First ride in today. Stack height is noticeable (I am coming from candy pedals) but pairing, data, and all the good stuff was dead on simple. Worth it IMO
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You planning on changing your saddle height, or just living with the slight change?
I would guess thatâs simply because even if the Rally RK200 and the Vector 3 are all but identical apart from the name, then if the price is the same people are still going to want the ânewâ one. So they have to discount the old stock to shift it. Unless there are some significant upgrades in the RK200 that Iâve missed?
Thatâs a hefty discount though, imagine that stock will shift very fast and/or theyâll change the price, so if youâre in the market Iâd move fast!
Iâm probably going to micro adjust everything starting with cleat position.
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Massive kudos to Garmin for making the new bodies compatible with Vector 3s. Iâm going to buy the SPD-SL bodies I think, partly because I want a metal thread for the battery cap to screw in to. The plastic threads were the only complaint I had left about mine (flawless otherwise since v4 battery caps).
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Just been looking at the Vector 3 option after watching the DCR video on swapping (looked trivial).
Can do the XC200s conversion + them for just over 800 GBP. Seems like a steal really, assuming the firmware really is coming for the Vectors so that they can better handle off road.
Battery time should be better on the new ones, because theyâve changed a few components inside that improves âsleep timeâ for them. Itâs in dcrainmakerâs review. (I do remember that bit because I had to laugh so much at his comment, âthey must not have any small children at homeâ!)
Whether thatâs worth ÂŁ180 I donât know.
Anybody here run road pedals on their gravel bike? I have assiomas on my road bike, and was thnking of using them on my gravel bike too. But now Iâm wondering if itâs worth to buy the XC200/100s for my gravel bike. The gravel where I live isnât super gnarly.
I know several around here that roll gravel with roadie, power meter pedals (Vector and Assioma). They are careful when they get off the bike to walk around, minding any wet dirt. It works, but you just need to be a bit more careful about where you walk. If you donât have much need to walk in general off the bike, it can work fine.
Weâve discussed adding some rubber sheets or even old tire tread glued to the bottom of the shoes, to make them a bit better for walking, but none around here have done it. I even considered repurposing some old MTB clipless shoes, by drilling the 3-hole pattern and clearing out the lugs to make a space for a road cleat. Again, not done it, but it could be an option for the more daring out there 
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Thanks! I like that idea of checking to see if thereâs a way to make my shoes more âcompatibleâ with the discipline.
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I basically always do for power meter purposes and have mainly avoided any regrettable situations.
I did order the garmin rally conversion kit but I donât think itâll be here soon enough to use at unbound this year.
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First trail ride on the xc200s today. I had a bunch of pedal strikes while I normally have none.
They b chunky
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How are you liking them? I am thinking of ordering a pair so any info helpful!
Where are people actually able to order these things? It seems like they and every power meter is sold out for the forseeable future.
Which exact model(s) are you trying to find?
I got a couple if hits with stock from a simple google shopping search for the XC200.
I was hoping to get a pair of XC100s because Iâm not far enough into marginal gains that I think I will benefit greatly from âCycling Dynamicsâ. I just want help pacing some brevets this summer.
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Not sure they are all true, but these ones seems to have stock:
https://www.bike-rack.com/product/garmin-rally-xc100-single-sensing-power-meter-391576-1.htm
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I swear Iâm not usually this dense. It never occurred to me to look at retail websites when Garminâs own site said âcheck back in 5-8 weeksâ. REI claims that Iâll have my pedals on Monday. Cheers!
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Yeah, fine to start with the manufacturer, but there are so many independent sellers, there is usually an option to find it somewhere⌠unless you are looking for chains, cassettes and tubes⌠those are ALL GONE
These came today. Just got them on the bike and took a spin around the neighborhood. The whole process was pretty seamless aside from needing to download Garmin app and having to sign up for a Garmin account just to calibrate them, which I found annoying but not a deal breaker (seriously, couldnât we, just for once, be able to install a piece of hardware without needing to generate a password with some random website?).
I agree with the poster above that the pedals are chunky. That wonât impact my use cases, but if youâre particularly worried about pedal strikes, maybe get them from somewhere with a good return policy.
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