Yes. 6 with another arriving in the next few days.

Maybe that's why we get along....and why I almost never ride my road bike - no PM!

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Why so few?

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> Anyone else have this problem!

Yeah. My Quarq battery died this morning, and my heart just wasn't in the workout.

Had to use HR and hrTSS (the horror).

It's like the workout didn't even happen.

well if you count the ones i've sold off over the years i'm at 14 :-D

three road bikes (2 for me 1 for her)
her mountain bike
two tri bikes (srm/quarq)

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yes, THAT!

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that's the only reason?

you need a ptap for that puppy. shame you keep it locked up and don't let it play

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Me too. I've lost count, actually.

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Damon Rinard
Engineering Manager,
CSG Road Engineering Department
Cannondale & GT Bicycles
(ex-Cervelo, ex-Trek, ex-Velomax, ex-Kestrel)

Yes!!

My entire self-worth is based upon how many watts I can put out....

Spot

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I had 12, but I managed over time to wean myself back down to 4. Hang on, no 5 (I just remembered that one). Most went to good homes but a few went to wattage heaven.

Currently, there's a total of 10 PMs in my possession:

5 Quarq (all prototypes)
2 PT (one yellow cap PT Pro, one G3 MTB disc)
2 Polar Chain tension
1 Look Max One hub

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10 Kickrs
2 CTs
4 Quarqs
1 SRM
1 Stages
1 P2M
4 Power taps
1 Vasa with power measurement
1 Power beam pro
4 inRides
Some tacx trainers with power

Various other prototype stuff

I think that's it.

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You reminded me...there's 2 more, a CT and a LeMond Power Pilot.

So that makes 12 total, not including the SRM I'm currently borrowing...

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Just curious (and a bit jealous) how you aquired all of these?

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Yours are tax deductible, that doesn't count :)

A chick with not one but two power meters. That's a keeper.

Between my husband and I, we have 4 going on 5. We like numbers - they keep ya motivated in the crappy weather!

Currently in the stable:
2 computrainers that are older than the hills but still kickin!
Power tap
Stages

About to acquire another powertap - those things are indestructible!

I don't even want to think about how many wheels we have out in the garage . . . . .

I like the inclusion of the vasa there

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I ka nana no a 'ike -- by observing, one learns | Kulia i ka nu'u -- strive for excellence
Garmin Glycogen Use App | Garmin Fat Use App

IIRC the look and polar are for your collection?

of the others which ones are on which various rides?

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I ka nana no a 'ike -- by observing, one learns | Kulia i ka nu'u -- strive for excellence
Garmin Glycogen Use App | Garmin Fat Use App

three!!! All acquired before we started dating. There's a ring on her now :)

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36 kona qualifiers 2006-'23 - 3 Kona Podiums - 4 OA IM AG wins - 5 IM AG wins - 18 70.3 AG wins
I ka nana no a 'ike -- by observing, one learns | Kulia i ka nu'u -- strive for excellence
Garmin Glycogen Use App | Garmin Fat Use App

1 KICKR
2 CompuTrainer
2 Tacx
1 Lemond
2 PowerTap's
3 Quarq's (one on loan)
2 Vector sets
1 Power2Max (on loan)
1 Rotor (on loan)
1 Pioneer (on loan)
1 Stages
1 inRide

I do feel like I'm probably forgetting/omitting something's... Oh wait, 2 PowerCal's. In any case, more on the way...

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Of the 5 Quarqs, 3 are on my road bikes (S5, Alu Soloist, steel Bianchi), 1 is on TT bike (Alu P3), and 1 on my 16 yo son's bike (Alu Soloist).

PT Pro wheel is for aero field testing. G3 PT MTB is on K24000.

Both Polars are still usable...in fact, one was on my son's bike until a Quarq become available.

The Look still works too...I just haven't laced it into a rim yet. It has the disadvantage of no data recording as well.

Oh yeah...I think there's an old Ciclosport bike computer around here still that has the power estimation feature in it as well. I'll call that 0.5 of power meter.

"Hoarding Disorder" is right....sheesh...

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Just glad to know its not only me!

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Reading this thread has firmed up my resolve to only use the power meter during the winter on the trainer (CT). I easily become a numbers junkie and spend the winter staring at the number while I ride, but when spring comes I ride by feel outside. When I'm transitioning between the two it is funny how one or the other feels like it "counts" but it is all good. For my own good I need a forced break from analytic cycling. I was toying with the idea of getting an on bike PM but no thanks.

Are all power meters created equal? I didn't see any garmin, polar, or pioneer on any list

I'm glad I'm not the only one with multiple PM's

I don't feel so bad having 3 PT's, 1 P2Max and 2 CT's

jaretj

Congrats.

where was the problem? cleaning the garage?

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The funny thing is...since I'm not really "training" for anything in particular at the moment, I use my PMs mostly as a "black box recorder" of my actual rides. Downloading the file is easier than filling out some sort of training log ;-) I really don't look at the power numbers very often while riding...

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You didn't read close enough then...I saw all 3.

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I am a noob, only have 2 PT currently. Had 3, but sold one.

mice droppings, everywhere. have captured 8. we'll see what the total body count is when this is all over. :-p

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I ka nana no a 'ike -- by observing, one learns | Kulia i ka nu'u -- strive for excellence
Garmin Glycogen Use App | Garmin Fat Use App

thanks. it feels like i've told hundreds and yet still find people i haven't mentioned it to yet. next june is the date for the power meter girl and i :)

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36 kona qualifiers 2006-'23 - 3 Kona Podiums - 4 OA IM AG wins - 5 IM AG wins - 18 70.3 AG wins
I ka nana no a 'ike -- by observing, one learns | Kulia i ka nu'u -- strive for excellence
Garmin Glycogen Use App | Garmin Fat Use App

how do you find the power2max?

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36 kona qualifiers 2006-'23 - 3 Kona Podiums - 4 OA IM AG wins - 5 IM AG wins - 18 70.3 AG wins
I ka nana no a 'ike -- by observing, one learns | Kulia i ka nu'u -- strive for excellence
Garmin Glycogen Use App | Garmin Fat Use App

SRM on road bike. Quarq on Tri Bike. Powertap planned for ordering in September for the winter bike. Simply cannot train without power. Totally and utterly dependent on the numbers. Its a good thing though - isn't it???

;-)

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hmmm, gonna pick a bone with your sig line. it's like chicken and the egg, what really comes first? I know a lot of physiologists that know the WHY very well but don't have the first clue about developing a training plan. I know a lot of coaches that are amazing at what they do but only know 10% of what a physiologist knows. I've spent 10 years picking the brains of both scientists and coaches to get the straight dope from both sides and then reconcile one against the other :)

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36 kona qualifiers 2006-'23 - 3 Kona Podiums - 4 OA IM AG wins - 5 IM AG wins - 18 70.3 AG wins
I ka nana no a 'ike -- by observing, one learns | Kulia i ka nu'u -- strive for excellence
Garmin Glycogen Use App | Garmin Fat Use App

Power2max is on my road bike. Like someone mentioned in another thread, it's about a second behind the PT's while using my Garmin 500, 310 and Joule. I find it very reliable and it's reads almost identical to my PT's.

I like it so much that I'll be buying another one when I get a new bike next year.

jaretj

They aren't created equally with price :).

I haven't seen any good review for the polar power meter, we don't recommend it as a company. It's not ANT+ either so it won't work with TrainerRoad.

Garmin Vectors and Pioneers are expensive! Neither company cares to give us any sort of discount either :).

New TR employees get a Giant Defy 1 (if they aren't already cyclists) and we get them a trainer/power meter combo. We just got on the SRAM ambassador program so I'm guessing everyone is going to get Quarqs in the future.

We also have some Zipp FC wheel sets that we share (808/Disc) for TTs/Tris.

This sounds like a ton of stuff but we get industry deal pricing, plus all of this stuff is tax deductible so we get some nice savings.

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Snap. I had 3 briefly as well.

First: Powertap Elite + on cheap wheel (bought wheelcover)
Second: Powertap SL+ in 50mm carbon clincher
Third: Powertap SL+ in Zipp disk

I sold the first one, so currently have 2. Disk right now is set up on the trainer on a road bike. 50mm clincher PT is on my other road bike for day-day outdoor use.

Can't see how I'd get by with only one...

Got a quarq on my TT and my Road bike. Thinking of building another road bike and was debating the PM and now I don't feel so bad... Some of you guys and gals have problems that you might want to talk to someone about. lol

Heh -

After two years, some people are still surprised to see us with a kid.

getting married!!!!!!!

no kid for us (at least not for a long while)

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I ka nana no a 'ike -- by observing, one learns | Kulia i ka nu'u -- strive for excellence
Garmin Glycogen Use App | Garmin Fat Use App

that's kinda why i started the thread. a little bit of ST group therapy. "oh, i'm not _that_ bad" ;)

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I ka nana no a 'ike -- by observing, one learns | Kulia i ka nu'u -- strive for excellence
Garmin Glycogen Use App | Garmin Fat Use App

I knew that! I was just providing a comparable example showing how easy it is to presume that a fact is common knowledge, and yet it's really not!

I have 4 Powertaps. I built up a new set of training wheels this year so my training wheels would have the same rim width as my race wheels so I wouldn't have to adjust my brakes all the time. So I put my old training wheels on my commuter so now I have power on that bike. I'm building a new cross bike and it kills me I don't have a Powertap for it.

I let my girlfriend use my road wheels a few times so she could ride with power and now she wants a Powertap. So it may not be too long and I'll be living in a 6 power meter household too.

ah, yes! make sense now!

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36 kona qualifiers 2006-'23 - 3 Kona Podiums - 4 OA IM AG wins - 5 IM AG wins - 18 70.3 AG wins
I ka nana no a 'ike -- by observing, one learns | Kulia i ka nu'u -- strive for excellence
Garmin Glycogen Use App | Garmin Fat Use App

i decided to invest is the best powermeter on the market on all my bikes....no battery change, no calibration, no download, no maintenance cost, no installation. I think more people should ;)

and i will take on anyone challenge to check to calibration of it....!

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Jonnyo Coaching
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Not directed at me but awwww thanks! :0)

In my defence, my road and tri bikes have different sized wheels, so I need at LEAST two.

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