The power meter market has been blowing up over the last couple of years, with the likes of Stages Cycling and then 4iii pushing the price boundaries and creating a surge in affordable training devices. Having just launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, UK-based startup LIMITS looks to be the cheapest and most universally compatible power meter yet.
With a CNC machined CroMoly housing, LIMITS is a 47g left-based power meter that works by threading in between a standard 9/16in pedal and crank. This simple design means that LIMITS claims absolute compatibility with all standard pedal systems (more on this later) and cranks â regardless of mountain bike or road. Further to this, the outward placement of the meter ensures thereâs no chance of interference from tightly-spaced frame designs.
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The LIMITS will be available in black or silver
Having launched the campaign just a day ago, LIMITS has already raised 50 percent of its US$100,000 goal. The product is currently available for early backers on Indiegogo from just US$249, with the expected retail price to be a market-winning US$384. First shipment of product is currently scheduled for December, with a full public release expected early 2016.
Being left-based like Stages Cycling or Garminâs Vector S, the meter is likely to take the simple formula of the output from your left leg and double it. LIMITSâ claims future editions are likely to offer a left-right version for independent power measurement. In the meantime, a dummy spacer will be supplied to use on the right crank to even out the spacing from the left.
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