mark ellis Posted January 7, 2011 Share MTB riders, do you use a cadence meter? I got one with my 705 but have never seen other mtb's using them, why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leet22 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Used to use it but with all the different terrain we come across its not really any use to me to tell me Im 120 revs going 2kph up a 21% hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikemonster Posted January 7, 2011 Share Offroad it's hard to maintain a constant cadence, so you can't really use cadence as a guide to how efficiently you are riding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark ellis Posted January 7, 2011 Share ok cool, thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Widdow Posted January 7, 2011 Share Used to use it but with all the different terrain we come across its not really any use to me to tell me Im 120 revs going 2kph up a 21% hill   Haha true, know the feeling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikonic Posted January 7, 2011 Share I use it when I do high cadence training sessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest agteros Posted January 7, 2011 Share Cadence going up Breedts showing speed dropping, spinning legs like a crazy thing trying not to stand still  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weight Weenie Posted January 7, 2011 Share I have a tendency to push too big a gear so I like to sue it to make sure I don't, but thats just a glance on the screen, not riding according to it or bothered with it when I download the data Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Brunsdon Posted January 7, 2011 Share For training I'm undecided on what is more important: Cadence or HRMÂ But for the trail, I don't have time to check my cadence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted January 7, 2011 Share Offroad it's hard to maintain a constant cadence, so you can't really use cadence as a guide to how efficiently you are riding.Plus One... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodTi Posted January 7, 2011 Share Plus One... Â + 1... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacostrydom Posted January 10, 2011 Share I use it for training, but they seem to be not as waterproof as mountainbike equipment should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weight Weenie Posted January 10, 2011 Share Ya my garmin cadence sensor seems to have died on me, replaced the battery but no joy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowbee Posted January 10, 2011 Share For training I'm undecided on what is more important: Cadence or HRM But for the trail, I don't have time to check my cadence  i reckon HRM. Would give you a decent indication of if you are pedalling to much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodTi Posted January 10, 2011 Share Ya my garmin cadence sensor seems to have died on me, replaced the battery but no joy Same here... Did some research about it - plenty of complaints about how poorly they are made, given its location on the bike... I was initially thinking of replacing mine - but not going to bother. I'm happy to have HR - and whereas cadence interested me initially, it was probably the novelty of it... On a slightly seperate point - at least the cadence/speed unit gave one an instant accurate reading of one's speed - which was more useful. Without it, speed is measured by satellite, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grondpad Posted January 10, 2011 Share The cadence sensor is handy when you start out but later on you get use to a 85/90 cadence. I only use mine when I do high cadence workouts and to ensure that I dont push to hard early on in a ride/race. If I go below a cadence of 85 I usually drop a gear just to make sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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