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Old 05-22-07 | 11:08 AM
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Brian Ratliff
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Bikes: Three road bikes. Two track bikes.

Actually, the whole cadance thing is only for cyclists who are traveling at speeds which, at 60 rpm, would put them above the anerobic threashold. For those cyclists where 60 rpm doesn't do this, say they are traveling 10-15 mph, it really doesn't matter what their cadence is. In fact, even most racers, when they are intentionally traveling slow, in the 10-15 mph range, will slow their cadence to improve their bike's handling characteristics. Force on the pedals stabilizes the bike, and if you are going slow and cranking at 80 rpm, there is extremely little force on the pedals.

Look at the cyclists in Europe or Asia. They are not cranking at more than 60 rpm; and they bike all day.

The evaluation sheet is best off being used as a measure of competance for a club cyclist to ride in a particular group. For transportational cyclists, many of the measured categories hold no relevance.
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