Stryd Duo and Stryd Footpath

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2 pointsjval432 comments

Pretty cool to finally get the 3D motion capture data from the pods. Accuracy for running distance was always excellent even for older Stryds, so the motion data should hopefully be good.

As I understand it they seem to require two units for Footpath, i.e. growth by having existing customers buy a second one. But maybe I'm reading it wrong, as I don't see a reason why that feature wouldn't work with just a single unit.

You can't get right/left balance metrics with a single pod. Several old metrics are now applied to both feet, so you can compare right to left. EG, if you notice your right leg spring stiffness increasing, but not your left, you know the right leg is getting stronger, which might prompt you to increase the strength in your left leg. That sort of stuff.

But yeah. The goal is to get existing Next Gen Stryd customers to purchase a second Next Gen pod as well as a membership. But for older Stryd pod owners like myself, $250 for two Next Gen pods and a membership is a pretty sweet deal.

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