Highest cadence

You want high cadence?
Borrow the 100mm cranks off a kids bike and see how fast you can spin :-)

Quoted post said:

Originally posted by Daveb
There was a thread a couple of weeks back on highest speeds.
I've been using high cadence rides as a recovery the day
after a hard run and was wondering what sort of levels
people get up to. I'm not putting my highest up because I'm
sure it will be embarassingly low compared to what I'm sure
to see here. The other thing I noticed is that I'm capable
of a much higher cadence if there's slight resistance (like
on a very slight downhill) than when I'm spinning. Why is
that? Is it just a co-ordination thing (or lack of)?

DaveB

easy!
dont think, just spin!
get a fixed wheel bike and start rolling down hillsare you will learn very fast to just let your legs go with the flow man 😉

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Quoted message said:

There was a thread a couple of weeks back on highest
speeds. I've been using high cadence rides as a recovery
the day after a hard run and was wondering what sort of
levels people get up to. I'm not putting my highest up
because I'm sure it will be embarassingly low compared to
what I'm sure to see here. The other thing I noticed is
that I'm capable of a much higher cadence if there's
slight resistance (like on a very slight downhill) than
when I'm spinning. Why is that? Is it just a co-ordination
thing (or lack of)?

DaveB

So DaveB what do you call a high cadence recovery ride......
100 - 110?

Kevin

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Quoted message said:

There was a thread a couple of weeks back on highest
speeds. I've been using high cadence rides as a recovery
the day after a hard run and was wondering what sort of
levels people get up to. I'm not putting my highest up
because I'm sure it will be embarassingly low compared to
what I'm sure to see here. The other thing I noticed is
that I'm capable of a much higher cadence if there's
slight resistance (like on a very slight downhill) than
when I'm spinning. Why is that? Is it just a co-ordination
thing (or lack of)?

DaveB

So DaveB what do you call a high cadence recovery
ride...... 100 - 110?

Kevin

more like 90-110 depending on hills etc. Anything over 110
has me bouncing all over the place although today I managed
to stay reasonably stable at 125 for a short period. Maybe
my technique is improving.

DaveB.

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Originally posted by Daveb
more like 90-110 depending on hills etc. Anything over 110
has me bouncing all over the place although today I managed
to stay reasonably stable at 125 for a short period. Maybe
my technique is improving.

Makes me wish I had a cadence sensor!

(Suggestions for a good AND cheap one?)

I could get one for the Polar HRM - that would go on the Pug.
I'd need another for the SS - this is the bike I have to spin on.
Another for the track bike - cadence on the track is important.

I've done a rough estimate with a watch and it looks like I can
hit ~120rpm, but that's not holding those rpm for long. I know
that's not much, but I'm not sure how accurate it is and with
legs like mine, pushing bigger gears is better anyway :-)

hippy

P.S. Thanks to the roadie on Whitehorse Rd., Thursday night, for
dragging my sorry carcass along.. well, not dragging, but you gave me something to chase and a damn good workout at the same time! :-)

DaveB said:

There was a thread a couple of weeks back on highest
speeds. I've been using high cadence rides as a recovery
the day after a hard run and was wondering what sort of
levels people get up to. I'm not putting my highest up
because I'm sure it will be embarassingly low compared to
what I'm sure to see here. The other thing I noticed is
that I'm capable of a much higher cadence if there's
slight resistance (like on a very slight downhill) than
when I'm spinning. Why is that? Is it just a co-ordination
thing (or lack of)?

DaveB

I'm most comfy spinning at around 100-105 usually.

The highest cadence I know I've done on the road is about
160 and the highest cadence I've done on the trainer is
about 190.

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I could get one for the Polar HRM - that would go on the
Pug. I'd need another for the SS - this is the bike I have
to spin on. Another for the track bike - cadence on the
track is important.

I've done a rough estimate with a watch and it looks like
I can hit ~120rpm, but that's not holding those rpm for
long. I know that's not much, but I'm not sure how
accurate it is and with legs like mine, pushing bigger
gears is better anyway :-)

hippy

P.S. Thanks to the roadie on Whitehorse Rd., Thursday
night, for dragging my sorry carcass along.. well,
not dragging, but you gave me something to chase and
a damn good workout at the same time! :-)

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A cadence sensor on a SS or fixie? A speedo does a pretty
good job for the SS except for steep downhills and a perfect
job for a fixie!

Ritch

I have managed 185 on indoor trainer, 172.5mm cranks. VERY little resistance on the trainer. In my ergo sessions, I try to get it up at 100 or thereabouts, same on the road. I often find myself grinding a bit too much though, if I'm not really concentrating on my technique I'm anywhere between 65-85. My knees suffered after one such effort up a hill steep enough that I really had no business being in the big ring. :p

DaveB said:

There was a thread a couple of weeks back on highest
speeds. I've been using high cadence rides as a recovery
the day after a hard run and was wondering what sort of
levels people get up to.

wish to be here" mode.

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out more. Free the Memes.

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Originally posted by hippy


P.S. Thanks to the roadie on Whitehorse Rd., Thursday night, for
dragging my sorry carcass along.. well, not dragging, but you gave me something to chase and a damn good workout at the same time! :-)

No problems mate 😄

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Originally posted by amirm
No problems mate 😄

Was that really you? (Hey, I'm gullible.. :P)

hippy