Originally Posted by
JCFlack
I think I may be riding in 6th too much - I actually seem to go faster if I'm spinning faster in a lower gear, but not pumping as hard. Work smarter, not harder. I also absolutely need to make sure the seat is high enough - I don't work as hard if my knees are almost (but not completely) straight at the bottom of the stroke. I take a fresh shirt on my commute - the one I ride in is always wet when I get to work.
thanks for the advise. i think i am really out of shape. will do this routine. i went straight at it this morning without stopping my legs. didn't coast at all. maybe that's why. funny thing is i forgot my bottle of water and when i was inside the bus i feel like i am dying with all those sweatings and huffing. good thing the lady i commute with regulary has a bottle of water. didn't blink an eye and asked her for that bottle of water. drunk almost half of it and that helps......will see how it goes this afternoon.
thanks,
vic