More cadance questions

[LBTC]

I also like to envision the circular motion coming from my hip. Keeps my pedal stroking smooth.

That is fantastic!! I can't wait to try this on my next ride!! Thank you for the insight, dogmama!

I often forget to pedal in circles, and I am always smoother and faster and "lighter" when I do.

I am also a masher, and really have trouble keeping the spin fast - but I sure can tell when I have...my legs don't feel tired after a 2 hour ride! wahoo!!! and there's very little recovery time even at the top of a hill!

my season is just starting, so I'm totally focussing on rpm, when I remember (most of the time). currently working on sets at 100 rpm or more, so that 90+ will be easier. This is, of course, while I'm road training. the whole goal of road riding is to train to be faster on my mountain bike.

I've ordered a new computer as mine uses virtual cadence so it has zero accuracy if I'm lazily pedalling while coasting down a hill....I need better than that! I should have it next week. can't wait!!

namaste,
~T~

[RoadRaven]

I am working on cadence too... very exhausting

I have a false flat and my training partner, who is also my coach, has designed a spinning training session for me on the road.

I ride 500metres up a false flat in one of the two lowest gears at a cadence of 90, then turn, and relax back and then turn and repeat it...

(My lowest gears/speed for a cadence of 90...
18.5km in my 25/39
or
20.1km in my 23/39)

I come home with sore glutes and feeling absolutely shagged...

Here is a cadence calculator link... my apologies if it has been offered somewhere else, I'm still new here and haven't read everything yet...


http://www.endurancecoach.com/Cyclin...Calculator.htm

[spazzdog]

I'm with you on the fixie miss claire.

I just had an estimate done to convert my old TREK 1000 to a fixie to build cadence and hill strength. I'll probably do it later in the season.

spazz