DOES CADENCE MATTER?
WATCHING THE BEST OF THE BEST climb in the Tour de France, I can only make one conclusion, and it's based on...
... my most recent experiences.
Ya gotta spin it, to win it.
I think way, way, way back on my first road bike's gearing...
... 52/42 up front, 12-28 in the back.
We'd grind up everything.
It was crazy.
I'm absolutely in love with the my new bike's gearing...
... 46/32 up front, 11-40 in the back.
It's not just the fact that I'm spinning more,
the jumps from cog to cog are not as big as traditional road bike gear.
The purpose of this bike is dual - road and gravel.
It's a gravel bike,
with two sets of wheels.
The result is I'm spinning a higher cadence on the road,
and I have a bit of a taller gear set up compared to a gravel mullet set up.
What have I noticed specifically in the past few weeks?
Because I have lower gears that previously on the road...
... I'm able to keep my cadence higher and produce more watts.
It may not work for you,
but, it's worth experimenting and finding out.
Spinning = Winning
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164.5 (weighing in on Mondays always gets me down)
7.5 hrs sleep (early flight)
1 Rip On RaceDay Circuit
30 minutes recovery
60 minutes reading + Journaling
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