"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - What should you keep your cadence under?

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LoneCyclone
10-03-09, 11:23 PM
I always hear "keep above 80". I usually tend to be somewhere between 90-96.

Is this hurting me at all?

umd
10-03-09, 11:51 PM
no
umd
10-03-09, 11:52 PM
why is this in racing?

LoneCyclone
10-04-09, 12:00 AM
Crap
botto
10-04-09, 03:16 AM
over not under.
YMCA
10-04-09, 05:01 AM
below the point of no return, above negative
chipcom
10-04-09, 09:07 AM
What should you keep your cadence under?

control
crispy010
10-04-09, 09:53 AM
control

winner.

If you want a smoother cadence, spend some rides constantly undergeared and think about pedaling circles. This will raise the cadence at which you pedal comfortably.

There is no maximum recommended value for cadence.
Apus^2
10-04-09, 02:36 PM
below 200. :)
umd
10-04-09, 02:40 PM
below 200. :)

drat!
DrWJODonnell
10-04-09, 02:42 PM
keep it below 240. You don't want to go above that...actually, you might want to try it just once to see what happens, but trust me, it won't be pretty.
Apus^2
10-04-09, 02:45 PM
I can't get above 196.
Treefox
10-04-09, 04:22 PM
keep it below 240. You don't want to go above that...actually, you might want to try it just once to see what happens, but trust me, it won't be pretty.

Same thing that happens at 88 miles per hour...
http://www.screentrek.com/images/de-lorean-back-to-the-future.jpg
Nate552
10-04-09, 05:27 PM
below 200. :)

:lol: That's what I said in my head when I read the title. But, seriously, there is no magic number.
Flatballer
10-04-09, 05:55 PM
I dial it up to 400W while spinning 700 rpm.

YMMV.