Originally Posted by Longhorn
Roody: My bike only has seven speeds so there are times when I'm going downhill and then leveling off when there's no resistance if I try to pedal. Should I keep pedaling anyway? I thought I read somewhere that if I pedal, I'm still "helping" the bike even if I don't feel it but maybe I misunderstood. Thanks!
I'm not sure you'll make the bike go faster if you pedal downhill with no resistance. But it is an opportunity to practice "spinning." By pedalling faster with less resistance, you train your nervous system and muscles to pump faster. After you can consistently spin faster, you will work on your strength, and so be able to pedal fast in harder gears and your speed will be faster. At least, that's how it has worked for me.