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Old 12-26-22, 07:58 AM
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merlinextraligh
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I agree it’s more about torque than cadence. Just putting around my cadence may be in the 70’s. Decent steady effort in the 80’s Going hard likely in the 90’s.

Also depends on the riding you’re doing. In a time trial where you’re trying to keep power pretty much constant, I find around 80 rpm’s is the most efficient for me. In a crit where you’re dealing with sudden accelerations, y cadence is likely going to be high 90’s and up. Sprinting 120-130.

So it all depends.
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