Cadence, how am I doing.

PostieJohn
PostieJohn Posts: 1,105
edited October 2008 in Road beginners
Sorry for my lack of 'search' but hey-ho!.

I have only just attached the sensor onto my new crank set (7 months after changing the cranks).

Anyway I seem to turn at around 75-85 in, pushing myself but not to distruction, mode.
I look to ride at 22-18mph for 25-50miles.

How does that compare?
what should I be looking for?
How do I use this reading properly?

Ta muchly.
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  • John.T
    John.T Posts: 3,698
    Pretty much where it should be. Cadence is not set in stone and some prefer a faster one than others. You will probably find yours is lower on climbs but so long as you are comfortable it does not matter. Do not get obsessive about the readings, they are only really for reference.
    My Fleet.
  • sub55
    sub55 Posts: 1,025
    well said John.t,
    my advice would be ,take the sensor back of your cranks and forget about it. there seems to be an awful lot of people on here who get hung up about cadence. quite simply ,when your riding along ,if you feel that you need to change gear ,well change then. as long as your comfortable, it does`nt mean digerly squat.
    constantly reavalueating the situation and altering the perceived parameters accordingly
  • Andy Edwards 17
    Andy Edwards 17 Posts: 9
    theres no right or wrong way its what works best for you.
  • guv001
    guv001 Posts: 688
    If you do not cycle with a cadence of 91 rpm then you are wasting your time and should give up cycling....of course that is nonsense the figure is actually 89.5 rpm.
  • nickcuk
    nickcuk Posts: 275
    sub55 wrote:
    well said John.t,
    my advice would be ,take the sensor back of your cranks and forget about it. there seems to be an awful lot of people on here who get hung up about cadence.....

    I'm not sure about being 'hung up' about cadence but the theory seems to work for the majority of people - pedalling at around 90 rpm is highly efficient and selecting an appropriate gear to keep it around that figure helps performance / endurance. All to do with the contraction response of the thigh muscles aparently. You can be riding on a flat road and cruise at 90 rpm, push up hill hard at 90 rpm, do a blast in a high gear at 90rpm - all seem to be useful guidelines
  • CanterburyTailwind
    CanterburyTailwind Posts: 162
    nickcuk wrote:
    sub55 wrote:
    well said John.t,
    my advice would be ,take the sensor back of your cranks and forget about it. there seems to be an awful lot of people on here who get hung up about cadence.....

    I'm not sure about being 'hung up' about cadence but the theory seems to work for the majority of people - pedalling at around 90 rpm is highly efficient and selecting an appropriate gear to keep it around that figure helps performance / endurance. All to do with the contraction response of the thigh muscles aparently. You can be riding on a flat road and cruise at 90 rpm, push up hill hard at 90 rpm, do a blast in a high gear at 90rpm - all seem to be useful guidelines

    90rpm up a hill? Blimey, I must be doing something wrong... :oops:

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