The Vector joins Look’s KeO Power as the second pedal-based power meter on the market, but offers a significant advantages over the Look model - most prominently, an ANT+ wireless protocol that works with all of Garmin’s highly popular head units and a large crop of third-party options. Chic black boxes containing the Vector are headed to shops and distributors now, and consumer availability will begin immediately. The Vector spent years as the poster boy for vaporware, the punch line at the end of every joke featuring companies promising much and failing to deliver.īut now, finally, Garmin’s long-awaited pedal-based power meter has shaken off that most unwelcome designation. Garmin’s long awaited pedal-based power meter arrives on the heels of half a decade of development, from humble roots as the startup company Metrigear through Garmin’s acquisition, across countless broken deadlines and years of vague launch promises. Photo: Caley Fretz | Garmin’s long-awaited Vector pedal-based power meter has finally arrived. A plug wraps around the arm and attaches to the back end of the spindle. Photo: Caley Fretz | The pod, which houses the battery and radio, sits in between the pedal and the crank arm. Photo: Caley Fretz | A steel plate will help prolong the life of the Vector, but if that’s not enough new pedal bodies can be purchased for $200/set. The Vector pod plugs into the back end of the spindle, shown here.
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