I am an unexperienced cyclist, got into it when covid started, and I'm having an opposite experience — I've loved getting new sensors and geeking out on metrics

I am an unexperienced cyclist, got into it when covid started, and I'm having an opposite experience — I've loved getting new sensors and geeking out on metrics and seeing how they all interact with each other. It motivated me to go out more for sure. Getting a heart rate sensor actually helped me to climb more efficiently — when I first got it I noticed that I was going too hard and my heart rate would go too high and I would have to stop and rest. Now I know that if I just keep my heart rate below a certain number I can go non stop for a much longer time. RE Garmin — my first computer was a xoss g+, which was pretty good. And I recently switched to garmin edge 530 because I'm planning to get a power meter soon and I have to say I'm not a big fan — screen quality and navigation are kinda crapy for the amount of money they ask for it.