Originally Posted by
on the path
My question to you spinning gurus is this: If I continue to concentrate on cadence rather than performance (speed) will I eventually get the performance as a benefit from spinning at higher rpm?
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Errr, yes and no. Concentrating on cadence will improve your performance, but it's not the main thing that's going to improve your speed and endurance. So maybe it depends on what you mean by performance. If you want to get fast, you've got to train hard - hill climbs, intervals, etc - and if you want endurance, you have to increase the mileage of your rides.
Oh, and this brings up another point. We're focussing on cadence, but high cadences and better performance also come with better form - that is, pedaling circles. There have been lots of threads about pedaling circles - do a search on the phrase if you're interested.