Dual sided power meters

Yes. You have two options out of which only one works for now according to Pioneer. In both cases, I ma using Pioneer CA600 head unit. This method also should work with Wahoo. Not tested before.

You can keep you PM in pedaling mode and enable ANT+ Power transfer on CA600. Then go to devices on TR and wair them.

Same method using BT. But there seems to be a bug thus TR sees it but can not connect.

Check this link https://www.pioneerelectronics.com/ephox/StaticFiles/PUSA/Files/Cycle%20Sports/Quick%20Guide%20CA600%20To%20Zwift%20.pdf

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I could be wrong but now Iā€™ve had a physical problem solved whilst Iā€™m getting more power out on TTs I am going slower. My theory (which could be bull) is that because Iā€™ve only got a single sided pm I was actually forcing out more unmeasured power before. Whilst now Iā€™m more balanced so the pm is measuring more but its actually less than what was in measured before.

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The only thing my dual-sided power meter has taught me is that I donā€™t need a dual-sided power meter. :man_shrugging:t3:

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Not all, there are a few true dual sided ones that measure accurately. The InfoCrank being one. Not sure about SRM, anyone know? Iā€™m assuming not since theyā€™re effectively using the Quarq design.

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According to Keith Wakeham, yes, they are essentially all using variations of Quarkā€™s design. That means all of them measure total power at the crank, but youā€™d have to monkey with the numbers to get an approximation of your left-right balance.

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Spider based power meters (Quark, power2max, SRM crankset, etc) are incapable of measuring true L/R balance, but there are plenty of other crank based power meters that can measure true L/R balance.

Stages LR, Verve infocrank, Pioneer, Shimano, 4iii, rotor 2inpower and others measure power independently for each crank arm and they are capable of giving accurate L/R balance (other issues like shimano right crankarm issues not withstanding).

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But those Shimano crankarm issues are pretty significantā€¦ so there are actually only a couple of those that could be trusted to give accurate L/R balance in my opinion. For me, L/R balance is a nice-to-have, but accurate total power is much more important. I have Fevero bePRO pedals, but they have been quite inconsistent over the last year or two, and I just donā€™t trust them relative to my Neo or Powertap hub. Iā€™m just not sure whether to replace with newer pedals, or something like a Quarq crank.

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Hello,
Could you let me know how you have set the power meter in your Fenix 5+? I have the same watch and I try to set my 4iiii dual power meter and the watch only work with on at the time.
Thanks,