Originally Posted by
bruce19
Some actually have. I could be wrong about this but I believe LeMond was more a power guy than a spin guy.
Greg had and has a beautiful spin. As a junior he often raced with the seniors and was obliged to abide by the old junior gear restriction of 52x15. Which was zero impediment.
Those talking about low rpm climbing in the old days are absolutely correct. That was how it was done. But the same guy who grunted up the climb had to spin on the flats, because the top gear was just not that big. The whole game was to be a rider who could do both. Now everything that was done with training is supposedly accomplished with a gear lever.