is there a way to compare?

[marni]

No idea about your question, but...

in the spirit of doing things more by feel, why not just go for a walk or a hike? Breathe the air, look at the flowers, feel the earth under your feet.

Just a thought from someone who despises artificial moving machines when there's an option for realness.

actually I ride 4 days a week and cross train in the gym 2 days a week- if I can get the right mechanical rythm at the gym, my muscle memory will help me convert that to some sort of cadence on the bike. I do not want to buy a cadence computer though because I am trying to get rid of mechanical devices on the bike so that I can ride more by feel. My basic question although vague and confusing boils down to when cadence is measured on a bike, what is counted? Is it wheel rotations, leg rotation, starting with the right pedal at 12:00 and bringing it back to 12:00 ? WHAT?

re the precore strideing machine with x ramp and resistance- I don't know what else to call it. possibly an elliptical trainer under the brand name of precore on which you can adjust the resistance and the height of your stride. It's the type where your feet are continually moving in a forward circular motion while staying in place on a platform. Some have arms that move and some have stationary hands, all read your pulse which always reads way high for me so I ignore it.

marni