Garmin Slashes Price of Its Vector 2 Pedals
Power-meter prices have been trending downward overall the past few years. New players and products have come to the category with very aggressive prices and almost all the established players have introduced simpler versions of their premier product, as well as cutting the price of their best stuff. And the prices continue to fall. Garmin just announced an immediate $200 reduction in the price of its Vector 2 power-meter pedals. The dual-sided Vector 2 drops $1,300, while the single-sided Vector 2s drops to $700.
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The Vector 2s upgrade kit–which upgrades the single-sided system to the full dual-side power meter–was not mentioned (it is/was $700), but I’d expect it will drop also.
The price cut narrows the gap to PowerTap’s P1 pedals ($1,200 for dual sided). Here’s where the other major players sit:
• PowerTap wheelset with power meterin rear hub: $800+
• Quarq Elsa R cranks: $1200 (no rings)
• Quarq Riken R cranks: $1099 (no rings)
• Quarq Riken AL cranks: $800 (no rings)
• Stages (single sided): $530 to 650 (left crank arm included)
• SRM: $1914 and up (with crank)
• Pioneer dual leg: $1550+ (with Shimano crank)
• Pioneer single leg: $749+ (with Shimano crank)
• Rotor crank (single sided): $939+ (no rings)
• Rotor Power crank (dual sided): $1600 (no rings)
The Vector 2 is my go to power meter, and I’ve used it more than any other. It’s easy to install on bikes (the 2 is significantly easier than the original Vector), seamless, accurate and reliable. I prefer a power pedal to other formats–hubs/wheels, cranks–because it’s the least intrusive. You’re not swapping out a crucial part of the drivetrain (cranks), or marrying it to a part that is often swapped for difference seasons/conditions/situations (hub). It’s also the power-meter format least likely to be affected by technology trends or shifts. A pedal is also the easiest to transfer bike to bike, which, because I’m swapping bikes so often, is likely more important to me than most.
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New products and news have been flying out of Garmin recently. The company launched three new Forerunner sport watches this week, and announced a significant update to their Connect mobile app (and here's our review of the Garmin ViRB action cam). More product announcements are expected next week.
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