Originally Posted by race newbie
My tester commented on that as well, it's on the list of things to get. I had just bought a cadence computer, didn't know enough to get the power meter instead.
No worries. It's a development thing. Most of us, who are interested in performance, start out with nothing, progress to using a watch, then an HRM, then a power meter (or powermeter in conjunction with an HRM). You'll get there, eventually, if maximizing performance is your goal.