Thoughts?
Thoughts?
It's meh. It still does a great job measuring distance and pace and power is still a very good proxy for GAP.
Stryd power still correlates exceptionally well with VO2. I have done measurements with two non-wind Stryds and the newest Stryd. All the pod distance measurements are "good enough for Government work" right out of the box.
I don't see any real improvement in responsiveness. Especially with sprinting. The smoothed power curve from a sprint, however, does look nicer when you analyze it. I plan to do some field tests to compare Stryd video and timing gates.
I don't use the Stryd platform. Memberships are rent-seeking and I only want the hardware.
It's a very useful gadget if you understand the technical limitations of the device you're using.