Comments on: Cycling Pedalling Frequency – Fast or Slow? http://www.training4cyclists.com/cycling-pedalling-frequency-%e2%80%93-fast-or-slow/ Cycling Training Tips Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:02:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: UmpaLumpa http://www.training4cyclists.com/cycling-pedalling-frequency-%e2%80%93-fast-or-slow/comment-page-1/#comment-45294 UmpaLumpa Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:16:24 +0000 http://www.training4cyclists.com/cycling-pedalling-frequency-%e2%80%93-fast-or-slow/#comment-45294 Good article. I personally have a very slow cadence. I came from a running background and moved into cycling when my knees started to complain (a little too loudly). I have a cadence of arond 70 on the road, in the gym I seem to go to around 75. different crank lengths, gear ratio's, frame geometry, its all a personal choice. Good article. I personally have a very slow cadence. I came from a running background and moved into cycling when my knees started to complain (a little too loudly). I have a cadence of arond 70 on the road, in the gym I seem to go to around 75.
different crank lengths, gear ratio’s, frame geometry, its all a personal choice.

]]> By: Dan http://www.training4cyclists.com/cycling-pedalling-frequency-%e2%80%93-fast-or-slow/comment-page-1/#comment-45057 Dan Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:07:58 +0000 http://www.training4cyclists.com/cycling-pedalling-frequency-%e2%80%93-fast-or-slow/#comment-45057 Hello, In my very amateur opinion, cadence is essentially a matter of personal preference or more accurately a property of individual make-up. I think to some extent the focus on it by pundits and the like is another case of people looking for the magic bullet. Assuming that it was cadence alone that gave Armstrong the upper hand is a little reductive. Perhaps he beat everyone because he's just much better than the rest in general? When it comes to cadence I think it's worth comparing the human engine to the car engine. A car engine develops it's peak power at a certain rev rate and you as a driver need to adjust your gears to maintain that ideal rev rate for your required road speed. As a cyclist you just need to find your own ideal cadence, presumably based more on fuel consumption than power output. Thanks, Dan Hello,

In my very amateur opinion, cadence is essentially a matter of personal preference or more accurately a property of individual make-up. I think to some extent the focus on it by pundits and the like is another case of people looking for the magic bullet. Assuming that it was cadence alone that gave Armstrong the upper hand is a little reductive. Perhaps he beat everyone because he’s just much better than the rest in general?

When it comes to cadence I think it’s worth comparing the human engine to the car engine. A car engine develops it’s peak power at a certain rev rate and you as a driver need to adjust your gears to maintain that ideal rev rate for your required road speed. As a cyclist you just need to find your own ideal cadence, presumably based more on fuel consumption than power output.

Thanks,
Dan

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