View Single Post
Old 11-14-19, 02:40 PM
  #86  
bbbean 
Senior Member
 
bbbean's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Missouri
Posts: 2,690

Bikes: Giant Propel, Cannondale SuperX, Univega Alpina Ultima

Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 672 Post(s)
Liked 418 Times in 250 Posts
Originally Posted by livedarklions
So basically, the power meter is a method to confirm what everyone already knows?
Everyone knows some rides are harder than others. Not everyone knows exactly how much harder some rides are than others. Like a speedometer or a scale, a PM allows us to quantify the data accurately.


Originally Posted by livedarklions
It's a useful tool for many, but clearly not a necessity for effective training.
Thank you so much for pointing that out.
__________________

Formerly fastest rider in the grupetto, currently slowest guy in the peloton

bbbean is offline