Originally Posted by
yankeefan
"Naturally selected" cadence is bullocks. The theory goes that since bigger rides are "naturally" mashers it means that this is what is optimal for them.
I was unaware it was universally accepted every 'bigger' (not sure if you mean by height/weight or body fat?) rider was a masher, or is that just a blanket statement? Plenty of bigger riders have naturally high cadences.
Originally Posted by
yankeefan
Bigger rides are naturally mashers due to the fact that they have poor cardiovascular fitness and cannot maintain a high RPM.
Fitness goes up, cadence naturally goes up.
There are plenty of other underlying conditions that cause people to ride a lower cadence than they otherwise normally select. For instance, poor fit. If someone cannot get comfortable on the saddle, they're going to select a lower cadence to try and take pressure off their crotch.