Hello fellow cyclists and steemians
So today, I want to ask about this controversial topic. I have a 40' cassette on my road bike! Do you agree with this or am I killing the spirit of road cycling?
To me it's way more comfortable to do really huge continuous steep hills spinning a lot instead of grinding all the way up.
Let me know on the comments!
Certainly better to keep your cadence up on steep climbs. 90RPM target just like the pros. I I find it makes it more aerobic and saves your legs for when they are needed even more.
I was a runner and i find cycling naturally more variable in intensity due to terrain. You go from a low heart rate to very high numerous times during a ride.
My point exactly word by word. Good to see more and more people with the same perspective.
Surely it's a personal preference? I find myself wishing for a large range cassette on the roadie with the hills and mountains around here. That said a 40t is seriously big seeing as mountain bikes only just started using 40t and above when the 1x drivetrain came about. I imagine you're running a 38/54 at the front? I would be happy with a 32 at most at the back, but i'm naturally a bit of a spinner and ride at a high cadence.
What size are you using right now? And where do you live? I wanna check youre "backyard" mountains!
On the roadie I run a 39/54 with 11/28 cassette. It was never my choice though as my mate left his bike at my house and I have slowly taken ownership of it. The cassette has a good spread but I should probably drop to a 38t front for more comfort on climbs. My MTB I Run a 50t with a 34t front.
I live in Cape Town and if you want to check out the mountains I ride in I would say my 'gram account has some decent shots
Oh yeah, I saw videos from there, the top table moutain something like that right? I saw some youtube footage of some guys doing this insane steep segments. youre IG was some really amazing photos! following! Good ride my friend!
I am a tour cyclist so I guess I have always gone for the: Do what makes you feel good.
The only way to kill the cycling spirit is not the cycle at all! For me a high cadence is important. Keeps you away from injuries and fatigue in the long run. Hell I would even prefer 32 as @bullettoothtony said. But of course I have never been a "true" road cyclist!
That's my spirit also! I'm way more in traveling and sight seeing then chasing numbers on the clock. I feel very comfortable riding the 40' cassette and even now that i dont have to face really huge hills im still keeping it on. Like you said, "Do what makes you feel good".
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