Originally Posted by
hyhuu
Thanks. Perhaps I should rephrase my question a little better. I don't ride at cadence much above 100 but I can definitely spin smoothly at 120. I understand about pushing the limit in training so that you can respond when needed but it's not clear to me if I don't ever ride at 120, how does the training benefit me? And why at 120? Why not higher?
Sure, pedal faster. Nothing magic about 120 other than a lot of people have trouble reaching it.
Anyway, next winter try it and see if it helps your road performance come spring. At least it's something that's vaguely entertaining to do on the rollers.