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From: NJ, NYC, LI
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
Long term answer: learn to spin.
Ten or fifteen years ago I made a concerted effort to increase my cadence while riding. I thought I was okay already, but I got a cyclocomputer that measured my cadence and I found out I was typically in the 70 - 90 rpm range. So I forced myself to ride at 110 rpm whenever I thought about it. I eventually got rid of that computer, and haven't paid much attention to it lately, but it had a permanent effect on the way I ride, and I pedal much faster than I used to. And I rarely get sore muscles (though I'm still pretty wiped out after 100+ mile rides involving hills).
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