstall, but a) that's a lot of work and down time and b) is that the best option for the price range?

Thanks in advance.

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cerro
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I got a Red Quarq on my Specialized Diverge. Works really well. BB386 with a single Garbaruk chainring

jfranci3
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by jfranci3

What rings do you have? Otherwise, just go P2M and don't think too much about it.

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by NS

I ran a Red Quarq D-Zero all winter on and off road no issues with a CX1 Chainring.

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cerro wrote:
Thu May 17, 2018 8:09 pm
I got a Red Quarq on my Specialized Diverge. Works really well. BB386 with a single Garbaruk chainring
NS wrote:
Fri May 18, 2018 6:39 am
I ran a Red Quarq D-Zero all winter on and off road no issues with a CX1 Chainring.

I thought having a T47 BB meant he can't use a quarq as they are BB30 or GXP standards

Multebear
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by Multebear

what about shimano crankset and stages powermeter? Easy to remove and transfer to other bikes. Takes about 5 min. Downside is, you need Shimano cs on alle your bikes.

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by stuh

JScycle wrote:
Mon May 21, 2018 8:54 am
cerro wrote:
Thu May 17, 2018 8:09 pm
I got a Red Quarq on my Specialized Diverge. Works really well. BB386 with a single Garbaruk chainring
NS wrote:
Fri May 18, 2018 6:39 am
I ran a Red Quarq D-Zero all winter on and off road no issues with a CX1 Chainring.

I thought having a T47 BB meant he can't use a quarq as they are BB30 or GXP standards
T47 means you can basically run whatever...

Wheels MFG has a bb https://wheelsmfg.com/bottom-brackets/t47.html

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I don't generally find that a PM is useful during a race with one exception. The only numbers I keep on my computer screen during a race are Normalized Power and time. During some races when crossing through the start/finish line I can take a glance at my NP and see what it is. It's motivating for me to try to keep my NP as close to the first lap number as possible for the remaining laps.

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twoangstroms
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by twoangstroms

It's more for coached training.

What do people think about the Easton EC90 SL Powermeter? Looks compatible, could use my BB. Hard to find weight info, but looks lighter than even a Red Quarq? If it is 507g (172.5mm 40T w/o BB), that could be a lot lighter -- though is the 578g for the Quarq with a BB?

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by Subira

I'm using the Rotor 3D INPower LH crank. Seems pretty robust and means I can run the 46/30 spider ring.

I have P2M on two other bikes and would normally recommend that over the INPower, but I'll take the hit on accuracy to have some basic feedback on my power output.

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by Geoff

+1 on the crank-based system. I am running an SRM on my 'cross bike and it would be perfect for a gravel 'special'. I think you would find that the durability of that system unparalleled.

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by markdjr

+1 for Quarq DZero

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