Comments on: World’s Lightest Power Meter option at 622 grams with BB and chainrings.

By: Marlien

Marlien — Tue, 03 May 2011 23:36:14 +0000

Great common sense here. Wish Id tuhohgt of that.

By: Nico

Nico — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:02:10 +0000

I’m using FibreLyte rings, and they are super stiff. You can only use stiff rings with the Quarq otherwise they won’t calibrate well. I was skeptical as to whether the carbon rings would be stiff enough so I sent them in for testing. Quarq responded that they tested very well. I don’t know how long they will hold up — I’ve only used them in half a dozen races. So far, so good.

By: savy

savy — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:57:43 +0000

Hey great blog and crank….just wanted to know what type of rings you are using on this crank…..are they fiberlyte? Ho do they shift in comparison to other setups you might have?
Thx

By: Nico

Nico — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:09:36 +0000

I did ride Di2, along with the Lightning/Quarq setup, at the Centurion. I’ll try to write up something on it here soon. Thanks.

By: cj

cj — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:05:13 +0000

Interting stuff and good blog. Keep it up & thanks

I saw in the photos from the Centurion race it looks like you are riding Di2. Is that the case? How about a report on it, from your point of view.

By: Nico

Nico — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:13:57 +0000

Yes, the Lightning crank is the lightest option with a Quarq. I don’t know the exact numbers, but it’s a big difference. Maybe 150 to 200 grams? As for comparing to a PowerTap, I consider the PowerTap as adding about 250 grams over a light rear hub, and the Quarq adds about 85 grams over a light crank with no CinQo.

By: James

James — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:19:52 +0000

Is the Lightning the lightest crank of the crank options that Quarq offers?

How does the weight of the Quarq CinQO Saturn unit compare to the additional weight between a lightweight rear hub and the lightest PowerTap rear hub?

Thanks!

By: tim

tim — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:45:20 +0000

I was wondering if you had used an SRM or other power meter previously and how the numbers seem to compare. I have 7 years of SRM data and would like to use a power meter that I could compare numbers to.

By: Nico

Nico — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:29:37 +0000

Surprisingly those chainrings are quite stiff, and they calibrate really well, according to Quarq.

By: djconnel

djconnel — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:41:43 +0000

With the Metrigear change of platform resulting in both delays and likely added mass, I agree this is the more weenie solution, although I don’t think Quarq would claim 2% accuracy with those chainrings.