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Old 12-28-15 | 12:39 PM
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A cadence around 90 rpm seems to make sense for efficient pedaling, since riding for fitness uses muscles that evolved for running and since the pace at which most people run seems to vary very little from a range of about 90 to 95 strides per minute.

Maybe very tall runners can maintain a somewhat lower pace, but it's unlikely to go much below 85 per minute or so, at a guess.
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