Originally Posted by
stea1thviper
as far as stroke efficiency, i dont believe in working on that either. there have been too many studies showing that professionals have anything but smooth strokes (ie most power in the down cycle and no attempt to get rid of "dead spots"). find your best cadence with a powermeter, and make sure you are comfortable and not bouncing around. simple, really.
efficiency != smooth circles -- there is neuromuscular training going on at high cadence, teaching you how to keep your muscles synchronized better, so you don't fight yourself. Pushing against yourself is the inefficiency I'm talking about.