Power meters are an incredible training tool, but are something that still polarise opinion. The majority of pro riders train with power now, partly because riding is their job and so they have to make use of the best tools available, and partly because they (normally) don’t have to pay for them, of course. 

But lots of amateurs are choosing to ride with power too, and given the rate at which prices have fallen over the last few years it’s a safe bet that a couple of years down the line the units might even be in danger of falling into the ‘affordable’ category.

Better than that, they’re becoming easier to use and install. The days of purely crank-based units are well in the past, and power meters like Stages are quite literally as easy to install as a crank arm. Speaking of which, we have a Stages Ultegra power meter (£699) in to test at the moment, and we’ve put together this handy little guide on how to correctly install the unit.