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The cool computer I want to get doesn't measure cadence. I looked at another cateye that I liked and it didn't either. What should my cadence be at when I'm doing well..
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I try to stay at 85-95 rpm on the flat. It saves wear and tear on the knees, makes it more likely you're using better pedaling form (pedaling 'round' instead of 'square', as the say) and leads to more endurance. On hills, for me at least, fuhgeddaboutit, but I try to keep it realtively high, where it especially helps the knees (go ahead and laugh at my fixation on helping my knees; trust me, you'll miss them when they're gone). Over time you will get to know pretty closely where your cadence is simply by looking at your speed and knowing what gear you're in. Over more time, you'll know just by how it feels. I have had computers with cadence function and I found it not very useful over time. The only computer I have with cadence now is on my triple which is a Shimano flgiht deck computer and the cadence is 'virtual' being calulated by the computer by comparing your speed to your gear. You can do that in your head easily enough.
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Cadence is more peculiar to cycling and body type.
I know a great Cat 2 cyclist that is a power rider who keeps his cadence at 85 on flats before he sprints. Climbs are also very peculiar to climbing style. Another guy keeps his cadence at 100 or higher. I tended to rely too much on the power stroke which in a tri has been bad, draining my legs for the run. So I'm trying to convert to a higher cadence. Now during the short sprint, some of these good sprinters have their cadence at something crazy such as 140 or higher. I start spinning out at 130 but usually about 120 is the highest I can maintain. Lesson: I'm not a sprinter. I've found my cycling improving by keeping it in the 90 to 100 cadence range even on hills for as long as I can. Most cyclists keep a steady pace on flats or even down hills, but gradually work up a hill attacking on the last 100 meters to win the sprint to the top of the hill. If I keep my cadence high it reserves power for the hill sprint. Remember I'm just a newbie like you, but I study and have OCD about these things.
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There is another question that you should probably answer before deciding which advice to listen to: Are you training to be a racer?
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Let me add, via edit, an example. I like bike riding a lot, and I agree that race based training will make you faster, but I am just not going to adhere to any serious regime that includes a lot of intervals. Sorry. Not gonna do it. I am just not that interested in going fast anymore. If this makes me bad and subjects my membership to this forum to scrutiny, so be it. Thus, I think that a new rider should consider how much race training he wants to adopt and listens to hardcore licensed racers like you accordingly.
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