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For me, results are the goal, and results are fun. Without being able to quantitatively measure the results, the whole exercise loses its appeal to me. I didn't buy a bike to go smell the flowers alongside country roads, that's just a nice perk. I bought a bike to try and get fit, and to challenge and improve myself. That to me is fun.
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I'm pretty much programmed this way as well. If you like riding with a computer and seeing quantitative results, you would LOVE riding with a power meter.