{"id":474826,"date":"2026-02-14T17:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T17:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/474826\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T17:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T17:00:20","slug":"favero-doubles-power-meter-pedal-battery-life-via-firmware-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/474826\/","title":{"rendered":"Favero Doubles Power Meter Pedal Battery Life via Firmware Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Favero has decided to give all of its Pro RS<\/a> & Pro MX<\/a> power meter pedal users a bit of a Valentine\u2019s Day present, more than doubling of their battery life via a simple firmware update. The process takes a mere 3 minutes, and increases the claimed battery life from 60 hours to 160 hours. I could write a bunch more words, but frankly, it\u2019s as simple as that.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll update the Favero App first, if you haven\u2019t done so, and then connect to your pedals. The process took about 3 minutes and 20 seconds for me to complete:<\/p>\n

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At the end of which, it\u2019ll ask to do a simple calibration (just leave the crank arm vertical for a few seconds), and you\u2019re done. New battery levels unlocked.<\/p>\n

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Now, I was curious as to whether or not this impacted transmission range\/signal strength. So before I did that, I actually measured the signal strength of the Favero pedals in two spots. First, at my handlebars on a mount, and second, directly atop the right pedal itself (which is the pedal that transmits onwards to your bike computer). In this case, signal strength was measured via Bluetooth, as I didn\u2019t have handy my ANT+ signal strength measuring unit.<\/p>\n

Before handlebars: -65dBm
After handlebars:\u00a0-65dBm<\/p>\n

Before at pedal: -36dBm
After at pedal: -35dBm<\/p>\n

A value of -40 is basically considered very good, and the lower the value (e.g., -65) indicates further away. Either way, all of these values are great, and indicate effectively no meaningful change. And while I haven\u2019t validated the ANT+ signal strength, generally speaking those two are in tandem off the same chipset.<\/p>\n

The reason why signal strength matters in battery tweaking exercises, it can and has absolutely broken some power meters. One only need to remember 4iiii a few years back, trying to dramatically increase their battery claims, only to have endless issues with power meter dropouts on people\u2019s bike computers, because they pushed the limits too far. Signal strength is a big piece of the battery puzzle on these sorts of units, but it\u2019s also a careful balance.<\/p>\n

Of course, it\u2019s not the only piece \u2013 the other aspects would be (and obviously is) code changes, designed to optimize performance. This can include cleaning up legacy code, cleaning up inefficient ways of doing things, etc\u2026 As is always the case when we see these massive battery jumps, we\u2019ll have to wait to see if there are any unintended consequences across not just one or two people, but the population at large.<\/p>\n

Favero said in a statement that: \u201cThis improvement has been made possible through extensive research and development to optimize the algorithm, ensuring extended battery life without compromising the high accuracy and consistency of data that our products are known for.\u201d<\/p>\n

The underlining was included in their quote. Had they really thought it through, for Valentine\u2019s day they\u2019d also have made that text red too. \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n

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Historically speaking, Favero is *very* conservative when it comes to making adjustments and rolling out new hardware\/software. I\u2019d struggle to think of any company in the field that spends as much time as Favero on the testing side, save perhaps SRAM. Both are known for final validation programs that extend almost as long as some of their competitors\u2019 entire development cycles.<\/p>\n

In any case, go give it a whirl and let me know how it goes in the comments. While Favero already won most people\u2019s money compared to Garmin\u2019s Rally units (based mostly just on price), the battery was one of the last items on the comparison sheet where Favero was \u2018losing\u2019 from a technical standpoint (Rally x10 series is at 90 hours). That piece of the puzzle is solved, with the only thing on the comparison sheet left for Favero is to come out with a Look pedal option for their Pro series.<\/p>\n

Either way, I\u2019ve bought a number of Favero Pro RS<\/a> & MX series<\/a> units over the last year to use as power meter comparison pedals for both myself and my wife\u2019s bikes, given the price point is great, and the just-works factor is high.<\/p>\n

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