This is the third known instance of a bird flying into a drivetrain. The first was when I saw a crow fly right into a fellow cyclists wheel and out the other side. The crow kept flying. Then one time I rode right over a seagull; don’t think that one made it. Now, this third one happened to another cyclist during a descent down Madrona hill and if you look close at the front derailleur you can see the feathery evidence.
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Dude, I’d love to talk to SRM about that one.
“Oh, yeah, your power meter works great, as long as I ride in nice weather…but how well is the unit sealed against rain, dirt, and bird viscera?”
I didn’t ask if there was an “anomaly” in the downloaded reports for that day. I’d expect that PowerTap could marketing something like, “bird-proof” up to 38 mph.