I race road three to four times a year (usually 80 to 150km), and sprint to half distance triathlons maybe three times a year.
Pretty much all my training is indoors with Trainer Road. I have a dumb trainer. The set up has been working fine for the last 7 or 8 years.
With power meters getting cheaper and easier I keep thinking I want one, but other than to know my power numbers on the trainer more accurately, I can’t actually figure out the benefit.
It doesn’t seem likely that I would ride to power in road races.
I guess I would use it during triathlons, but is it that much better than RPE or heart rate?
Any thoughts appreciated.
Pretty much all my training is indoors with Trainer Road. I have a dumb trainer. The set up has been working fine for the last 7 or 8 years.
With power meters getting cheaper and easier I keep thinking I want one, but other than to know my power numbers on the trainer more accurately, I can’t actually figure out the benefit.
It doesn’t seem likely that I would ride to power in road races.
I guess I would use it during triathlons, but is it that much better than RPE or heart rate?
Any thoughts appreciated.