I got my first SRM in the winter of 2003 and used it on every ride in the worst of weather, on my racing and training bikes and I never had a problem with it- it was super reliable day in and day out. I sold it with MUCH regret when I retired from pro cycling and since that day have been “considering” getting another…… just because. I used the monies from that sale to buy equipment for the first HSP location.

HSP recently became an SRM DEALER and we just sold our first SRM!!!

PRETTY slick ( I like that rug too!). This is the FSA version of the system to be used on a Campy built bike. I’m pretty sure that might be one of the slickest cranksets I have seen.

Below is info. taken form the SRM website (www.srm.de/englisch/mobileleistung.html), which gives detailed info. about the company and the product.

SchobererRadMesstechnik (SRM) is part of the standard equipment of the professionals. But what does SRM really mean exactly? What can you do with it? Why is it so important for training and competitions?

For ages it was a bit like looking for the “philosopher’s stone”: the direct measurement of pure power was the despair of cycling freaks for many years. It was tried indirectly via speed, it was tried in combinations with the pulse which is easy to measure – but in the last instance all these measurements were disappointing. The results were not exact enough.

A system was needed that could directly measure the power output exerted on the pedals. Uli Schoberer invented just such a system. The native of Bavaria who had moved to the Rhine land for his studies invented “SRM” the “SchobererRadMesstechnik”. The first prototype was finished in 1988. Schoberer founded the SRM company. One of the first Tour winners to use the …….. invention with enormous success was the American Greg LeMond. He won the round trip of France in 1990.

SRM – much more than just a bicycle computer

The SRM System looks like an ordinary bicycle computer but it can do much, much more. It not only shows standard values such as speed, distance, cadence and heart rate, it also records the wattage the rider exerts on the pedals. Schoberer developed a special crank that could determine the wattage. This feat of power measurement was achieved with the aid of small strain gauge strips mounted between the inner and outer rings in the crank. Power is transmitted from the pedal to the chain and rear wheel and thus to the road via the inner ring. The more powerful the force on the pedal, the more the strips deflect and the more the electrical resistance measurement changes. The little computer on the handlebars calculates the power in watts from the torque and the cadence. The most important detail of this invention: no energy is lost through the measurement. This is exactly what makes the system so important for professionals because, of course, they can tolerate no loss of energy while performing.

Recording during the day, analysis in the evening

The SRM computer mounted on the handlebars saves all data in an internal memory. They are transmitted to a PC after the training session or race and the curve discussion can begin. Where did the rider lift his legs? How fast was he at his uphill limit?
Personal power capacity can be determined with SRM and the training load can be controlled better under the most diverse conditions. The cyclist’s response to progress made in training can be regulated better. Immediate progress control allows a rider to get the best out of himself, to learn more about his body, to train more intensively and to mobilise more power. The aim of every training session is to increase power output. The SRM System records exactly the parameters required to do this.

The SRM Training System saves and shows the following values on the Powermeter display:

* Power * Heart rate * Cadence * Speed * Riding time * Riding distance * Temperature * Energy consumption * All average and maximum values * An unlimited number of training intervals * Training times in any training zone settings you like

If you are looking for the most reliable powermeter in production, you just read about it.

Best,
TH