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. Formed in 1986 by Ulrich Schoberer in

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, Germany, the firm's name literally means "Schoberer’s bike measurement technology." The SRM Powermeter uses built-in

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s to determine the power, in

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s, that the cyclist outputs to the bicycle cranks and chainring.

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