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From: Zen Cycle <funkmaster@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: 16 weeks shaky to say the least
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:53:56 -0400
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On 9/13/2024 11:35 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
> On 9/13/2024 5:36 AM, zen cycle wrote:
>>
>> Cadence preference is different for everyone. I generally ride 95-100, 
>> but if I'm doing low-zone training I spend more time around 90. 
>> There's no right or wrong to it for recreational cyclists, but any 
>> coach will try to get you in the 90-100 range - this seems to be the 
>> most bio- mechanically efficient range for most people on the 
>> competitive level.
>>
>> But don't try to alter your cadence because someone on the internet 
>> said they do it differently. Ride how your comfortable. There's 
>> nothing wrong with a cadence of 80-85.
> 
> Back when I did some low level time trials, I tried to ride the time 
> trials one gear lower than normal. I think it helped my power and 
> endurance.

That's quite common, even amoung professionals. In a TT you're not as 
concerned about needing to respond to an attack - Keeping a higher 
cadence is quite helpful in that.

> 
> But yes, I see a wide variety of preferences for cadence. And I'll note 
> that on a tandem, it becomes a compromise issue. My wife has never been 
> able to spin as well as I can, so I eventually learned to accommodate 
> her preference. And one couple we know failed at tandem riding because 
> (among other things?) their preferred cadences were so very different.
> 
> 

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