Originally Posted by
genejockey
Speaking of gears, I discovered something interesting the other week. I was doing one of the TdZ rides, and riding in a group of about 8 or so other riders, and I found myself most comfortable at a cadence in the high 80s. It seemed easier to do the occasional microsurges to keep up, in a bigger gear. And when I'd spin up to my usual road cadence of 95-105, my HR would go up about 5 bpm, but would drop back down if I went to a taller gear and slower cadence.
Same. True on the road for me, too. My comfort/efficiency zone is in the 80s. On Zwift, I will sometimes do a flat ride (Tempus Fugit) pushing a 53x11 at 50-ish rpm for 30-60 minutes. Especially since I'm spending a fair amount of my real-world riding on my singlespeed MTB, brute force fitness is helpful.
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Last edited by Eric F; 02-07-22 at 01:42 PM.