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发帖数: 19210 | 1 Power Meter Pricing Wars: Let The Games Begin
http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/04/power-meter-pricing-wars.htm
The Winds are a Shifting:
Over the past few weeks there have been a number of notable price drops by
power meter companies. While some of these price drops may seem reactionary
to news from PowerTap’s new products, or that 4iiii is now shipping
Precision units – the reality is that most of these were planned months ago
. Still, like when some gives you a candy bar – it’s best not to focus on
the reason, but focus on the gift. And in this case, it’s savings. To
start off, here’s a quick summary of what’s recently dropped:
Quarq pricing by about 20%, with prices now from $1,099 (previously $1,
200-$1,600)
Quarq then releasing a new aluminum RIKEN AL model, with units from $799.
Pioneer power meter by $300, with the least expensive model now at $999
(previously $1,299)
Power2Max by 20%, with the least expensive model at $599 (from $749)
ROTOR Power price reduction by 35% (quietly last month), from $2400 to $
1559, and for LT from $1,490 to $1,079
Of course, price drops aren’t the only power meter news hitting the
interwebs these days. If you look at what’s happened in the last 30-45
days, there’s plenty of reasons for companies to begin jockeying around for
consumers’ money this spring:
PowerTap announces new $699 chainring power meter, $1,199 pedal based
power meter
ROTOR INpower starting at $779, with their crank spindle based power
meter
4iiii starts shipping their $399 Precision Power unit (left side units
now, dual in June)
SRM announces imminent shipping of their PC8 head unit within the month
PowerBeat announces they’ll ship media test units in May, for their $
499 dual sided power meter
And of course, add to that things that are always swirling in the industry
nightclub that may not yet be announced. Oh, and it’s only early April.
We’ve still got events like the larger cycling-focused Sea Otter going on
this week. And, that also doesn’t even begin to touch on all these
companies that have touted pending products:
Xpedo Thrust E power meter
Brim Brothers Zone power meter
Ashton Instruments bottom bracket unit
Luck Cycling shoe based power meter
Power Pedals unit
+ others working quietly away behind the curtain
As you can see…it’s a busy market. | i*********5
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