djg21
08-15-2013, 08:34 PM
Just received the following e-mail from Brim Brothers:
I'm writing to you because you are one of the many people who pre-ordered a Zone power meter from Brim Brothers, and we want to bring you up to date with how we're doing.
We're still working hard, and making progress, although time is slipping past far more quickly than we planned. The Zone power meter is now in field tests, but the work of dealing with the many tasks to get it into volume production is like climbing the Alpe d'Huez or Mont Ventoux at the end of a long Tour de France stage. We can see the top, we know we're getting there, and we just have to keep pushing!
At the moment our plan is to launch the power meter in the first few months of 2014. While that's later than we had hoped, we're putting a huge effort into meeting this schedule. We're very aware that our deadline has slipped a number of times. All we can say in our defence is that the time needed to develop innovative technology and put it into production is very difficult to predict. Over the last six months the company has gone through some structural changes, and we now have extra resources and renewed commitment to our goals.
We are still not announcing a price, but we are keeping a very close watch on trends in the power meter market. Price will be announced much closer to launch.
Speedplay Zero is still the pedal/cleat system that our first version will work with.
One piece of new information I can give you now is that the Zone power meter will provide the new "torque effectiveness" and "pedal smoothness" values that some Garmin displays will be able to show. These two data values will provide a measure of your cycling style and efficiency. In general, the Zone will work with any ANT+ display that can show power and cadence, and if the display is able to show them you will also see left/right power balance, torque effectiveness, and pedal smoothness.
Lastly, we'll be attending Eurobike on 28th and 29th August, and Interbike on 18th, 19th and 20th September. If you will be at either of those, then please let us know. We'd love to meet you and find out what you want from your Zone power meter.
Thanks for your patience and support,
Barry Redmond
CEO, Brim Brothers
brimbrothers.com
I'm writing to you because you are one of the many people who pre-ordered a Zone power meter from Brim Brothers, and we want to bring you up to date with how we're doing.
We're still working hard, and making progress, although time is slipping past far more quickly than we planned. The Zone power meter is now in field tests, but the work of dealing with the many tasks to get it into volume production is like climbing the Alpe d'Huez or Mont Ventoux at the end of a long Tour de France stage. We can see the top, we know we're getting there, and we just have to keep pushing!
At the moment our plan is to launch the power meter in the first few months of 2014. While that's later than we had hoped, we're putting a huge effort into meeting this schedule. We're very aware that our deadline has slipped a number of times. All we can say in our defence is that the time needed to develop innovative technology and put it into production is very difficult to predict. Over the last six months the company has gone through some structural changes, and we now have extra resources and renewed commitment to our goals.
We are still not announcing a price, but we are keeping a very close watch on trends in the power meter market. Price will be announced much closer to launch.
Speedplay Zero is still the pedal/cleat system that our first version will work with.
One piece of new information I can give you now is that the Zone power meter will provide the new "torque effectiveness" and "pedal smoothness" values that some Garmin displays will be able to show. These two data values will provide a measure of your cycling style and efficiency. In general, the Zone will work with any ANT+ display that can show power and cadence, and if the display is able to show them you will also see left/right power balance, torque effectiveness, and pedal smoothness.
Lastly, we'll be attending Eurobike on 28th and 29th August, and Interbike on 18th, 19th and 20th September. If you will be at either of those, then please let us know. We'd love to meet you and find out what you want from your Zone power meter.
Thanks for your patience and support,
Barry Redmond
CEO, Brim Brothers
brimbrothers.com