How important do you find power data from races?

[Tinea Pedis]

Until I can buy it it's as good as vapour ware (as sexy as it looks).

And standard.

[devinci]

TP

just get an SRM. Whatever cranks suits you best. My DA srm is very convenient because I can swap it from TT bike to road bike in less the 5 min.

Will you buy new or used? What are you looking for? SRM or quarq?

[Tinea Pedis]

Ideally something I can run with my Campag.

Not sure the $$$ will stretch to a Tune Smart Foot...

[devinci]

could you run a rotor? They are f-ing nice srm cranks!

[Geoff]

The thing with Uli is that if he shows it, he produces it (even the solar-powered PowerMeter was available, albeit for a limited time). If you don't want to wait, you can always get an SRM in 135mm bcd for your Campagnolo rings...

[hotshot]

I used shimano 10sp chain rings on both my srm cranks (fsa and da7900) for a year and had no issues what so ever with wear on parts or shifting.

[Tinea Pedis]

I know Shimano 10sp works, one of the boys has done it.

Which SRM's come with a 135BCD?

And I don't mind the Rotor ones either to be honest...

[Tapeworm]

I only had 10spd campy a while back and worked fine with the FSA SRM.

As others have mentioned SRM gets my vote for proven reliability and easy to switch between bikes. Although it's a pain to change chainrings I've even had it on the track bike.

[CoachFergie]

Just playing Devils advocate.

I have had no end of issues with SRM on various bikes. Cranks and Head Units.

Fortunately the SRM Oceania Service Centre is in Christchurch.

[Tapeworm]

Yes, I think I got lucky Fergie, friend if mine had the DuraAce Wireless and wired track. Wired no issues whatsoever. Wireless had endless issues and had to be sent off to Germany... twice.

I had one issue on purchase but has been faultless since (was draining battery too quick, firmware resolved the issue). So ~2 years of solid use.

My mtb Powertap, especially given the conditions it has to endure, has been totally faultless (over a year old, no battery changes!) The same cannot be said for the Powertap Joule cradle however

Might be hijacking the thread but anyone used the new Joule?

[KWalker]

I had 3 Quarqs break in 6 months and the Garmin Edge 500 interface rendered the unit almost completely useless due to how often it was dropping data or entire ride files. Hopefully I will have better luck with a wired SRM.

[devinci]

Oh, from my experience so far, you will. Especially if its a wired unit.

[KWalker]

DA 7800 wired- can't get more reliable than that. Too bad its going to be run on a Sram bike.

[Tinea Pedis]

None of this is really getting me excited guys...

[Dalai]

Just playing Devils advocate.

I have had no end of issues with SRM on various bikes. Cranks and Head Units.

Fortunately the SRM Oceania Service Centre is in Christchurch.

I have three used wired units - Pro on the road bike, FSA on the TT bike plus SRM Track cranks. Only issue I’ve had so far has been one of the solders in the PCV failing so readings were all over the place. It was fixed locally and has been fine since.

I’m annoyed that SRM Oceania has stopped local repairers here in Australia from servicing SRM's (not suppling parts from what I've been told). It means now that repairs/battery swaps are not officially possible in Australia, so I will have to start sending my gear to NZ!