Quote Originally Posted by tytbody View Post
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I don't know what spinning fast is so I can't do what I don't know what that means.


Thank you.
It is how many revolutions your pedals do a minute, your cadance. Instead of mashing on the pedals to go forward, if the work of biking is too hard you shift down. I shift down a lot. Especially when going up hills. My pedal revolutions are pretty fast, my cadence is often 100 to 120 per minute. Inexperienced riders plodding along without thinking might do 60 a minute. Many people here know a lot more about cadence that I do, after all I am a beginner too. You can search for posts about cadence. When I did my longest ride of 37 miles I really concentrated on not pushing hard on the pedals but spinning fast. I often practice by going to as low a gear as I can without bouncing around on the seat.

It really helps with cardiovascular fitness.