It wasn‘t until Ulrich Schoberer developed and patented the SRM Training System that it at last became possible to measure power in watts while cycling. SRMs measure the only aspect of training that is absolute, POWER, which isn’t affected by the kinds of influences, like weather conditions (temperature, wind) you see when you measure physiological variables such as heart rate or speed. Even better, pedalling power is measured at the point where output really occurs, on the special crank, the SRM Powermeter.

The development of the SRM systems began in 1986, and since then their further development has benefited from the ideas and experience of important sport scientists, coaches, trainers and professional cyclists from Italy, Great Britain, the USA and Germany.