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Older powertap worth the $$
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mxblues98
Nov 15, 18 13:16
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Found locally two wheels with Powertap hubs
This would be for my road bike (ridden 1-2x/week- main ride is my tt bike with Vector 2's)
One is Powertap SL+ in a Cycleops rim
The other is a Powertap SL 2.4 in a set of Bontrager race lites.
Both are around the $200 mark
Worth the investment or save money to get something better?
Thanks
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Lucas_Martins
Nov 15, 18 13:42
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If you don't have a power meter and you are not planning to buy anything fancy they are definitely worth it (provided they work well). If you train with power you WILL get faster and with experience you can race without one in case in the future you opt for an aero wheel. Best case scenario is always to have everything but that depends on budget and other factors.
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blueapplepaste
Nov 15, 18 14:23
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My wife has a SL+ still going strong. If it ever crapped out I’d just have Cycleops rebuild it with new internals and get another long time out of it.
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mike s
Nov 15, 18 14:52
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get the SL+, it has a 15mm axil and its already updated to Ant+, the SL 2.4 is not Ant+ unless the user updated it with the dongle which you won't be able to find anymore. if its not updated to Ant+ making it an SL 2.4+ you will be stuck using the Cyclops Little Yellow Computer. The SL+ free hub can be changed without tools, it just pops off.
Last edited by: mike s: Nov 22, 18 7:22
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