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Power meters. Anyone buy off powermetershop.de?

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  • 20-07-2015 10:57pm
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    darraghm92
    Registered Users Posts: 42 ✭


    Thinking of buying a power meter off them.
    Anyone use them?
    Which of the two are more reliable and consistent, stages or garmin vector 2s?
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    MRJ
    Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭MRJ


    darraghm92 wrote:
    Thinking of buying a power meter off them. Anyone use them? Which of the two are more reliable and consistent, stages or garmin vector 2s?


    I'm in the same position, torn between either a stages or vector....think I'm swayed slightly towards the vector as it can be swapped between bikes. My tt bike is full ultegra and the road bike has FSA cranks.


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    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,204 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    I bought my stages from there.Much much cheaper than anywhere else


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    darraghm92
    Registered Users Posts: 42 ✭darraghm92


    godtabh wrote: »
    I bought my stages from there.Much much cheaper than anywhere else

    How is the stages going for you? Battery drain seems to be a big problem and not sure how stages approach someone who bought it from an online German based site if there was a problem


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    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,204 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Battery drain was an issue. Had a part replaced with a couple of days from stages when it happened. The never batches have solved the problem with a new cap.


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    noc231073
    Registered Users Posts: 573 ✭✭✭noc231073


    Stay away from stages ...
    I have had mine sent back twice and replaced with a new one .. And I still have to change the battery every 2 weeks
    It's a disaster ....


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    hillt0p
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭hillt0p


    I bought my Stages from powermeter24.de
    I had some issues with the battery working loose inside the cover. Initially I thought the battery was used, because it stopped transmitting, but in fact it was just coming loose. If I pressed the cover gently, it came back to life. I have fixed the issue by GENTLY bending the battery retaining clip slightly inwards so that it holds the battery more securely. I have also applied two small layers of tape to the inside of the battery cover in order to apply more pressure to the battery. I have not had any issues since. Other than this I am happy with the Stages. Very easy to use and calibrate.


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