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Old 05-24-05, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by onelesscar
how is it going fast, can you still go as fast as you could, or do you find yourself spinning out too much? im on 86.5 inches, i can get to 30 and then i start to spin out and bounce on my seat
You should actually gear down and work on your spin or take a look at your cranks. That's only about 120 rpm which is pretty low when you consider that your target cadence should be around 90 rpm (which is around 23 mph at that gear) for optimum efficiency and power.

With some conditioning, you should be able to hit 150 rpm without too much trouble. That's around 39 mph on that gear.
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