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Bike Computer - the importance of Cadence
Bigfatbangers
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Hi folks,
I currently have a Cateye wireless computer (no cadence) hooked up to my mtb but also need one for my road bike. I'm not completely against the idea of not having one on my mountain bike and just transferring it across.
Is it worth buying a computer with speed and cadence or have I already got something that will do the job?
I know through measuring speed and cadence you will find your optimum gear settings, but do you not find this out naturally through the speed clock?
I currently have a Cateye wireless computer (no cadence) hooked up to my mtb but also need one for my road bike. I'm not completely against the idea of not having one on my mountain bike and just transferring it across.
Is it worth buying a computer with speed and cadence or have I already got something that will do the job?
I know through measuring speed and cadence you will find your optimum gear settings, but do you not find this out naturally through the speed clock?
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Using just speed is ineffective because you could be hitting a certain speed at a number of different cadence levels. The reason why this is an issue is you could be pedalling far too fast or pushing too big a gear and it will effect your efficiency.
Gadgets == Coach. Or at least the nearest most of us AG'ers get to one.
As mentioned above people get carried away with gadgets and numbers....oooo I should be doing 95 rpm at all times.... blah blah....
I dont care what cadence I do... If im pedalling slow then im pedalling slow, if im pedalling fast ill pedal fast....
And for everyone who thinks you have to be doing it by cadence etc to be fast then id just like to say that I usually finish within the top 5-10 on bike splits during any race....and I tend to opt for a slow cadence big gear.....
Finding your optimal cadence is a case of trial and error.
But once you're there it certainly helps with keep an even effort, IMO.