Stages Power Meter Battery Life

[msngr]

I am only getting 3-4, sometimes less, days per battery change for my Stages. Yes, I ride a lot, but not that much. Not only is this annoying and affects my training, but it costs $7 a pop for those 2032s! So I am spending $7-14 per week into my power meter, and the whole point of Stages for me was a cheap alternative.

Does anyone else have this issue, or so you think there is something wrong with my meter?

[parallelfish]

Every three to four months here, doing about 250 miles a week.

[John H.]

Start a ticket with Stages.
Don't settle for less than them agreeing to take it back to check.

I have a Stages as a backup for my SRM.

I have been using it lately because the battery died on my cross bike.

The Stages sucks- it is so inaccurate. Average power and kj for a ride might be somewhat accurate, but the second by second power is terrible.
It would be really hard to use a Stages to train to a specific power number.

When I installed my Stages 2 weeks ago I started with a brand new battery- I also put an extra battery in my saddle bag.

I am not impressed with the Stages.

[weiwentg]

Originally Posted by John H.

Start a ticket with Stages.
Don't settle for less than them agreeing to take it back to check.

I have a Stages as a backup for my SRM.

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Just getting on my soapbox here. This reply is not directed at the OP or at John H.

When Stages says send your left crankarm or your crankset back to us, what is the rider expected to do in the interim? Are we supposed to have the original left crankarm in the drawer? Do Stages retailers keep spare left 105 crankarms as loaners? What do the Campy guys do, seeing as it won't really be economical for most retailers to stock a bunch of left Chorus arms?

I mean, good for the guy who has the Stages as a backup to his SRM, but training with power is really gosh darn expensive before we have to start worrying about the reliability of the units.

[shovelhd]

I had a spare, non-power crank (SRAM Apex, about $100) to keep both bikes running.

[DavidC]

Originally Posted by weiwentg

Just getting on my soapbox here. This reply is not directed at the OP or at John H.



When Stages says send your left crankarm or your crankset back to us, what is the rider expected to do in the interim? Are we supposed to have the original left crankarm in the drawer? Do Stages retailers keep spare left 105 crankarms as loaners? What do the Campy guys do, seeing as it won't really be economical for most retailers to stock a bunch of left Chorus arms?



I mean, good for the guy who has the Stages as a backup to his SRM, but training with power is really gosh darn expensive before we have to start worrying about the reliability of the units.

Stages sends you a new one BEFORE they make you send one back. They have us covered!

[weiwentg]

Originally Posted by DavidC

Stages sends you a new one BEFORE they make you send one back. They have us covered!

Phew!

[Jeffie]

I have been having the same issue with mine: Install new battery. Works great for a few days then dies. Check battery with volt meter and it shows dead. Install new battery and it works fine. Repeat.

I opened a help ticket with Stages 2 days ago. They had me verify I was using the latest firmware, and send them a few pictures. It did appear mine would go into sleep mode so I'm not exactly sure why the battery is being drained.

They are sending out a replacement. It was pretty painless. Hope the new one works as intended.

[73Bronco]

Originally Posted by Jeffie

I have been having the same issue with mine: Install new battery. Works great for a few days then dies. Check battery with volt meter and it shows dead. Install new battery and it works fine. Repeat.

I opened a help ticket with Stages 2 days ago. They had me verify I was using the latest firmware, and send them a few pictures. It did appear mine would go into sleep mode so I'm not exactly sure why the battery is being drained.

They are sending out a replacement. It was pretty painless. Hope the new one works as intended.

Is yours a gen 1 or 2? Just curious.

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[Jeffie]

Gen 2, bought it brand new in Feb of this year. Seems to have had this issue right out of the box. Just getting around to resolving it now as it's not on my primary bike.

[73Bronco]

Originally Posted by Jeffie

Gen 2, bought it brand new in Feb of this year. Seems to have had this issue right out of the box. Just getting around to resolving it now as it's not on my primary bike.

Hmmm, that's makes buying used a potentially risky proposition. Better start saving my pennies.

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[chiasticon]

notorious problem that won't go away for them, despite numerous revisions of the battery door (that all look exactly the same) and now the pod itself. the solution is to sell it and buy something else that works. apparently the pioneer ones are good, if you like the format.

for reference, when I sold my stages I bought a power2max. that was november of 2015. have put about 10k miles on it since then. just changed the battery for the second time.

[msngr]

Thanks, all! Ticket started.
Probs going to stick it out with Stages for a while, considering my budget.

[xvxax]

Stages customer service is great, I've used them twice. Love my stages but I understand there are better options out there for more dough.

[stien]

Get in tight with a bike shop and you can get a Pioneer left for the same $$.