Wondering about cadence?

[fatbottomedgurl]

Karen in Boise (there is no "Z" in Boise)

I don't have a cadence set-up on my computer so I just look at the clock and count revolutions for 15 seconds and multiply by four.

[Kano]

Karen in Boise (there is no "Z" in Boise)

I don't have a cadence set-up on my computer so I just look at the clock and count revolutions for 15 seconds and multiply by four.

You can count seconds AND revolutions AND ride at the same time? WOW!

( We got "there is no Z in Boise lessons" from Earl's boss before we transferred out here. People could still tell we weren't from around here )

Karen in Boy-see

[betagirl]

I'm most comfortable around 85 rpm. I know you're supposed to spin, so I try to keep it above 90 whenever possible. I think the highest I ever went was 108 rpm, but that was kinda crazy for me.

[Geonz]

On my bikes without the cadence thingy (which indeed, has a different wire and goes with speedometers that hook up to the rear wheel; I got it so I could see how "fast" I was going on the trainer, and that's *really* a meaningless number except compared with itself!), I don't try to do fifteen seconds and all that (though it would be good anti-Alzheimer's training, I'm sure)... I do figure that one full cycle (left-right) in one second is 60 rpm, and left-right-lefgt is 90 rpm, and try to get a little closer to 90 than 60. If I am really getting carried away I see how quickly I can "lap" myself, and then try to figure out what ratio to use to calculate rpms from that... but that's getting dangerous...