Originally Posted by
StanSeven
Most reasonable post in the entire thread in my opinion. I don't see what the issues are. Don't people vary cadences? I think riding along all the time at 90 or whatever is boring. Plus it's not as challenging or beneficial from a training standpoint.
If riders can't get along with 3x9 or 2x10 compact, they're in a rut. Hard to believe people used to get by on 2x5
+1. I climb a 3 min hill on the way to work at anywhere from 55 to 100RPM. If I'm transitioning from the flats to a hill I'll often start in the big ring and just wait until my cadence drops to about 70 and then switch from the 50 to the 34 up front. No need for complicated shift patterns just a little variation in cadence. Studies have shown there isn't much change in efficiency over a broad range of cadence.