Interested in training and racing with Power? Stages Cycling Power Meter could be the option

After seeing the Stages Cycling powermeter at Interbike in 2012, we were sold.....as long as it worked! 15 months later we are still sold and have been seeing great results in terms of reliability and customer uptake. Without doubt the Stages Cycling power meter has been our best selling power meter in those 15 months.

Can you spot the powermeter?

When there are competing power meters on the market, the ability to provide options at lower cost and lower weight are a major plus. The weight is one of the primary reasons that Team Sky just announced that Stages Cycling will be the team's choice in 2014. The meter only adds 20 grams to the crankset and the non-drive crank can be purchased individually to fit your existing crankset. Additionally, with the Ant+ technology it can be paired with any Ant+ computer.

 Stages Cycling and Team Novo Nordisk

Carsten Jeppesen, Team Sky’s Head of Technical Operations, said: “The power meter is one of the most important tools for the team – giving us the perfect insight into how a rider is performing, which is crucial for the coaching team. We’re very excited to team-up with Stages, who are not only innovating the power meter market, they are also making the real-time on-bike measurement of power more accessible and affordable to a larger cycling population. We look forward to working closely with Stages in the future and also helping to develop further products with them.”

One of the advantage's of the sponsorship deal with Team Sky is that it adds serious cache to Stages Cycling’s product design philosophy, and will serve to accelerate further development of the Stages Power meter.

“We are so pleased to announce that Team Sky will race with Stages Power this season; this sponsorship, and what it means for Stages Power, is very exciting for our company,” said Pat Warner, Stages Cycling’s Senior Vice President.

Along with Team Sky, the staff here at Parvilla Cycle & Multisport have been impressed by the ease-of-use of the Stages Power meter, not to mention its now proven prowess as the category’s benchmark for consistency across rapidly changing environmental temperatures. 

Tim Kerrison, Team Sky’s Head of Performance Support, said: “As a team, we see the power meter as a very useful tool. The results that we get, both from training and racing, help us to quantify how our riders are performing, which then allows us to make informed coaching decisions. Stages have worked hard to develop a high quality product that is extremely lightweight, reliable and simple to use whilst retaining the precision and accuracy that we require at Team Sky." 

If you are thinking about entering the market for a power meter as you look to take your training and racing to another level, Stages Cycling should be near, if not at the top of your list.  If you have questions please come into the store where we can discuss all the power meter options and perhaps more importantly see what your needs and demands will be.