Thread: Teach me how to spin (pedaling technique)
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Old 09-22-10 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by FastJake
???

If my calculations are correct, I just topped out around 165 RPM on my road bike. I used:

MPH * (1056/82.75) * (Chainwheel/sprocket) = Cadence

82.75 is the circumference of my tire in inches. 1056 is to convert from MPH to inches per minute. I hit 26 MPH with 42/21 gearing.
I plugged those numbers into the Bike Gears iPhone app and it calculated your cadence to be 157.
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