Originally Posted by
Bob Dopolina
Have a look at how cadence affects your heart rate. There will come a point where spinning faster becomes less efficient for you. This will require some trail and error.
I'd stay stick to 90 or so until it becomes smooth then try a higher cadence. Eventually you'll suss out what is most comfortable and most efficient for your body.
too true, too true. I bought the high cadence argument and it never really bothered me much, but after doing force intervals at low cadence (60+) I found I could go faster and be less tired if I hovered around 85rpm. I was actually going to make a post in this forum asking if low cadence is a crutch for poor aerobic conditioning. I can spin, but it really hard for me to generate power (I think) at 110rpm. If I want to really go some where I don't hammer at 90rpm.. I shift to a higher gear and hammer at 75. Still, it's good to be able to spin up to 100 before the next shift.