Re: 16 weeks shaky to say the least

On 9/13/2024 11:35 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 9/13/2024 5:36 AM, zen cycle wrote:

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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.
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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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