• For the average end user L/R balance isn't that useful and may well end up stressing you out. Unless it's a true L/R system (eg. Rotor, Garmin, Pioneer etc.) then there'll be some noise in the data anyway. I certainly wouldn't recommend it as a factor to determine which power meter system to buy, and would agree that a Powertap would be a good idea. Go eBay, you should be able to find a <£350 one second hand

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