I've got a history of regretting sports tech purchases, but my Assiomas definitely bucked that trend!! To be essentially the best in the sector and yet maintain that price point is not something you generally see in consumer tech (or anything really) these days!

I haven’t even charged my Favero Assiomas - had them for 64 days and ride 4-5 hours a week. Very happy with them!

Bought my Garmin Rally XC pedals last year after seeing your and Desfit's review. Been so happy with them I wish I had gotten them sooner! Cheers and ty!

Great content as usual. As an aside, when I saw the add from steady rack, I wanted to comment. I have been using Steady Racks for 4 years now and they are fantastic. Have 6 bikes stored in my garage taking up very little space. Highly recommended

Just got a set of the favero assioma uno and i absolutely love them !!! as a uni student they were the only affordable power meter that i would be able to swap bikes with and theyve been absolutely smashing !!!! ive only had them for about a week and im absolutely in love

I love the conflict of interest consideration in the beginning of the video. Thanks for the overview!

Great content. I’m never disappointed with your reviews. I’ve would love to hear you do a comparison of single-vs-dual power pedals. Aside from the obvious cost difference, what am I giving up with single power pedals and when would it be worth paying for dual power pedals. Thanks.

Dude, your reviews just keep getting better. Quick. To the point. And dense with clearly presented info. Nice.

I have the single side Assioma pedal and I love it. I know dual sided would be a bit more accurate and I'd be able to see if there were any deviation between left and right, but I simply don't care. It's accurate enough for my purposes and the battery life is amazing as well. And not having to calibrate the pedals before every ride is nice too.

That top down shot arranged around the succulent is super satisfying!

It seems like unless you have something that matters a lot to you personally like the cleat style or the Spindle switching that comes with Garmin pedals, then the only choice for a road pedal here is the Favero Assiomas. As accurate as any of them, durable, the lightest of the lot, full of features, and most importantly way cheaper than the competition

Excellent and timely, thanks Ray-Bob! Two weeks into life with Rally XC, I'm about to hit the DCR Analyzer for a first look at the numbers. Now I'm just holding my breath until I see the next gen of Garmin head units...

I have the Garmin XC200 pedals and absolutely love them.

Just got the Assioma Shi's fitted on the new ride and couldn't be happier - they're great for the price point

Awesome video. Thank for all the information and clarity.

I have used a set of Assiomas since 2018 - they have been bulletproof. ❤ I do miss my official Shimano pedals though for foot contact. I also have crashed in crit races and broken a body but the spindle and accuracy remained perfect, all I had to do was buy a new body 👍 The only thing I would say, I love the idea that Garmin has introduced letting the customers adapt the spindle for road or mtb.

Best reviews by far. Thank you!

this video came out right when i needed it! thank you

Many thanks - short crisp and clear - as always

I have the speedplay's & love them! It would be nice to have the dynamics included but I love the ease of clipping in with a simple stomp!

Another great review Ray👊🏻 bought Assioma Duo 2 months ago based on your previous review and couldn’t be happier! They verified my suspicion of a power imbalance after an injury last season and now I’m on the road to recovery.

Great video! I got Assioma’s, and mounted a Wellgo 01 spd pedal body on them. This way i spent around 430€ and got both road and spd setup

Great review - to think that 2022 sees no inclusion of the once mighty Powertaps

The DCR cave,Gadget Central!👏👏

Have had the Assiomas for over 3 yrs. They're still going strong. Reliable. The only drawback is they spin easily, so if you miss your clip in on the first attempt, it takes some practice finding it again while it spins around. But it's manageable and you get used to it.

That’s a cool shirt . Thanks for the video. Really informative

Assioma FTW! Been loving mine for 3 years now. I’ve replaced two pedals bodies and replaced the bearings once in over 22k miles.

I have had my Favero's now for right around 2 years and they are absolutely durable, accurate and the pricepoint the hands down winner given all other inputs to pick from as they are all fairly equal until the money aspect.

Bought and used the Favero Assiomas Uno pedals for a 2000 mile charity ride last june, and they were pretty much flawless :)

I have the Favero Assiomas Shi and don’t notice the increased Q factor at all. Love the data I get during my ride (Viewing power vs speed).

Excited to see a review for Garmin Descent G1!

Very cool video Ray! I find the cycling dynamics interesting. (No, I don't use them) But from a hardware perspective, I was thinking that the Garmin pedals had four strain gauge sensors vs 2 in the others. I'm wondering if that is going to play a role in future cycling dynamics. 🤷‍♂️ Thanks so much for putting this together!

I love the t-shirt! xD Plus, you gonna make me spend my money sometime in the future. Ugh. Again! But I'm looking into Favero or Garmin for a long time.

It's also worth mentioning, that Garmin battery-type pedals are a bless for ultra-rides/bikepacking. Garmin Vector/Rally's up to 120hours (on small battery) is so much more than Favero's 50 hours with it's unique socket type (and other cable to carry).

Awesome work. Thanks very much

I did the hack on the Faveros to run SPD and I destroyed them on the MTB. So do not use the Faveros off road. I knew it was a chance of breaking them but I wanted to test them myself. I am now onto the Garmin Vector 3 with the Rally XC pedal bodies and they have been working flawless. I paid about $450 for a refurbished set and $200 for the XC pedal bodies so similar to the Favero but can take a beating off road.

I’ve had Garmin Vector 3 duals since 2018, to be fair, I’ve had zero issues reported by other users. My wife has had the Assioma duals for a year now and I have to say I’m jealous. Aside from the accuracy, which is identical, the Assiomas are just so much easier to live with - popping them on charge as a top up when you know you’re starting to run low vs having to open up the Garmins and replace the batteries when you *think* you’re getting low (no actual way of knowing unless you wait for power drop outs!) is such a game changer. I’m right on the verge of buying some and selling my Garmins. Great review, thanks Ray 🙌🏼

I have the Garmin V3 and they work very good!

I can't afford to try all these out so I'll stick with my Assioma pedals on 2 of my road bikes, which I love. I would hope that eventually they come out with a model with a smaller pod

I bought myself the Favero Assiomas Uno a month ago and absolutely love them! Changed them over to some SPD compatible MTB pedals to use them on my Gravel bike. It was easy to change and works great!

I installed 4 Steadyracks in my garage yesterday. Wow! They are great, easier to load & unload than standard racks, & really clean up my space. They are pricey, but worth it. Excellent informative video, I've been trying to decide on pedals or a crank based powermeter.

I was a hardcore speedplay fan for years until they changed the cleat design; after that the durability went down hill and the cleats are expensive! I now have the Assiomas and am 100% happy

The tshirt looks dope!

Favero Assioma is an awesome product 👍

That certainly covered it. If someone is looking at pedal based power meters, I have no problem recommending this video 🤣.

This was awesome thank you, I have the Assiomo duos and love them, wish they’d make mountain bike pedals. Great job brother thank you

I was an early adopter of power pedals. I remember walking up to to the cashier at the bike store with my gen1 garmins and the guy behind me said-“excuse me sir, what are those?” I replied “pedals”. He looked at me with disbelief and said “For $1800???”. Well I am still using Garmin power pedals. They haven’t been perfect, but Garmin as a company has been. They stand by the stuff they make and to me that is worth a lot. It probably is irrational loyalty but they get my vote and my money every time!

After swearing I would never bother with power meters, I bought the Favero Assioma Duo pedals on the Look Keo platform. I LOVE THESE THINGS! Been riding them with a Garmin 830 about 8 months and can't imagine why I'd even trial anything else. I've been trying to talk myself out of ordering a second set so I don't have to swap them all the time -- not that it's difficult. It's almost more trouble to adjust for crank length than to physically swap the pedals.

I have a classic Speedpedal(before wahoo) and then got a favero power pedal... I was a big speedplay fan but it is frustrating maintaining and may switch it to a second favero power pedal. good review.

Also a good point is, if your going abroad and hiring a bike taking a set of power meter pedals is great option 😉😀👍

Excellent summary. Thank you. Which of the mountain pedals do you believe is the easiest to set up? Thank you.

Thank you for the informative video. Keep up the awesome work. It's been sometime since I last asked you, and wanted to know if you currently recommend buying an Oura Ring. Thank You

Great review, thanks! The assioma are just great! How does the power reading of the assiomas compare to the power of that produced using the Tacx Neo 2 T? Is there much difference? Thanks.

2019 and I was actually looking to preorder iQsquare power meter pedal.

I got the Garmin Rally XC200 with a nice 30% discount from a local Garmin Store. I didn't go for the Assiomas for the simple reason that I don't like proprietary charger connectors, I don't like keeping cables for everything I own. My bikes are not stored near an electrical socket. I don't want to remove the pedals for charging or move the bicycle for...charging the freaking pedals. I already did one battery change on my XC200, after 3 months; granted they already had some shelf life, but the battery change was 5 minutes, and the batteries were VERY easy to get, there's a store that specializes in batteries near my house, so yeah, no problem getting the batteries. I recently submerged my pedals under water while passing a puddle that was WAY deeper than expected, the pedals kept chugging along, I wouldn't have that confidence with something that has the exposed charging ports; granting they are designed with that in mind, but megh. I just love the "monolithic" design of the XC200. Loving my Garmin pedals, knock on wood.

Great video, as always! Thanks! Couple of quick questions. I have Quarq on my TT bike and Stages single crank arm on my road bike. As I consider adding to the collection, and consider power pedals, should I expect the data to be similar. i.e. If I do an FTP test on all bikes, should the data be about the same. Second question - what is your preference Quarq [crank] power meter or pedal power meter. Thanks again!!

Brilliant! 👏 If portability between bikes was not needed, I guess it still gets too complicated (and pricey) to instead consider, say, a Shimano DA power meter crankset in lieu of these pedal systems?

I like how you talk!!! my kind of speed

I've already got a set of Garmin Vector 3, and have no intention of replacing them, but I've just sat through this entire video (having also watched the independent reviews previously). I really appreciate your content. Also... where can I get that t-shirt (I've already checked the DCR store).

merci!

That bike storage is awesome. I have 9 bikes in a one bedroom apartment. It's obvious that I have a problem.

Do you know if you could take the dual sided speedplay pedals and keep 1 pedal on my road bike and 1 pedal on my tri bike (effectively creating 2 one sided power meters)? I've been a long time fan of all your work, Keep up all of the great review content!

Assioma works perfectly, always.

great comparison video. Thank you. I am a big fan of the assioma faveros. They just work. I have also had the Garmin Rally WC pedals but sold them now. I have found that the Garmins just show lower power values than the Assioma or all my Quarq powermeters I use. Did you find as well that the Garmin Rally show lower power values than other powermeters?

Great review as usual! Did you have the same issue as GPLama with the Garmin? He mentions “unresolved issues with what appears to be residual torque after really hard sprints on the Rally RS”. I have a pair of assioma but I would like some MTB/Gravel pedals with power and Garmin seems the most valuable option. Thanks!

Awesome & Thanks :)

Favero Assioma and Pro MX any day of the week and twice on Sunday. I can't recommend them enough.

great review as ever. Do u ever see Favero producing a Mountain bike spd ? btw rally xc200 reduced to GBP 839 in UK in quite a few places recently. tempted ;)

Speedplay is the winner for me. The non powered pedals are far and away the best IMO. Dual sided, tons of float, easy to walk in. So if the power meter is as accurate as others, I am sold!

Vector 3 work for me, they are basically the same as the rally's and half of the price. I also think the look better than assiomas.

Great review! I myself am an Ass(ioma) man

Thanks for that informative Video 👍😎 Whats would you reccomend to a guy who uses different crank lenghts( left 175mm and right 165mm, because of different long legs) in Terms of a One sided or two sided pedal powermeter, as you have to choose one crank lenght during the setup? Thanks in Advance and best regards Julian

Very informative video. Where did you get the T-shirt? I think I want it more than a power meter pedal 😅.

I switched to Rallys after my customer service experience with Favero. There is no way you're not going to have problems with your power meter at some point if you ride enough, and it took 5 months of emailing back and forth, and doing dumb experiments on the pedals with Favero to finally get them replaced. Vs Garmin, I lost one of my battery caps mountain biking, I replaced it with a spare one from a vector 3, and the left right balance didn't seem normal. I called them, they said they would send me new caps but if those didn't work they would send me new spindles. Garmins are expensive, but if it was for Favero, and I didn't have another crank based power meter laying around, I wouldn't have had one for months.

Hi Ray, thnx for another very useful video. As i've been riding Speedplay pedals for over 2 decades you can imagine i'm very interested in the Wahoo system. Maybe you can answer a non powermeter related question for me (and probably others) I've multiple bikes with the very old x-series pedals and also multiple shoes with their non walkable cleats. Do the wahoo pedals fit the old cleats??? Google tells me that only the zero series are interchangable and i tried wahoo cleats on x-pedals. Which clip in with some force but you'll need to take them off and use a screwdriver to ever get them unclipped 😜. But so far i haven't found real life experience of what happens when you put the old cleats on new pedals. And obviously that knowledge is very useful as it would make life so much easier if it did fit Thnx

Great review, but it would have been nice to see the lean angle of the Favero Assioma shi !

I’d love to see an SPD version of the Assioma’s! I like the walk-ability of SPD cleats, but I don’t like the price of Garmin

2 sets of duel sided Assiomas here. 5 stars.

Gravel: I wouldn't recommend using Favero's. The pod of one of mine cracked (probably struck by a rock), then water got into it and it failed. I continued using the other working pedal, but the same thing happened to that one. I'll probably buy a replacement, they're great products, but I won't be using them on gravel again.

I've put bodies from Shimano PD-M520 on my Assiomas and they work perfectly. I imagine Favero cannot guarantee that this combo will work with every shoe, so they don't advertise it.

Is there a difference between calibration for the different pedals? I remember on the Garmin Rally reviews you mentioned doing a calibration before each ride.

Can you do the same for other types of Power Meters? It's been quite a long time since your last comprehensive Power Meter review and comparison!

Ray didn't say it but you can purchase replacement parts for every part of the Favero pedals

@DC Rainmaker: were the Garmin dual-sided (Keo) and the Favero dual-sided (Keo) priced equally, and you had to choose btwn them, are you comf sharing which you would choose? :)

Favero basically blows the others out of the water in terms of price/performance! No-brainer! 😋

Guess I have to buy the Assiomas now and better don't wait for the bike to arrive in may. After this review they might be gone everywhere quickly.

so here is my question, maybe it's been covered in another video? What are the pros and cons of a pedal PM vs a crank-arm PM?

Which one would you recommend for tack cycling, i have garmin 3 but it takes about 3 seconds to record data when doing a standing start effort, will any of the others record from first pedal stroke?

Don't worry Ray, we don't need to see the footage first - we trust you 😉

Do you know if those blu SRMs will ever become available to the public? Best I can tell, they only offer black or red now.

Is the weight a bit factor with Xc rally? With each pedal stroke, 1/2 lbs extra each leg. Especially on ultra distant and multi day bikepacking? How about foot support, need stiffer shoe to accommodate for less platform ? Thank you

Course, you CAN swap the assioma to xpedo mtb pedals too...

Need soma advice, i have vector3 single, to go dual, should i upgrade or sell this and buy Assioma dual? thanks

When you factor in the depreciation of EUR, the Garmin pedals just double the price of Favero Assioma Duo. I can’t imagine why I would buy the Garmin pedals at this difference in pricing.

assioma, you didn't even need to make a video lol fortunately I have a powertap wheel on my CX bike so don't have to worry about that one (yet)

For a trike rider who is just curious about power output, which is better, a single pedal meter of a crank arm meter?

I need that t-shirt in my life.

Thanks for the info. Do you really need both sides or would single give you enough training load data?

Can you get different spindle lengths on the speedplays? That’s one of the huge advantages of the regular speedplay pedals from a fit standpoint

I been using the favero assioma shi duo with spd body for the last mouth ( around 1500km) and it has been worked perfectly