Originally Posted by bowzette

if you want to learn to spin downhill get a fixed gear bike with front and rear brakes. keep pressure on the pedals, don't let the crank force your leg around the stroke. scrub off excess speed with the brakes. after learning to spin fast downhill spinning at 100-120 rpm on more or less flat ride will not be that difficult. Of course you can learn to spin with a geared bike but this is a fast and fun short cut. BTW I think the average recreational rider's cadence is more like 80-85 rpm on relatively flat road and a racers around 90-95 rpm. These are just ball park with exceptions for many riders. But 60 rpm is low unless some serious climbing.