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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: cadence
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2025 15:53:38 -0400
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On 6/22/2025 6:34 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:
> Had a ride around the Beacons yesterday, mainly to climb the Devils Elbow.
> 
> <https://maps.app.goo.gl/8A3VRC2jeL1v7TZs8>

Lovely scenery, BTW.

> 
> I rode down the A470 which drops from the hill pass to the valley below
> over few miles, in the car feels much steeper so I had assumed be a
> freewheel but wasn’t quite steep enough or rather I needed to keep topping
> up the speed , to keep my speed in the 32/35 mph range, which appears to be
> about the limit of my cadence now, about 100ish back in the day could hold
> 130ish though a different bike.
> 
> <https://maps.app.goo.gl/vHiNY8KfJHnWX5bM8>
I don't think I'd ever be pedaling to "top up" a 30+ mph speed, unless I 
was trying for a surge before a short rise of some kind. I just tuck in 
and/or use the aerobar if one is present on the bike.

At those speeds, it's faster and more efficient to coast rather than 
pedal, no matter what your gearing.



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- Frank Krygowski