high cadance = lower speeds ?
05-14-05, 04:52 PM
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i was reading here and felt it myself , that higher cadence reducing the load on the knees,
but it's reducing my speed as well
i cannot maintain the same speed if i'm going to high cadence. sometimes i can but it's really depends on the terrain.
maybe the fact that my bikes got only 10 speeds is the reason ?
Danny
but it's reducing my speed as well
i cannot maintain the same speed if i'm going to high cadence. sometimes i can but it's really depends on the terrain.
maybe the fact that my bikes got only 10 speeds is the reason ?
Danny
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Your statement makes zero sense without specifying a gear. Otherwise it could be true or false.
If you mean that you cannot maintin the same speed with a higher cadence compared to when you do lower cadence on a different gear. You need to work on it.
Otherwise 3xdot.
If you mean that you cannot maintin the same speed with a higher cadence compared to when you do lower cadence on a different gear. You need to work on it.
Otherwise 3xdot.
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Originally Posted by operator
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If you mean that you cannot maintin the same speed with a higher cadence compared to when you do lower cadence on a different gear. You need to work on it.
Otherwise 3xdot.
If you mean that you cannot maintin the same speed with a higher cadence compared to when you do lower cadence on a different gear. You need to work on it.
Otherwise 3xdot.
05-14-05, 05:19 PM
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You should be able to maintain the same speed by spinning a lower gear faster than you would a higher gear.
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I switched to a higher cadense style of riding this season 85-90 rpm and noticed the same thing my speed droped. I however can go for longer rides, knees don't hurt anymore and quicker recoveries. My speed has been to improving, keep with it, it just takes some time.
