[LEAKYSEALS951]

I just got off a big ride, and was thinking about data.

I've got a Garmin 1030 for the gravel/mtb/road, and older SRM for the road.

The biggest thing is to buy something where you can get power data transmitted from the pedals or cranks. Not an estimated power, but something synched to an actual transmitter.

Power + HR is where the training really begins.

Temp, altitude, distance, maps, gradient, timer. All fun stuff, but if I had to choose 2.....

Power and HR.

What I like about the Garmin is the customization. One can set as many (or few ) screens as wanted, to display, whatever they want in whatever sequence they want. I try to keep the screens simple, with big numbers that are easy to find when the HR is maxed out, or one is going fast. Then, a second screen with more geeky features like max speed, ave speed, temp, etc, to mull over when I'm at a more relaxed pace. I've got one screen that's just a big arse timer. I try to keep it simple so if one accidently swipes from the preferred screen during a high intensity moment, it's easy to swipe back to it.