Base/Aerobic training

[legs gone]

Does Base/Aerobic training has tobe done in the small ring or big ring.How does one develop a good Base/Aerobic training , what gearing can be used.

 

[Aztec]

Gearing, on its own, doesn't matter. What matters is putting in enough time at a moderate/easy intensity at a moderate to high cadence. If it's flat where you train, then you may very well need the big ring to keep your cadence below 100rpm, especially if there's a tailwind. On the other hand, if you train in hilly territory, you are most certainly going to spend a lot of time in the small ring to keep cadence high enough.

So forget about gears and concentrate on the right intensity and cadence.

 

[edd]

Originally posted by legs gone
Does Base/Aerobic training has tobe done in the small ring or big ring.How does one develop a good Base/Aerobic training , what gearing can be used.

This one training zone you can monitor by heart rate. Constant uninterrupted low intensity cycling for a period of two and a half hours.

You can do more or less, HR at 70% to 80% of max HR.

I like to do 8 to 12 weeks of this every year.