Quarq’s power meters have started shipping. The CinQo measures power by replacing the spider in one’s cranks. They’re light at 138g and relatively cheap at $1200. Besides the CinQo, you have to have a computer, but that’s where it gets fun- you can choose between the Garmin 705, the new iBike, or the fancy and open-source Cranium from Quarq. Choosing the iBike Aero has some insanely cool consequences.
So I suppose it’ll be $1700 for a CinQo and a Garmin 705. If I sell my Powertap Pro and Polar CS400 I should be most of the way there, right? Maybe that’ll be next year’s treat.
