shootingstar made me think about electronic gizmos.

[Mr. Bloom]

I now ride at my perceived level of exertion and I feel more than okay with the non-scientific approach.

Once I took the HRM off, I learned to "feel the beat" of my own heart and adjust my exertion accordingly. Sometimes, my legs feel like they could go faster, but "the beat" tells me I couldn't sustain it for long...

Plus, I've stopped always wearing my heavily padded Pearl Izumi Gel Vent gloves...by treating the symptom of hand pain with heavy gloves, I wasn't focused on the core problem of bad posture...not having the gloves keeps me very focused on proper posture.

BUT, I will not give up the Garmin for anything! I'm still a numbers kind of guy!