Originally Posted by
RChung
The second study was at a fixed power, i.e., the cadence increased but the torque (or pedal force) decreased to hold the power output exactly the same. So they may have perceived they were working harder but they were working harder to go at the same speed.
Interesting. I guess that can get into the definition of work. I would argue that in that study, they were working the same (since this implies same wattage), but thought they were working harder simply because they were pedaling faster. I can understand the tendency to think that, but it hardly makes an argument for them to stick with whatever cadence comes natural to them.