A light bike doesn't replace good fitness.
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kevinkalis
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by kevinkalis on Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:12 am
Rick wrote:It also remains a fact that all the hour records were set with cadences of ~100RPM. So maybe elite athletes are elite because they have a higher percentage of fast twitch fibers that actually are more powerful/ efficient at high RPM. I am certainly not "elite" and I am treading at the low side of "mediocre".
Consider the speed at which the hour record is actually done then imagine the gearing required for lower cadences.
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airwise
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by airwise on Mon Jun 17, 2013 8:09 pm
I've started finding that I can maintain power on a climb better at lower cadences - between 60rpm and 75rpm.
There was a time when "low cadence" meant lower than 60rpm.
Smooth pedalling seems to be what British Cycling still advocates.
