High Accuracy Black Cycling PowerPod Power Meter (for Road, Mountain, Time Trial, Gravel, Cross Bikes)

This is an awesome alternative to much costlier systems. It's a little tricky to set up and is occasionally finicky, requiring recalibration, but for this price, I'm not gonna complain. If the Velocomp team can make this more user friendly, it'll be a clear winner.

If you are needing a meter that helps you stay in a given power range for intervals, this is not a helpful meter. The biggest issue is the 10 second or more delay for changes in power to update. Also, the numbers I was getting while riding with my mountain bike were not accurate at all, even while riding on pavement. I don't think they have a way of registering differences in rolling resistance for fatter tires with less air (e.g., tubeless). So, for me, it was not at all a useful meter for mountain biking. Neither were the numbers entirely accurate while I was riding my road bike (though they seemed to be slightly more accurate). There would be long period (longer than the typical 10 second delay) where the numbers were far lower than what I was putting out: based on my perceived effort, my actual wattage was clearly greater than zero or greater than 100, but the meter showed it to be far less.

Good product. Does what is asked to do. I wish there were more directions instead of tracking the majority of questions you have online in forums and YouTube. It was hard to connect to my garmin at first but once I upped my IQ and learning curve it was a snap. But it was like going back to school at first. Also the Issac app for your computer needs some help Make it more user friendly. Just need some overall work to make the whole product And experience more user friendly. But I do love what I have!2 year Update: I must say that this power meter is still going strong, even in the rain and the cold temperatures. Firm wear is good and the data is accurate. I don’t have any issues with this unit. I will say, the learning curve is fairly high at first but after a while it becomes second nature to pair and ride. I am happy with my purchase and it’s saved me tons of money, PM pedals or PM cranksets are a little expensive and really just how serious of a cyclist are you? Do you honestly need a $700 PM? This PM should actually be cheaper but in the end you will be satisfied if you follow the instructions provided, be slightly gentle with this PM and most importantly be patient, you will learn and understand exactly what type of unit this is. Enjoy the ride and all of the extra stats and data!

Followed the instructions that were provided with the unit and got it to connect to my cadence and speed sensor. It connected to my Wahoo Element and calibrated as advertised. It worked fine for the first ride, however I could not get it to stay connected to my GPS after that. I sent email to the manufacture and got no response. I liked the idea, and studied it for several weeks before my purchase. Thought it was a good idea and the price was right. Really disappointed that I couldn't get it to work. I'm going to return the unit and look for other options.

So far this works…… period.I will say this about the complaints of the readings being off…………. Don’t touch it!………..while your riding. I have experienced the readings being off one time. I completed my first Century and I moved the device up a little and I experienced the readings go crazy. All my other rides, where I have not touched it, it has been on point. I’m enjoying this power meter.

I've only used this a few times and don't have any real issues with it. Was easy to set up. Failed to connect to my 935 once. Had to remove and then add the sensor to get it to function. No issues since. My only complaint is having to use a speed sensor. My Garmin speed sensor has a habit of auto pausing while moving. I don't use this for training, just as a way of seeing how much effort I'm putting into each ride.

I set this unit up on 4 different bikes.(road,TT,MTB, and even my cruiser). Works amazing!! Just follow instructions. I had a question, and called the company directly, and actually spoke to a real person... very helpful, and got me setup in just a few minutes. Definitely recommend this product. I'm having so much fun with it.