Insane deal for all keen cyclists out there looking for a top class power meter
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souljacker to sailo
13 Apr 164#19
Yes, you obviously have no idea what they are used for and the original cost of them :smirk:
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daveo78
31 Mar 16#1
Must.Not.Buy. Grrrrrr! Great find OP
allrightnow
31 Mar 16#2
i want.
The_Hoff
1 Apr 16#3
Difference between Vector 2 and Vector 2S is what? 2S seem cheaper but can't find anything too definitive.
maXXed to The_Hoff
1 Apr 16#4
2S is a single-sided measurement
juux
1 Apr 161#5
Good deal. When decent power meters get down under £200 then we'll talk though :smiley:
bisoner
1 Apr 161#6
Power is great for training on the turbo. Not convinced when out on the road myself.
MAdam98 to bisoner
1 Apr 161#7
How so?
Perfect pacing tool when riding solo. I guess it isn't so good when riding in a group as you'll just be at the pace of the group anyway.
Really good especially to make sure you don't push too hard in longer events and to judge improvement.
I guess the VO2 Max intervals etc aren't great to do outdoors but threshold, over under and sweetspot are ideal for outdoors.
Great for pacing a TT aswell. Stick to a number and if you feel good near the end go smash jt
MAdam98
1 Apr 16#8
Oh, and then there are all the different ways of measuring training stress, form, fatigue etc etc. (TSS CTL)
Pedalling analysis with Vectors is amazing.
cwoosnamsavage
1 Apr 16#9
Disappeared from the site :disappointed:
trickytree1984
2 Apr 161#10
Wow. 999 on wiggle. So tempted by this
golty
2 Apr 16#11
I have been told the reason these are so cheap compared to everywhere else is they are OEM units and possibly faulty returns which were fixed by Garmin, apparently they come with no warranty but I don't know if this is true.
bisoner
2 Apr 16#12
I find it impossible to do intervals outside. Much easier on a turbo.
As for tracking power, I tend to focus on the road and where I'm going rather than looking at my Garmin. Going for a Strava segment, all done on feel.
I can see the benefit for TTs though. I'm too much of a wimp for those.
trickytree1984
2 Apr 16#13
I'm going to try a price match
trickytree1984
2 Apr 16#14
Neither wiggle nor Evans match against canyon
trickytree1984
2 Apr 16#15
Wiggle said ...
However, we can’t catch them all and these are only limited to the list in the link below:
As a result, while we’re sure this is an interesting price, we can’t offer a price match as this competitor doesn’t meet the terms and conditions.
sailo
13 Apr 161#16
£700 for a pair of bicycle pedals with bells and whistles? Am I missing something?
souljacker to sailo
13 Apr 164#19
Yes, you obviously have no idea what they are used for and the original cost of them :smirk:
gbmcginty to sailo
13 Apr 16#20
You dug up a week old thread for that gem of a comment, why? Can someone expire this thread so sailo can stop wondering pointless thoughts out loud.
chaffordred to sailo
13 Apr 161#21
Do you say the same thing everytime someone posts a deal for a £700 smartphone?
bojangles
13 Apr 161#17
can you fit an engine for that & save the leg work
CardboardCutout
13 Apr 16#18
£842.95 now
meggie_dude
13 Apr 162#22
Best to ignore. Surprise it took so long for the rabble to arrive.
Whether this is good deal or not, when it comes to anything which is yes, expensive, but a genuine good deal, you always gets idiots like this with their inane mutterings. Pathetic really.
alexytin
13 Apr 16#23
Good for the money though they aren't the best reviewed. The pods are very fragile apparently.
gus77 to alexytin
13 Apr 16#25
This was true for the first generation, these are the 2nd generation and they don't have this problem. There is a rumor that the Vector 3 pedals will be podless... ;-)
kay1992
13 Apr 161#24
Ridiculous this is, people seriously are deluded.
sailo
13 Apr 16#26
Did not mean to upset the bicycle pedal elite on HUKD...
chaffordred
13 Apr 162#27
Far from upset. I PMSL when knob end trolls such as yourself cant resist posting something you know nothing about and the fact that you think it winds us up.
Vanderlust
15 Apr 16#28
Garmin have dropped the retail price of these down to 899, so discounts will go as deep at this deal or lower from now on I'd imagine.
Looking at Stages myself, they review great for a single sided meter.
juux
15 Apr 16#29
While checking the Halfords discount T&Cs on the BC website earlier I noticed there is a 20% off Verve InfoCrank sets, meaning the original £1,149 price comes down to £919.20. No idea how long that's been on there though.
OK, that's a good bit more than these Vectors but you're getting Praxis crank, BB & chainrings instead of just a pair of pedals. If you were looking to replace them anyway then it becomes much more competitive.
It also seems to come with a much better reliability record than the Garmin pedals, and they appear to be innovating with things like removing the dependency on magnets via a firmware update.
I'm not in the market now but would seriously consider this if I was. Only major downside is it's obviously only a single bike solution.
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Perfect pacing tool when riding solo. I guess it isn't so good when riding in a group as you'll just be at the pace of the group anyway.
Really good especially to make sure you don't push too hard in longer events and to judge improvement.
I guess the VO2 Max intervals etc aren't great to do outdoors but threshold, over under and sweetspot are ideal for outdoors.
Great for pacing a TT aswell. Stick to a number and if you feel good near the end go smash jt
Pedalling analysis with Vectors is amazing.
As for tracking power, I tend to focus on the road and where I'm going rather than looking at my Garmin. Going for a Strava segment, all done on feel.
I can see the benefit for TTs though. I'm too much of a wimp for those.
However, we can’t catch them all and these are only limited to the list in the link below:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/h/option/productpricing#
As a result, while we’re sure this is an interesting price, we can’t offer a price match as this competitor doesn’t meet the terms and conditions.
Whether this is good deal or not, when it comes to anything which is yes, expensive, but a genuine good deal, you always gets idiots like this with their inane mutterings. Pathetic really.
Did not mean to upset the bicycle pedal elite on HUKD...
http://www.triathlonbusiness.com/2016/industry-news/garmin-vector-offers-power-to-the-people-with-price-drop/
Looking at Stages myself, they review great for a single sided meter.
OK, that's a good bit more than these Vectors but you're getting Praxis crank, BB & chainrings instead of just a pair of pedals. If you were looking to replace them anyway then it becomes much more competitive.
It also seems to come with a much better reliability record than the Garmin pedals, and they appear to be innovating with things like removing the dependency on magnets via a firmware update.
I'm not in the market now but would seriously consider this if I was. Only major downside is it's obviously only a single bike solution.