Private company

Schoberer Rad Meßtechnik

Manufacturer of cycling power meters based in Jülich1

Schoberer Rad Meßtechnik (SRM), or Schoberer Rad Messtechnik, is a company which created the first cycling power meter. Formed in 1986 by Ulrich Schoberer in Jülich, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the firm's name literally means "Schoberer’s bike measurement technology. " The SRM Powermeter uses built-in strain gauges to determine the power, in Watts, that the cyclist outputs to the bicycle cranks and chainring.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1986Founded1
  • HeadquartersJülich1
SRM Origin Power Meter
Photo: Glory Cycles, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Schoberer Rad Meßtechnik (SRM), or Schoberer Rad Messtechnik, is a company which created the first cycling power meter. Formed in 1986 by Ulrich Schoberer in Jülich, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the firm's name literally means "Schoberer’s bike measurement technology." The SRM Powermeter uses built-in strain gauges to determine the power, in Watts, that the cyclist outputs to the bicycle cranks and chainring.2

Timeline

  1. 1986Founded Founded1

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