About that wattage---

I do not have a power meter and have no intention of getting one But technology has overtaken my wishes. The Spinning machines at the gym do not have a speedometer- calorie count is there if you look for it and the Heart rate count can be interfered with by other Heart strap users but there is a Measure showing all the time of Watts. All the instructors advise you to look at wattage- either what you are putting out now or the total that is showing for the session.

I have found it very useful to keep an eye on as it will tell me how hard I am working and when I get more used to it- if I am slacking or overworking on that section of the lesson. It does not matter to me what watts the other riders are showing as we are all of different grades and capabilities but I can see watt measurement becoming more common as a fitness parameter for us mere mortals.

As most Power meter users are in the "Race" category I would not expect to get anywhere their power output but the one question the OP has not had answered is what output do you show on your meters. It would give a useful guide to how much both he and I need to improve before we do that 50 mile TT next year

Any offers to show your wattage to the world So others can walk around with a smile on their face- or even show them how much they have to improve?