Originally Posted by
rumrunn6
Neither. Find your comfort zone and be diligent about riding more. Cycling is cycling; running is running; weight training (squats) is weight training. You can't make cycling something it isn't. Cadence is all about your personal comfort zone. BTW: when I say comfort zone I don't necessarily mean "easy". My comfort zone is quite robust, and riding in general is my "cycling" workout. I also run; swim & weight train.
+1
As the other non racing dude here, pedal at a comfortable pace to you. Shelton Brown says a cadence of 70-90 rpms.
BTW, I would love to see some of you spinning at 125 rpms to the ice cream shack! I thought biking was about fun?
Jerry