New: Rotor LT

Again we have a new powermeter variant. This one has features of the Stages powermeter, in that in measures power only at the left crank. It's called Rotor LT (LT stands for lite) and I would say it's the little brother of the existing Rotor powermeter which measures both left and right. In that sense Rotor is the first brand in the market to have 2 types of powermeters. 

Since it only measures at the left crank it basically does the same as Stages to get total power: namely multiplying it by 2. Is it wrong? It doesn't have to, but left an right balance might not be 50% for a rider nor consistently balanced (or consistently not 50%) during a ride. 

Currently the Merida-Lampre guys are testing this left crankarm in the TDF and on the right they have installed the Power2max Type S. 

For 990 euro's it's yours, but it is still a bit more expensive than the Stages. For 990 euro however you get the complete crankset, whereas with Stages its only the left crank arm. Anyway, again a powermeter brand moving to a lower pricepoint to attract customers.