Seven day round-up: power meters buyer’s guide, preparing for your first event and more

The best of the last week on RCUK

Where once SRM and PowerTap dominated the market, the range of power meters now on offer has expanded significantly.

Riders can pick from products by Stages, Garmin, Rotor, Power2Max, Quarg and Pioneer, to name just a few.

But where should you start, and is a power meter even the right purchase for you?

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