Xpedo has been taunting us with their dual-sided power pedal for some time now, but the price has kept many interested. Before releasing it into the wild, they decided to make some final and rather significant tweaks. Also, if power isn’t your thing, Wellgo’s new Cadence pedal is now available too. Check the low down on both below the fold…
It’s been 2 years since we first saw Xpedo’s Thrust E power pedals in Taipei, but now they’ve made some significant updates and are saying the pedals should be available by Eurobike 2016 which is in early September. Coming in at 385g, the Xpedo Thrust E 2.0 now will have both Bluetooth and ANT+, letting it work with just about any device designed to display power. They also replaced the rechargeable battery with easy-to-acquire AAs, with one said to be good for up to 100 hours. To make it as simple as possible, the pedals will now only require a 1-step calibration vs. the 7 (yikes!) in the first version. The pedals measure power within a +/- 2% accuracy and should remain at the $1,100 retail price.
Keeping things much more simple, yet still effective, Wellgo’s new Cadence Pedal works via both Bluetooth & ANT+ and come in at 293g for the pair. As you’d guess they just transmit cadence; they are currently available and retail for $200.
