Hi all,
Now that we’re getting close to winter, I’m considering getting an indoor trainer. The one I’m looking at - the Wahoo Kickr Rollr - doesn’t have a power meter built-in, so you have to use a separate power meter if you want to use it with any training apps.
(Before you ask: the reason I am considering that rather than a wheel-on trainer is that I don’t want to have to go through the time and effort of changing the wheel/tire in order to avoid tire wear. And the reason I don’t want to use a wheel-off trainer is similarly that I don’t want to have to go through the time and effort of taking the wheel off, attaching everything to the trainer, etc.. Basically, I know myself well enough to know that anything that makes it complicated or time-consuming to do will be a disincentive from me ever actually using it.)
I am a casual rider, so I’m not really familiar with power meters. However, in researching them, I saw several “power pedals” as well as some crank arm power meters. Everything I’ve seen in those categories cost many hundreds of dollars, and also requires removing and then reinstalling your current pedals or crank arm. So, that’s not very appealing: more money and time than I’d like to invest given that I’m not a serious athlete. I just want to use an indoor trainer for basic fitness. Is there such a thing as a (1) cheap (let’s say $100 or less) power meter that (2) just clips onto something rather than requiring removing/replacing components and (3) would work with the Kickr Rollr to use with a training app?
Thanks for any insights!
Now that we’re getting close to winter, I’m considering getting an indoor trainer. The one I’m looking at - the Wahoo Kickr Rollr - doesn’t have a power meter built-in, so you have to use a separate power meter if you want to use it with any training apps.
(Before you ask: the reason I am considering that rather than a wheel-on trainer is that I don’t want to have to go through the time and effort of changing the wheel/tire in order to avoid tire wear. And the reason I don’t want to use a wheel-off trainer is similarly that I don’t want to have to go through the time and effort of taking the wheel off, attaching everything to the trainer, etc.. Basically, I know myself well enough to know that anything that makes it complicated or time-consuming to do will be a disincentive from me ever actually using it.)
I am a casual rider, so I’m not really familiar with power meters. However, in researching them, I saw several “power pedals” as well as some crank arm power meters. Everything I’ve seen in those categories cost many hundreds of dollars, and also requires removing and then reinstalling your current pedals or crank arm. So, that’s not very appealing: more money and time than I’d like to invest given that I’m not a serious athlete. I just want to use an indoor trainer for basic fitness. Is there such a thing as a (1) cheap (let’s say $100 or less) power meter that (2) just clips onto something rather than requiring removing/replacing components and (3) would work with the Kickr Rollr to use with a training app?
Thanks for any insights!