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Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 2018 review

We want to ensure that whether you’re spending £10K on a new lightweight race bike, £2 on a cycling water bottle or £479.99 on Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 2018, that you’re getting the very best you can get for your money. In today’s Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 2018 review we’re going to look at why it scores 8.9/10 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

9.6

Price

8.6

Reviews

8.4

Overall

8.9

 

Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 2018 reviews

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Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 2018 Specification

Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 2018 specs

Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 2018
Feature 1

Accelerometer based cadence measurement

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 10

Feature 2

Wirelessly upgradable firmware

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 10

Feature 3

LED indicator displays battery level

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 8

Feature 4

Updated accelerometer and addition of gyroscope

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 8

Feature 5

Upgraded BLE and ANT+ radios offer a 6X improvement of data transmission strength

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 8

Feature 6

Battery Life: 200+ hours (coin cell: CR2032) when used as a single sided meter

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 8

Feature 7

Power Range (Watts): 0 to 5000

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 6

Feature 8

Cadence range (rpm): 10-220

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 6

Feature 9

Water Resistance Rating: IPX7

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 7

Feature 10

Weight: Only adds 20g to base crank arm

Other Power Meters found with this feature: 6

Spec 1

Colour: Black

Other Power Meters found with this spec: 10

Spec 2

Length: 175mm, 172.5mm, 170mm, 165mm

Other Power Meters found with this spec: 10

Price

£479.99

Number of Reviews

1

Review Score

5.0 / 5

Average score in category: 4.1

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  • Stages Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000. Ridden by three TDF winners and multiple championship winners to victory, Stages power metres have been proven to be able to perform at the most elite level of the sport. This single-sided power meter provides readings with an accuracy of within +/- 1.5% and can be used with any Shimano road drivetrain Increased Accuracy. Stages has built on what it learned when producing its Gen 2 model, by developing the technology even further for increased accuracy of the readings. This Gen 3 model is assembled within an Ultegra R8000 non-drive side crank arm and is individually calibrated. This ensures it provides an accuracy that can be trusted by avid amateurs and professionals on the World Tour Reliable Readings In Any Weather. To ensure the measurements remain consistent in any weather type, Stages introduced a feature that‚Äôs never been seen integrated into a power meter before. The feature is ‚ÄúActive Temperature Compensation‚Äù and Stages added this technology to account for any sudden temperature changes that you might encounter on your ride. If temperature changes are not accounted for, it can result in false and inaccurate data Strong Connection. Other improvements include more powerful Bluetooth and ANT+ transmitters. These improvements ensure the power meter provides a powerful and stable connection with your cycle computer is maintained. Also, thanks to the addition of a more advanced accelerometer, the power meter has a faster sampling rate for more up-to-date feedback on your performance Features: ¬†Accelerometer based cadence measurement ¬†¬† ¬†Wirelessly upgradable firmware ¬†¬† ¬†LED indicator displays battery level ¬†¬† ¬†Updated accelerometer and addition of gyroscope ¬†¬† ¬†Upgraded BLE and ANT+ radios offer a 6X improvement of data transmission strength ¬†¬† ¬†Battery Life:¬†200+ hours (coin cell: CR2032) when used as a single sided meter ¬†¬† ¬†Power Range (Watts):¬†0 to 5000 ¬†¬† ¬†Cadence range (rpm):¬†10-220 ¬†¬† ¬†Water Resistance Rating:¬†IPX7 ¬†Weight:¬†Only adds 20g to base crank armCompatibility: ¬†¬† ¬†Compatible with all Shimano Hollowtech II road drivetrains ¬†¬† ¬†Frame Compatibility:¬†Most frames ¬†¬† ¬†Device Compatibility:¬†ANT+, Bluetooth Smart ready¬† ¬†¬† ¬†Software Compatibility:¬†StagesLink,¬†Training Peaks, Strava, Garmin Training Centre and othersIn The Box: ¬†¬† ¬†Power meter ¬†¬† ¬†High-quality CR2032 coin cell battery ¬†¬† ¬†Product identification card with serial number and ANT+ I.D. ¬†¬† ¬†Number user guideBuy¬†Stages Cycling Components¬†from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
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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 Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 2018 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 17 products from Stages Cycling (although only 14 of the 17 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 Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 2018 and seeing how it stacks up against those offered by different brands or even other alternatives from Stages Cycling. Below we’re going to get into the detail of Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 2018 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: Stages Cycling. The average price was £574.67 and we found that the price varies right from as little as £25.5 up to £1069.1 with Stages Cycling products.

And finally we thought it would be good to give you an idea of Stages Cycling products that appear specifically in the Power Meters category. So you can see that the price of Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 2018 at £479.99 is great value considering the average price of Stages Cycling Power Meters is £676.48 and the price varies from £427.99.

It’s also worth bearing in mind that we managed to find Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 2018 during our price scan of several cycle retailers, for the amazing price of £479.99 which represents a £ or saving against RRP. If you think Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 2018 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.

Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 2018 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 Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 2018 is, without actually trying or buying it. Over at Chain Reaction Cycles we managed to find 1 reviews scoring it 5.0 out of 5. That’s a great result considering the price and quality and the fact that it’s a product made by Stages Cycling. 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 Stages Cycling is 4.8 it’s a steal. And actually, if you look specifically at products from Stages Cycling in the Power Meters category the average review score is 4.8.

That’s why you can see it was easy for us to give Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 2018 such a high overall score of 8.9 / 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 1 reviews for Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 2018 which score it 5.0, 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 Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 2018 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.