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Quarq DZero Power Meter review

We want to ensure that whether you’re spending £10K on a new lightweight race bike, £2 on a cycling water bottle or £679 on Quarq DZero Power Meter, that you’re getting the very best you can get for your money. In today’s Quarq DZero Power Meter review we’re going to look at why it scores 8.8/10 in our review and why we recommend it over many of the other 46 products in the Power Meters category. We’ve started by giving you a top level score for each of the key areas when it comes to reviewing these products, these scores include a quality score, price score, review score and an overall score.






Quality

8.4

Price

9.6

Reviews

8.3

Overall

8.8

 

Quarq DZero Power Meter reviews

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Quarq DZero Power Meter Specification

Quarq DZero Power Meter specs

Quarq DZero Power Meter
Feature 1

Power Meter Type: ANT+ USB

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 5

Feature 2

Chainline: 45.0mm

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 2

Feature 3

Crank Arm Material: Carbon Fibre (Exogram hollow)

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 2

Feature 4

BCD: 110mm

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 39

Feature 5

BB Compatibility: BB30/BB386EVO

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 2

Feature 6

BB Spindle: 30mm

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 4

Feature 7

Speed: 1×10, 2×10, 1×11, and 2×11-Speed drivetrains

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 2

Feature 8

Bluetooth low energy technology and ANT+ wireless data transfer

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 3

Feature 9

Revised circuitry and strain gauge design

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 3

Feature 10

“AxCad” technology – no magnet required for cadence reading

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 3

Feature 11

10K temperature compensation

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 3

Feature 12

Battery: CR2032, 200-hour battery life, change without tools

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 3

Feature 13

Power Balance

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 3

Feature 14

OmniCal technology – swap chainrings without affecting accuracy

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 3

Feature 15

IPX7 waterproof rating

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 3

Feature 16

Patented direct-force technology

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 3

Feature 17

Accuracy: Within 1.5%, measuring both legs

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 4

Feature 18

Free firmware upgrades with the Qalvin app

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 3

Feature 19

2-year warranty

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 3

Feature 20

Weight: 559g

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 4

Spec 1

Colour: Black

Other Power Meters found with this spec: 5

Spec 2

Option: Non Hidden Bolt, Hidden Bolt

Other Power Meters found with this spec: 2

Spec 3

BoltCircle: 110mm

Other Power Meters found with this spec: 2

Spec 4

Length: 175mm, 172.5mm, 170mm

Other Power Meters found with this spec: 39

Spec 5

Material: Carbon

Other Power Meters found with this spec: 2

Price

£679

Number of Reviews

2

Review Score

3.0 / 5

Average score in category: 4.1

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  • . The DZero from Quarq accurately captures your power output readings via Bluetooth low energy or ANT+ wireless data transfer and enables you to view them live on your compatible cycle computer or smartphone. This model is designed for frames with BB30 bottom brackets, but it also comes with the washers required for use in BB386 Evo frames Lightweight and waterproof. Featuring carbon fibre crank arms, the DZero cranks weigh a featherlight 559g and are the choice of many World and Olympic champions. They also have a waterproof rating of IPX7 to ensure you can use them in all weather conditions and obtain flawless performance and precise readings on every ride Easy to Use. Manual and automatic zeroing features mean that Quarq power meters really are set and forget and the chainrings are easily replaceable should your bike, discipline or ability change. They also use an easy to replace CR2032 battery and come with a 2-year warranty, free firmware updates, and acclaimed worldwide support Features: Power Meter Type: ANT+ USB Chainline: 45 0mm Crank Arm Material: Carbon Fibre (Exogram hollow) BCD: 110mm BB Compatibility: BB30/BB386EVO BB Spindle: 30mm Speed: 1×10, 2×10, 1×11, and 2×11-Speed drivetrains Bluetooth low energy technology and ANT+ wireless data transfer Revised circuitry and strain gauge design “AxCad” technology – no magnet required for cadence reading 10K temperature compensation Battery: CR2032, 200-hour battery life, change without tools Power Balance OmniCal technology – swap chainrings without affecting accuracy IPX7 waterproof rating Patented direct-force technology Accuracy: Within 1.5%, measuring both legs Free firmware upgrades with the Qalvin app 2-year warranty Weight: 559gTechnologies: Direct-force Technology: Quarq power meters use their patented direct-force technology to precisely measure your physical performance throughout your ride. Their meter is located in the crankset, the heart of the bicycle. Because it gathers data from both legs, and it’s located at the precise point where muscle energy is converted to forward movement, the power meter spider is the most accurate place to gather power data 10K Temperature Compensation: Eliminates variables caused by heat and cold to provide an unwavering record of your performance through all conditions IPX7 waterproof rating: To reach this high level of waterproofness, these cranks have been submerged in a water depth of 1000mm for a period of 30 minutes, and has repeatedly worked flawlessly Qalvin BLE with Bluetooth: For iOS and Android. With any smartphone you can set zero offset, check battery, run diagnostics and update firmware, all for free OmniCal: DZero also features Quarq’s OmniCal design which enables you to change chainrings without affecting accuracy AxCad: The DZero cranks have an integrated accelerometer cadence, so there’s no additional magnet to add to the crank arm Buy¬†Quarq Components¬†from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Product codes: 710845792038
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No matter what type of bike product your buying, from the simple accessories through to the full setup of your custom built road bike, there are lots of important considerations that you should take into account, especially when you’re shopping online and unable to test the product first. This is especially true when you’re buying products like Power Meters.

Our aim is simple, help you get the very best products for your budget. Whether that’s Quarq DZero Power Meter or an alternative, we’ll do our best to find you unbiased, genuine customer reviews to help you make your decision. We’ve found 46 different products in the Power Meters category at Chain Reaction Cycles and we’ve also managed to find 11 products from Quarq (although only 7 of the 11 are in the Power Meters category).

Our first piece of advice is for you to spend some time really getting to know what it is you’re looking for. An important feature for one person might be totally pointless and irrelevant to you, so get a good idea of what you want and need from your Power Meters. Note down this list of key features that your product must have, that way when you’re comparing alternatives you have a starting point to decide whether one product meets your needs or not.

Price is the next and probably one of the most important factors of a purchase, so it’s really worthwhile spending a bit of time analysing the price of Quarq DZero Power Meter and seeing how it stacks up against those offered by different brands or even other alternatives from Quarq. Below we’re going to get into the detail of Quarq DZero Power Meter to help you see how the prices stack up.

We start this price analysis by looking at the price you can expect to pay for Power Meters. There are 46 different products available at Chain Reaction Cycles, and of those 46, the average price is £613.03. There’s quite a variance in price in this category too with the lowest priced product we found at £319 and most expensive was £1185.99.

The next stage we went on to, was to look at the price of products from the brand: Quarq. The average price was £454.68 and we found that the price varies right from as little as £18.99 up to £700.95 with Quarq products.

And finally we thought it would be good to give you an idea of Quarq products that appear specifically in the Power Meters category. So you can see that the price of Quarq DZero Power Meter at £679 is great value considering the average price of Quarq Power Meters is £625.14 and the price varies from £540.04.

It’s also worth bearing in mind that we managed to find Quarq DZero Power Meter during our price scan of several cycle retailers, for the amazing price of £679 which represents a £179.00 or 21% saving against RRP. If you think Quarq DZero Power Meter ticks all of your boxes in terms of quality and features then it’s more than likely going to be a winner bearing in mind the price.

Quarq DZero Power Meter Reviews

Reviews are obviously a key part of the buying process when buying any cycle gear, and that goes for Power Meters too. Reading reviews if going to be the closest insight you get into how good Quarq DZero Power Meter is, without actually trying or buying it. Over at Chain Reaction Cycles we managed to find 2 reviews scoring it 3.0 out of 5. That’s a great result considering the price and quality and the fact that it’s a product made by Quarq. In fact when you consider those points and combine it with the fact that the average review score in the Power Meters category is 4.1 and the average score of products from Quarq is 3.4 it’s a steal. And actually, if you look specifically at products from Quarq in the Power Meters category the average review score is 2.8.

That’s why you can see it was easy for us to give Quarq DZero Power Meter such a high overall score of 8.8 / 10. It seems to have the perfect combination of features, quality and price making it a great all-rounder.

So our last piece of advice that we can offer is to take your time reading plenty of reviews now, you can see that there are 2 reviews for Quarq DZero Power Meter which score it 3.0, so it’s really worth spending a few minutes reading through lots of these to see what the key advantages or dislikes are. It will really reassure you when you come to buying online.

If you do go on to buy Quarq DZero Power Meter or in fact any of the other Power Meters, we would love to hear from you. Sharing your views will really help us to write more comprehensive reviews and we will share these thoughts with customers just like you that are looking to read reviews before they commit to buying.