Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 40,863
Likes: 3,115
From: Sacramento, California, USA
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Canyon Exceed, Specialized Transition, Ellsworth Roots, Ridley Excalibur
Goal of increasing cadence isn't to spin faster for spinning faster's sake: it's to widen your power band. Also, my ancient knees much prefer spinning a too small gear over mashing a too big one. YMMV.