Campagnolo launches the HPPM chainset, its first ever energy meter

Campagnolo has launched a brand new chainset energy meter named the HPPM which stands for High Precision Power Measurement. The model’s first-ever energy meter unit is crankset spider-based and joins the brand new Super Records Wireless groupset, sharing the identical charging connector. 

Campagnolo says that after ‘meticulous and in-depth research’ it may current its personal energy meter devoted to highway bikes, increasing the Campagnolo vary and pursuing the purpose of offering probably the most exact information attainable. Users will have the ability to perform system calibration and battery checks utilizing the brand new ‘My Campy 3.0’ app. Campagnolo claims {that a} full cost is achieved in beneath 4 hours and {that a} single cost will final over a month assuming round 500km of use per week.

The new HPPM energy chainset makes use of ANT+ and Bluetooth tech and encompasses a Campagnolo Ultra-Torque titanium axle and carbon fibre crank arms. Crankset arms might be out there in 170, 172.5 and 175mm lengths. Three chainring sizes might be out there, these might be 45-29, 48-32 and 50-34T. The unit additionally carries an IP67 waterproof score.

The new HPPM is a spider-based energy meter that includes 16 pressure gauges and a gyroscope on the chainset spider. The pressure gauges are housed within the ‘spokes of the crankset’ utilizing a Wheatstone Bridge connection. Things get technical right here however this four-way connection is utilized in electronics to offer correct digital measurements. The Vicenza-based model says that energy information is obtained from a real-time crossing of torque values alongside the angular velocity supplied by the built-in gyroscope. A selected algorithm is alleged to offer + / -1% accuracy, while torque and velocity alerts are measured each 5 milliseconds due to a 200-hertz frequency 

The Super Record WR (wi-fi) groupset launched in May final 12 months. At launch, the brand new groupset notably didn’t function a devoted energy meter. Aftermarket energy meters for Campagnolo chainsets have been out there for a while from the likes of Stages and SRM however that is the model’s first foray into the ability meter world.

At the launch of the brand new groupset, we seen the inside faces of the crank arms appeared to have cutouts for pressure gauges of some kind with Campagnolo saying on the time {that a} PM can be on the best way and can be “one thing modern, a game-changer.” This new system although seems to be spider-based. 

We speculated on Campagnolo’s model route lately with the model claiming it was specializing in the ‘sport luxurious’ class. It seems that with this new energy meter bearing the highest flight Super Record brand the model can also be nonetheless targeted on efficiency highway driving in addition to bolstering its sport luxurious spec choices.