Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 Reviews

Review score: 9.0/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £349 (RRP: £349)

Take a look now to discover what makes Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 worthy of a review score of 9.0 out of 10.

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Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Power Meters. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Power Meters. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Power Meters. Brands like Stages Cycling are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Power Meters category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Power Meters.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £349 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.3 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Power Meters

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Power Meters.

We found 41 in the Power Meters category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £599.10, making it below average at £349.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Power Meters. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £1125.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £299.00.

With 41 products available we worked out that 33 cost more than Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 and 4 were cheaper.

Cost of Stages Cycling products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 21 products from Stages Cycling, of which 14 were in the Power Meters category.

For now though we’re looking at Stages Cycling branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £547.01 making this product below average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Stages Cycling product we found was £8.00 and the highest price we could find from them was £2700.00.

Of the 21 from Stages Cycling, 11 were more expensive than Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 and 7 were cheaper.

How much are Stages Cycling Power Meters?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Stages Cycling products that are listed in the Power Meters category.

The average price of the 14 products that match this search was £569.14, with the cheapest coming in at £299.00 and highest price was £1099.00. With the average being £569.14, Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 comes in below average.

10 products that meet this search were more expensive than Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 and 1 were cheaper.

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Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.9 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Power Meters category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 or another similar product, like Stages Cycling Power G3 L reviews or Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Power Meters.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Power Meters. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Stages Cycling, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000 reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.0/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010909419
• Product ID 2: 639152UK
• Brand: Stages Cycling
• Model number: STAUR8LA
• RRP: £349
• EAN: 818889020565
• Description: Stages Cycling Power Meter G3 L Ultegra R8000Ridden by three TDF winners and multiple championship winners to victory, Stages power metres have been proven to be able to perform at the most elite level of the sport. This single-sided power meter provides readings with an accuracy of within +/- 1.5% and can be used with any Shimano road drivetrain.Increased AccuracyStages has built on what it learned when producing its Gen 2 model, by developing the technology even further for increased accuracy of the readings. This Gen 3 model is assembled within an Ultegra R8000 non-drive side crank arm and is individually calibrated. This ensures it provides an accuracy that can be trusted by avid amateurs and professionals on the World Tour.Reliable Readings In Any WeatherTo ensure the measurements remain consistent in any weather type, Stages introduced a feature that’s never been seen integrated into a power meter before. The feature is “Active Temperature Compensation” and Stages added this technology to account for any sudden temperature changes that you might encounter on your ride. If temperature changes are not accounted for, it can result in false and inaccurate data.Strong ConnectionOther improvements include more powerful Bluetooth and ANT+ transmitters. These improvements ensure the power meter provides a powerful and stable connection with your cycle computer is maintained. Also, thanks to the addition of a more advanced accelerometer, the power meter has a faster sampling rate for more up-to-date feedback on your performance.Features: ¬†Accelerometer based cadence measurement ¬†¬† ¬†Wirelessly upgradable firmware ¬†¬† ¬†LED indicator displays battery level ¬†¬† ¬†Updated accelerometer and addition of gyroscope ¬†¬† ¬†Upgraded BLE and ANT+ radios offer a 6X improvement of data transmission strength ¬†¬† ¬†Battery Life:¬†200+ hours (coin cell: CR2032) when used as a single sided meter ¬†¬† ¬†Power Range (Watts):¬†0 to 5000 ¬†¬† ¬†Cadence range (rpm):¬†10-220 ¬†¬† ¬†Water Resistance Rating:¬†IPX7 ¬†Weight:¬†Only adds 20g to base crank armCompatibility: ¬†¬† ¬†Compatible with all Shimano Hollowtech II road drivetrains ¬†¬† ¬†Frame Compatibility:¬†Most frames ¬†¬† ¬†Device Compatibility:¬†ANT+, Bluetooth Smart ready¬† ¬†¬† ¬†Software Compatibility:¬†StagesLink,¬†Training Peaks, Strava, Garmin Training Centre and othersIn The Box: ¬†¬† ¬†Power meter ¬†¬† ¬†High-quality CR2032 coin cell battery ¬†¬† ¬†Product identification card with serial number and ANT+ I.D. ¬†¬† ¬†Number user guideBuy¬†Stages Cycling Components¬†from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
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