I guess the reason I'm asking is that I just dropped off my bike at the LBS during lunch to have a new computer put on. I somehow managed to nearly sever the wire on the one I had. I decided to just spend the money for one with cadence. Now I'm wondering if I wasted $65.00. There is a guy I tend to stick with on our club rides (well, I did last summer (when I first started road riding)...haven't riden but twice all winter) and he is always telling me to downshift and increase my cadence. I guess I tend to mash instead of spin. So I thought the computer with cadence would be a good idea. I guess I'm just trying to reassure myself that I didn't waste my money. I can be such a gear head!