Originally Posted by
on the path
Can we get some comment from or about people with longer legs? Do longer legs affect how high one can effectively cadence? Laws of physics and limitations of geometry certainly affect gymnasts, etc. How might the same effect cyclists with longer legs??
Originally Posted by chasm54
I'm 6'3" with proportionate inseam. I don't think it makes any significant difference.
I also am 6'3" with a 34" slack inseam. Yes, doesn't make much difference.
Personally, I have a difficult time with higher cadences. My legs are still pretty strong and I've always been a masher. On the Lifecycle, (home exercycle), it is calibrated to maintain 80 rpm on its built-in programming. On the road, I can hold 80 on the flats well enough, but once the road tilts up ... it seems the most comfortable cadence is around 60 on 3-5% grades, usually less if the grade is any steeper. On a recent ride, the after ride analysis on Garmin Connect horrified me when I saw that my cadence dropped to 40 rpm for a few miles. But, that was the only way I could get up that hill. Us mortals can only go so far up a steep hill at a high cadence.