Originally Posted by
Sy Reene
exactly.. for us mere mortals, try going on a trainer and eg. output 70 watts with a 95 cadence. for whatever reason, it's really uncomfortable. But when at 200 watts, the 95 cadence is much better feeling than a lower cadence (sub 85).
I used to be all about spinning at higher power, but this year it's been flipping and I get better power (and sustained power) at lower cadence. "Lower" here meaning as low as low 70s. Of course, I'm not thumping out sprinter power, but much above 200w for efforts.