Hi guys, just wanted to ask how important all these power meters are, and at what stage you'd consider using one.
I've just come back to cycling after a long break (years) due to serious illness, but when I used to race my training used to be a healthy mix of weights, varied distances on the bike and going down to the truck park to chase a few trucks on the by-pass. I did use a heart monitor for a while but never really got much out of it, most of the time I just used to listen to my body and gauge what I should be doing training-wise from that.
Now I've come back everyone's going on about wattage etc, would this be something to consider when trying to get that last 5-10% out of your body or are the benefits right accross the board from those just starting to those at the top end of the sport.
I've just come back to cycling after a long break (years) due to serious illness, but when I used to race my training used to be a healthy mix of weights, varied distances on the bike and going down to the truck park to chase a few trucks on the by-pass. I did use a heart monitor for a while but never really got much out of it, most of the time I just used to listen to my body and gauge what I should be doing training-wise from that.
Now I've come back everyone's going on about wattage etc, would this be something to consider when trying to get that last 5-10% out of your body or are the benefits right accross the board from those just starting to those at the top end of the sport.