Originally posted by Bugno
ride the track, ride the rollers, then you'll learn about cadence and spining.
Economy of effort.
It's about relative power not absolute power. AFAIK there's no reason why a rider should use higher cadence because he is better.Originally posted by Daniel.lloyd
I seem to remember reading somewhere that optimum cadence depends on power output - so for example, Lance Armstrong finds his optimum cadence for TTing and climbing to be around 110 (I think?) but for your average cyclist, the optimum cadence would be lower as they wouldn't be producing anywhere near the same power.
Completely wrong unfortunately.Originally posted by cheveley
My theory is simple - generally speaking - a faster cadence improves riding effeciency because power is being more even distributed (on the push and pull), a slow cadence can result in power being distributed only on the push of the pedal and not the pull. Therefore if I a rider can push and pull pedals evenly with a slow cadence there is nothing wrong with this style.
Possibly right.Would I be wrong in saying before Lance Armstrong "the art of spinning" was not topical. Wait till a slow cadence rider (Ulrich?) wins a few TDF's then spinning wont be so vogue.
Originally posted by edd
lots of doubts about everything...
train at a different cadence....get better at that cadence...
Why a faster cadence, ie: LA training at 110 cad.
why indeed ?
Originally posted by pj_s
my endurance training cadence would probably be 95-115. I find that once you're used to it, a higher cadance is easier to maintain for long spells.
my timetrialing cadance is round 110
maybe the optimum depends on the ratio of white/red/pink cells in your muscles?
Originally posted by pj_s
my endurance training cadence would probably be 95-115. I find that once you're used to it, a higher cadance is easier to maintain for long spells.
my timetrialing cadance is round 110
maybe the optimum depends on the ratio of white/red/pink cells in your muscles?
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