Quote Originally Posted by westtexas View Post
See, I think I am the opposite of this... I would rather ride for a long period of time over a great distance than kill myself in the short term. However, I find I'm much better at maintaining a slower cadence (60 rpm maybe) in a tougher gear than a high spin with little to no power behind it.
Add me to this bunch, as well. I can pedal forever at 75rpm in my "sweet spot" gear, but get me over 90rpm in an easy gear for any length of time, and my legs are toast almost instantly. I just do not like the feeling of "flailing" my legs around and going nowhere...it actually hurts my knees to spin a higher cadence (which I know goes against all cycling logic). My average cadence on nearly every ride I have done so far this year, has been between 78-83...I very seldom will get to 90, and if I do, I certainly don't stay there for very long.