Over the last few years, using a power meter to measure your training effort has become increasingly popular. Even some of the best power meters you can buy have become cheaper as new manufacturers have entered the fray, making them accessible to more people than ever before. With power meters available to suit a range of budgets, is it time to power up if you're still riding without?
SRM — standing for Schoberer Rad Meßtechnik, was the first company to create a power meter for bikes and has long been considered the gold standard.
When you ride a bike, you do work to overcome the forces of air resistance, gravity and tyre rolling resistance. Power is the rate at which you work, so the more power you can put out, the faster you’ll go. And after all, that's the objective of training. A complete power meter system has two parts: the measurement device itself and a handlebar-mounted ‘head unit’ that reads your current power and stores ride data for later analysis. Power meter manufacturers make head units, or you can use a bike computer such as a Garmin GPS that has the capability to work with a power meter.Coach and training with power advocate Joe Friel calls a power meter “the most effective tool you can get to go faster on a bike”.
Power meters have their strain gauges at different points in the path between your feet and the tyre that your effort travels along to propel you forward. The most common placements are in one or both pedals, one or both crank arms, in the chainring spider, or in the rear hub.There is a huge variety of power meters out there and the best one for you will depend on the features you're after, the spec of your bike and your budget.
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