Originally Posted by
chipcom
A low cadence in of itself isn't going to hurt anyone. A low cadence because you are in a gear so high that you can't turn the pedals any faster without sending a kneecap into orbit...yeah, she's a no good.
Not exactly.
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http://www.bicycling.com/training-nu...-out-knee-pain
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5485511_ro...knee-pain.html
http://www.roadcycling.com/training/kneepain.shtml
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http://www.sirc.ca/newsletters/mid-june09/Feat1.cfm
Originally Posted by
chipcom
The point is to find a combination of cadence and gear that allows you to pedal continuously*, maintain a fair speed and keep your heart rate below the red zone. This is a good starting point from which to build from and much better than either pedaling your butt off for a couple of minutes, sending your heart rate into the red zone while in a gear so low that you might as well be walking, then having to stop and coast to recover, or straining your knees trying to push too high of a gear and walking up the slightest inclines.
This seems like reasonable advice. It isn't clear that
this is really a common issue.
Last edited by njkayaker; 07-06-10 at 11:23 AM.