{"id":622,"date":"2015-04-20T07:50:18","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T11:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/velologic.com\/publishing\/?p=622"},"modified":"2015-04-20T07:52:39","modified_gmt":"2015-04-20T11:52:39","slug":"new-affordable-power-meter-in-the-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/velologic.com\/publishing\/2015\/04\/new-affordable-power-meter-in-the-works\/","title":{"rendered":"New Affordable Power Meter in the Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new power meter looks to hit the market soon. Invented by British cyclist, Ken Norton, &#8220;Limits&#8221; power meter promises to be one of the cheapest power meters available, selling for a mere $385 (260 GBP), ridiculously cheap compared to most power meters available.<\/p>\n<p>Limits is specifically designed to be affordable and within reach of most cyclists; and it&#8217;s designed to be easily interchangeable, so you can switch it between any bike easily, including your mountain bike.<\/p>\n<h2>How It Works<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/velologic.com\/publishing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/limits-power-meter-step-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-626\" src=\"http:\/\/velologic.com\/publishing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/limits-power-meter-step-1.jpg\" alt=\"Limits Power Meter Installation\" width=\"280\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/velologic.com\/publishing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/limits-power-meter-step-1.jpg 280w, https:\/\/velologic.com\/publishing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/limits-power-meter-step-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/velologic.com\/publishing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/limits-power-meter-step-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-627\" src=\"http:\/\/velologic.com\/publishing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/limits-power-meter-step-2.jpg\" alt=\"limits-power-meter-step-2\" width=\"280\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/velologic.com\/publishing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/limits-power-meter-step-2.jpg 280w, https:\/\/velologic.com\/publishing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/limits-power-meter-step-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/velologic.com\/publishing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/limits-power-meter-step-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-628\" src=\"http:\/\/velologic.com\/publishing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/limits-power-meter-step-3.jpg\" alt=\"limits-power-meter-step-3\" width=\"280\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/velologic.com\/publishing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/limits-power-meter-step-3.jpg 280w, https:\/\/velologic.com\/publishing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/limits-power-meter-step-3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a>Installation is quick and easy.<\/p>\n<p>Limits is attached to the bike between the pedal and the crank, and uses 4 strain gauges to measure the power being applied by the rider.<\/p>\n<p>The power meter also houses an inclinometer (with a resolution of 1 degree), so it can tell when a pedal revolution has completed, so you get cadence as well. Torque data is also included.<\/p>\n<p>Currently Limits only measures power on the left side, but a future release will measure power on both sides.<\/p>\n<p>Limits uses Ant+ so will work with any Ant+ head unit or device. Limits is waterproof and has a battery life of 1 year, so you won&#8217;t be switching batteries out every week.<\/p>\n<p>At sub $400, this power meter should bring power training within reach of most cyclists, and with the flexibility of easily moving it from bike to bike, it should be especially attractive to cyclists who ride and race across disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>Limits is a crowdfunded project launching April 20, 2015.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/limits.technology\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more about the Limits power meter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new power meter looks to hit the market soon. Invented by British cyclist, Ken Norton, &#8220;Limits&#8221; power meter promises to be one of the cheapest power meters available, selling for a mere $385 (260 GBP), ridiculously cheap compared to most power meters available. Limits is specifically designed to be affordable and within reach of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/velologic.com\/publishing\/2015\/04\/new-affordable-power-meter-in-the-works\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New Affordable Power Meter in the Works<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5],"tags":[35,133],"class_list":["post-622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cycling-gear","category-cycling-news","tag-cycling-technology","tag-limits"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New Affordable Power Meter in the Works - Velo Logic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/velologic.com\/publishing\/2015\/04\/new-affordable-power-meter-in-the-works\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New Affordable Power Meter in the Works - Velo Logic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A new power meter looks to hit the market soon. 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