Originally Posted by
bikefoo
Thank you for the quick responses. I will work on staying in a low gear and see what happens.
For visual, I am 34 years old, sit all day at work, 5'10 and 190lbs with a poor diet - lots of red meat, beer, salt, soda, junk food. My diet is getting better as of late.
Excellent! You have lots to throw overboard. It was on this forum that I heard of "Racing Weight" by Matt Fitzgerald, which helped me quite a bit. Simply improving your diet quality -- substituting water for soda, for instance, will make a difference in your weight. You don't say what kind of bike you have, but guessing that since you posted here it's not a beach cruiser. Some bikes and riding positions lend themselves more to a high cadence than others, but I reckon you have a good start.