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You could try one leg pedaling drills.
Check out the link below
http://www.cptips.com/tech.htm
This talks about being on a trainer but I do it outside in an empty car park.
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10-31-2006, 08:54 AM #1
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Need rhythm
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I am a new rider, training for my second 1/2 ironman. I suck on the bike. I have been an athlete my entire life (swimmer) but get skunked on the bike. Any good advice on how to build this leg? How do I get smoother cadence on my bike? Other than time...are there drills I could be doing?
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10-31-2006, 09:40 AM #2
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The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
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10-31-2006, 06:13 PM #3
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Jen, if you're new to cycling, the best thing you can do if learn how to spin with a good cadence. Most new riders try to push too hard a gear and spin very slowly. Get a computer with cadence if you don't have one. Shoot for 90-110 rpms on the flats and 60-80 rpms on the hills. I recommend perfecting this before you ever attempt one-legged pedalling intervals.
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11-03-2006, 06:25 AM #4
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I second Velogirl's recommendation of getting a computer to help with getting and keeping your cadence where it should be. It will help so much!
Also, howdy from another Jen in Idaho!Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul.
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11-03-2006, 09:09 AM #5
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When/where does the problem occur? On the flats, hills, or just after being on the bike for awhile?
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11-03-2006, 06:52 PM #6
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It seems to happen of and on through out my rides. When I ride with others I find a groove or cadence and then seem to loose it. I have ordered a computer to watch my true cadence, I hope that helps. I just feel like a nerd on the bike, not smooth or beautiful in any way. Plus people pass me like crazy! Because I am a life long swimmer I am out of the water early on the tri's, but bike I am passed by everyone! I catch up on the run. So I want to build the bike. I know much of it is time in the saddle.
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11-04-2006, 04:16 AM #7
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Can you "load" your head with some favorite music that can bring you to a good cadence (please don't use headphones) and help keep you steady? That helps me some. I'm also rhythm-impaired. I blame the Baptist church...
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11-04-2006, 06:46 AM #8
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Hi Jen....
For a bike leg of a tri, you are basically doing a TT. Do you already know the course you'll be riding?
Anyway, most, but not all, TT's are taken with a fairly high cadence, say 90-110 in the flats, and obviously lower in the hills.
Not everyone is the same though, as you'll find a cadence that tends to 'feel' better, more natural than others. If I were doing a tri though, I'd attempt to keep it higher than lower in hopes of saving something for the run - rather than pushing a big gear.
A cadence sensor would be useful to tell you where you are though in time I bet you will start to almost know what it is, w/o looking.
Some of this whole desired cadence thing, is practice but some is just mental and being focused.
