Is it worth investing in a power meter for endurance riding?

Here’s how power meters and heart rate monitors stack up on longer rides

Male cyclist on an endurance ride
(Image credit: Future)

If you’re looking to build your cycling endurance, going on long rides and sticking faithfully to the right (i.e. low) intensity is a vitally important part of a well-balanced training plan for developing this area of your fitness. We'll discuss whether heart rate or power readings are best to use for pacing your long rides, and the reasons behind this approach...  

There are three ways in which you can quantify how hard an effort or training session was:

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