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03-20-07 | 11:45 AM
#26
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Originally Posted by queerpunk
learning about the concept of spin let me focus on my pedal stroke and helped me improve a great deal. understanding what is at play on a bike (of course, with the acknowledgement that it's different than on a geared, coasting bike) still matters when developing legs and how to think about using them.
i still focus on getting a smooth pedal rotation, with as-close-to-even pressure through all 360degrees of the stroke. on good days, i can absolutely fly with out putting in barely any energy - or so it feels...
i still focus on getting a smooth pedal rotation, with as-close-to-even pressure through all 360degrees of the stroke. on good days, i can absolutely fly with out putting in barely any energy - or so it feels...
Good form and rotation is a separate concept then "spin" as far as cadence is related, i would agree completely that good from and rotation is clutch for riding fixed, or geared for that matter.
03-20-07 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Shiznaz
Maybe I need to get on a spin bike so I can forget about how much fun riding is and just focus on the mechanics of it.
I can pedal at really high cadences, but its not really true 'spin'
I can pedal at really high cadences, but its not really true 'spin'
Pedaling at high cadences preferentially is the definition of spinning.
03-20-07 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Shiznaz
...I never seem to stick with it for long.
Whenever I try to incorporate a new technique, I can do it for a minute or two, while I think about it, and then I lapse back into my normal old ways.
However, if I keep reminding myself, then after three or four months I do the new thing all the time, and it becomes the old habit that dies hard.
03-20-07 | 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by dutret
spin bike is something of a misnomer since most of the activities that take place on them are about as far from spinning as possible.
Pedaling at high cadences preferentially is the definition of spinning.
Pedaling at high cadences preferentially is the definition of spinning.
and Ken, I totally agree with you. I have a few other more pressing bad habits to deal with first though!
03-20-07 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by dutret
spin bike is something of a misnomer since most of the activities that take place on them are about as far from spinning as possible.
Pedaling at high cadences preferentially is the definition of spinning.
Pedaling at high cadences preferentially is the definition of spinning.
03-20-07 | 02:45 PM
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yup thats wht was angering me and then we would spend 15min doing crunches at the end of class and ya know I just figure I will ride my bike and my rollers more
