gummibear Posted March 28, 2007 Share what cadence should i be riding at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted March 28, 2007 Share 90-95 rpm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted March 28, 2007 Share thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinnekop Posted March 28, 2007 Share Up Alp d'Huez? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudsimus Posted March 28, 2007 Share Where ever you feel comfortable. 90-110 being optimal. But trying to keep that sort of cadnece during a race is not always possible. The moment you find yourself to be labouring, cadence is the last thing you think about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 28, 2007 Share I once heard/read somewhere that:if your legs are taking strain, spin more (higher cadence);if your lungs are taking strain, grind higher gears (lower cadence). Therefore, your heart rate should determine what cadence to ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeMax Posted March 28, 2007 Share Self selected cadence has been shown to give best results - forget about it and ride where it works for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudsimus Posted March 28, 2007 Share Self selected cadence has been shown to give best results - forget about it and ride where it works for you. Exactly what I said....try to say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted March 28, 2007 Share thanks guys.its normally about 90-100 in training and idont worry to much when racing.more worried about hanging on the wheel infront of me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanieFiets Posted March 28, 2007 Share I once heard/read somewhere that:if your legs are taking strain' date=' spin more (higher cadence);if your lungs are taking strain, grind higher gears (lower cadence). Therefore, your heart rate should determine what cadence to ride.[/quote'] So smokers should have a lower cadence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitsckie Posted April 1, 2007 Share What I notice is that when I race my cadence shoots up to over 120 most of the time for long periods. Although I normally train at over 100. I guess this shows that I am not training as hard as what the race is like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted April 1, 2007 Share Fanie in answer to your question, as a smoker who is really trying to give it up, (no cigs for 3 days now) smokers definately do have a lower cadence. The more I am enjoying my cycling the more I find out exactly how the smoking affects me, most of the time my legs are fine but my lungs are screaming and grinding higher gears with bad lungs does not help at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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