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05-26-09 | 11:00 AM

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MrCrassic

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Originally Posted by chipcom

Yeah, I noticed all them folks climbing little Ohio rollers this weekend spinning like crazy and sending their heart rates into the red zone while in the little ring of their triples....as I (the fat fred) passed them in my 50/21. Trying to keep a high rpm in a low gear when climbing is only useful to those with some minimal level of base fitness and leg strength. It just blows up those who don't.

For me, I'm able to climb much faster while keeping a lower RPM, but not so much as to mash it. It's a better balance between cardio and leg strength for me; everytime I've tried high cadence climbing, I just go slow and blow up my HR.

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