Originally Posted by
noglider
I've thought about a power meter of some sort but I suspect I won't get one. Do you find it gives you interesting data? I like data. But I'm told that heart rate correlates roughly with power so I think I'm happy. There's not much sense in comparing my power with others' power, just comparing myself from one day to the next. Thoughts?
Most riders use their power data just like they used to use their HR data. If you do that, you shouldn't be surprised if your results using power aren't too different from your results using HR.
There are things you can do with power data you can't do with HR data but not many riders do them.