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Old 26-08.-2004, 09:52 AM   #1
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Question Cat amongst the pigeons

Well it seems that Graber have a new Powertap unit coming to the market! Anybody have any further information. An interested party who is just about to buy a Pro
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Old 26-08.-2004, 05:00 PM   #2
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Well it seems that Graber have a new Powertap unit coming to the market! Anybody have any further information. An interested party who is just about to buy a Pro



what did you want to know? they'll be just under double the price of a standard. no doubt i'll be selling them at the best price possible, like i do with the other PTs

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Old 27-08.-2004, 05:48 AM   #3
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what did you want to know? they'll be just under double the price of a standard. no doubt i'll be selling them at the best price possible, like i do with the other PTs

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Of course, now that I just bought the Pro version ~6 weeks ago. :-/
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Old 27-08.-2004, 05:56 AM   #4
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Of course, now that I just bought the Pro version ~6 weeks ago. :-/


but it's like anything -- especially computers -- there will always be something better around the corner. either way the PT Pro is a great meter.
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Old 27-08.-2004, 06:58 AM   #5
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but it's like anything -- especially computers -- there will always be something better around the corner. either way the PT Pro is a great meter.



what's different about the new one?
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what's different about the new one?


lighter hub - carbon and aluminium
campy, shimano and fixed wheel options
the "guts" of the unit located further into the hub and inaccesible

may be other stuff but can't recall
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Old 28-08.-2004, 12:27 AM   #7
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lighter hub - carbon and aluminium
campy, shimano and fixed wheel options
the "guts" of the unit located further into the hub and inaccesible

may be other stuff but can't recall
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i hope they update their software!
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Old 29-08.-2004, 04:02 AM   #8
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lighter hub - carbon and aluminium
campy, shimano and fixed wheel options
the "guts" of the unit located further into the hub and inaccesible

may be other stuff but can't recall
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Those bastards. That would solve my two primary beefs -- it's heavy as a brick, and I had to mess w/ adapting the spacing of the cassette to match my Campy 10sp shifters (which cost $130). I hope it at least works with the old harness and computer so I can buy the new hub and stuff it into another lighter wheel.
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Those bastards. That would solve my two primary beefs -- it's heavy as a brick, and I had to mess w/ adapting the spacing of the cassette to match my Campy 10sp shifters (which cost $130). I hope it at least works with the old harness and computer so I can buy the new hub and stuff it into another lighter wheel.


just to point out, that while the PT is heavier (about 150 g over a "normal" hub) that isn't going to make much difference (if any)

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just to point out, that while the PT is heavier (about 150 g over a "normal" hub) that isn't going to make much difference (if any)

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Oh, I know. I like to bitch now and then like the weight weenies do. Actually, I think it's more like 200g over an Ultegra hub, but no matter. It's not much more difference than a 1/4 bottle of water on board.
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