Didn't want to hijack the Props to Kurt thread, but, I had a related question, based on info in there.
Seems to me, that a combo of the Kurt Kinetic w/ the Power computer to give you indoor power "measurement" (actually, calculation - but if it's w/in 3% of a Power Tap, that's pretty reasonable) - combined w/ the Polar unit on the bike (which doesn't work on a trainer, but is fine for outdoors, once ya get it dialed in), would be a pretty nice setup, no?
Pros: Would work on almost any bike, could be switched from bike to bike, allows use of any wheel, disks included. And I've heard the Power Tap hub is el crapola, so that pitfall is avoided. Minimal on-bike weight penalty.
Cons: Power readings from one system (Kinetic) to the other (Polar) likely not comparable. Total expense now up there with Power Tap Pro. Polar system is finicky to set up (or so I hear), and doesn't work on a trainer (but that problem is mitigated by the Kinetic)
Thoughts? Make sense to you?
My Performance adjustable-resistance fluid/mag trainer SUCKS - it arbitrarily gets harder after it warms up, I'm on my 3rd unit this year, and they all do the same f'n thing - GRRRRR.
My old non-adjustable one was the shizzit, I shoulda never "upgraded".
float , hammer , and jog
Seems to me, that a combo of the Kurt Kinetic w/ the Power computer to give you indoor power "measurement" (actually, calculation - but if it's w/in 3% of a Power Tap, that's pretty reasonable) - combined w/ the Polar unit on the bike (which doesn't work on a trainer, but is fine for outdoors, once ya get it dialed in), would be a pretty nice setup, no?
Pros: Would work on almost any bike, could be switched from bike to bike, allows use of any wheel, disks included. And I've heard the Power Tap hub is el crapola, so that pitfall is avoided. Minimal on-bike weight penalty.
Cons: Power readings from one system (Kinetic) to the other (Polar) likely not comparable. Total expense now up there with Power Tap Pro. Polar system is finicky to set up (or so I hear), and doesn't work on a trainer (but that problem is mitigated by the Kinetic)
Thoughts? Make sense to you?
My Performance adjustable-resistance fluid/mag trainer SUCKS - it arbitrarily gets harder after it warms up, I'm on my 3rd unit this year, and they all do the same f'n thing - GRRRRR.
My old non-adjustable one was the shizzit, I shoulda never "upgraded".
float , hammer , and jog