New Power meters for team Sky

frenchfighter
frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
edited October 2014 in Pro race
No longer using SRM? They are not listed as sponsor's on their site.

And these are there bikes:
stages.jpg
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  • xscreamsuk
    xscreamsuk Posts: 318
    Looks like Stages. Be interesting to see how they get on.
  • andytee87
    andytee87 Posts: 414
    frenchfighter wrote:
    No longer using SRM? They are not listed as sponsor's on their site.

    And these are there bikes:
    stages.jpg

    Be interesting to see if Stages power meters catch on in the pro peloton, they are definitely unobtrusive.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Also, Garmin are on Vectors.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    edited January 2014
    Oh thank the lord, the green bidons are all a horrible thing of the past

    Blue is the way forward

    Ludicrously happy about this

    FF, would you mind whacking up a pic of the blueys? Thx!
  • MartinGT
    MartinGT Posts: 475
    Wont make much difference, they will still be robots looking at their power meters with the only ones allowed to have a massive wattage spike being their riders only.

    They do look better than SRM though.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    MartinGT wrote:
    Wont make much difference, they will still be robots looking at their power meters with the only ones allowed to have a massive wattage spike being their riders only.

    They do look better than SRM though.


    So assume that in the unlikely event they came scouting you, you wouldnt be interested?
  • marcusjb
    marcusjb Posts: 2,412
    Good move for Stages. Just hope they prove reliable over the season etc.
    Stuff about riding a bike a long way
  • MartinGT
    MartinGT Posts: 475
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    MartinGT wrote:
    Wont make much difference, they will still be robots looking at their power meters with the only ones allowed to have a massive wattage spike being their riders only.

    They do look better than SRM though.


    So assume that in the unlikely event they came scouting you, you wouldnt be interested?

    "Does not compute" :lol:
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    MartinGT wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    MartinGT wrote:
    Wont make much difference, they will still be robots looking at their power meters with the only ones allowed to have a massive wattage spike being their riders only.

    They do look better than SRM though.


    So assume that in the unlikely event they came scouting you, you wouldnt be interested?

    "Does not compute" :lol:


    Well played :)
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Ludicrously happy about this

    Yeah? :?
  • mike6
    mike6 Posts: 1,199
    Dont think the name on the power meter makes any difference. As long as sponsors throw money at a team It seems they will use almost anything. Or would Team Sky be in the position to only go with kit they particularly like?
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    Silly Q maybe, but are they deffo sky bikes?

    Seems odd they would go from SRM to this system which has huge issues from the sounds of it.
    Blog on my first and now second season of proper riding/racing - www.firstseasonracing.com
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Ludicrously happy about this

    Yeah? :?


    1. The green offendeth mine eye
    2. I am a sad individual

    WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING OF IT?

    :wink:
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Err, no.

    (Backs away slowly...)
  • feltkuota
    feltkuota Posts: 333
    okgo wrote:
    Silly Q maybe, but are they deffo sky bikes?

    Seems odd they would go from SRM to this system which has huge issues from the sounds of it.

    Due to the blue band on the seat post I'll say yes.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    okgo wrote:
    Silly Q maybe, but are they deffo sky bikes?

    Seems odd they would go from SRM to this system which has huge issues from the sounds of it.

    Does it? Based on what? Stages measures strain on one crank only, then basically doubles the figure to arrive at a power figure, but that's the only possible drawback.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Oh thank the lord, the green bidons are all a horrible thing of the past

    Blue is the way forward

    Ludicrously happy about this

    FF, would you mind whacking up a pic of the blueys? Thx!
    BdnLabACEAAtlK3.jpg
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    andyp wrote:
    okgo wrote:
    Silly Q maybe, but are they deffo sky bikes?

    Seems odd they would go from SRM to this system which has huge issues from the sounds of it.

    Does it? Based on what? Stages measures strain on one crank only, then basically doubles the figure to arrive at a power figure, but that's the only possible drawback.

    Cheap construction, battery draining issues, seems mad that a team with the money and reputation for having the best of the best would go and use a product like this when SRM is recognized by nearly everyone to be the most solid tool for the job.
    Blog on my first and now second season of proper riding/racing - www.firstseasonracing.com
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Team Sky trying out a great looking new power meter. Pics/details when I'm allowed to tweet 'em!

    --

    te8apy8y.jpg

    asa2u9e8.jpg

    See different head units also.
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  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    Wouldn't SRM power meters be better since Stages only measures the power on one side rather than the total power?

    I suppose they could train on SRM and race on Stages though? Best of both worlds?
  • ad_snow
    ad_snow Posts: 469
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Also, Garmin are on Vectors.
    I'd be worried if they weren't!
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    frenchfighter wrote:

    asa2u9e8.jpg

    See different head units also.

    I think the lads just had a shave, not a head transplant.
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  • rayjay
    rayjay Posts: 1,384
    okgo wrote:
    Silly Q maybe, but are they deffo sky bikes?

    Seems odd they would go from SRM to this system which has huge issues from the sounds of it.

    D12 :lol:
  • Remarkable
    Remarkable Posts: 187
    I don't think the newer versions of the Dura Ace cranks are compatible with SRM units. Think they had to use the 7800 cranks which are getting on a bit now..
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Remarkable wrote:
    I don't think the newer versions of the Dura Ace cranks are compatible with SRM units. Think they had to use the 7800 cranks which are getting on a bit now..

    Isn't this the "equivalent" Shimano 9000 SRM chainset?

    csm_PM-DA9000-Front_e8f8e493a9.png

    http://www.srm.de/products/srm-powermeter/11-speed/
  • liversedge
    liversedge Posts: 1,003
    Surprised also.

    Maybe Sky have a testing protocol that needs high fidelity and done in Lab/controlled environment, whilst they use the average data from road riding just to quantify training stress ?
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,907
    No criticism at all of the post, but am I the only one that has no interest in kit?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    TheBigBean wrote:
    No criticism at all of the post, but am I the only one that has no interest in kit?
    No. I don't really. Bikes are pretty much all alike.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,907
    RichN95 wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    No criticism at all of the post, but am I the only one that has no interest in kit?
    No. I don't really. Bikes are pretty much all alike.

    I can just about appreciate the difference between a mountain bike, a cyclocross bike and a road bike - although, to be fair, I'm not sure I really understand why the first two are so different as the terrain seems similar.
  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    RichN95 wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    No criticism at all of the post, but am I the only one that has no interest in kit?
    No. I don't really. Bikes are pretty much all alike.

    Isn't that like watching F1 and not caring about the cars? ... a very odd thing to do! :mrgreen:

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