achieved pesonal goals on wattbike

[jamma]

Had a great wattbike session tonight as i acheived a personal goal of getting over 100 cadence which i don't usually get over.

I only go while the nights are still dark but hopefully the training will kick in while out on rides during the weekend aswell

 

[huwsparky]

Had a great wattbike session tonight as i acheived a personal goal of getting over 100 cadence which i don't usually get over.

I only go while the nights are still dark but hopefully the training will kick in while out on rides during the weekend aswell

What do you hope to achieve long term by keeping your cadence above 100?

IMO that's probably not the best way for you to be spending time on a wattbike.

 

[2IT]

Had a great wattbike session tonight as i acheived a personal goal of getting over 100 cadence which i don't usually get over.

I only go while the nights are still dark but hopefully the training will kick in while out on rides during the weekend aswell

Well congratulations, I think. Don't know how many watts were generated or averaged, nor for what period of time did you hit and keep your cadence over 100. A high cadence on the bike is a worthwhile goal as it develops leg speed which we tend to lose with age.

Here is a potential goal: cadence plus watts over a set time = goal.

Indoors in a spin class with the ladies, I was able to keep it up at an average cadence of 84 plus watts at 181 for an hour so my personal score or goal achieved was 265. Depending on the female instructors enthusiasm and music, I can do better or worse.

 

[jamma]

What do you hope to achieve long term by keeping your cadence above 100?

IMO that's probably not the best way for you to be spending time on a wattbike.

It was part of a performance session but just hitting it is a big acheivment for me

 

[jamma]

Well congratulations, I think. Don't know how many watts were generated or averaged, nor for what period of time did you hit and keep your cadence over 100. A high cadence on the bike is a worthwhile goal as it develops leg speed which we tend to lose with age.

Here is a potential goal: cadence plus watts over a set time = goal.

Indoors in a spin class with the ladies, I was able to keep it up at an average cadence of 84 plus watts at 181 for an hour so my personal score or goal achieved was 265. Depending on the female instructors enthusiasm and music, I can do better or worse.

It was over a minute don't know about watts as small time frame but i will try and get the overall data from the session to look over

 

[huwsparky]

What I have found after having a power Meter fitted to my bike is that my optimum cadence for making the best power vs getting fatigued is around 80 to 85 rpm.

As with you I always tried keeping a higher cadence before working with power but now I do have a power meter is not a matter of guess work anymore. All the data is there in front of me to analyse after every ride.

I once tried a high cadence turbo workout of one of them YouTube videos, I purposely didn't look at my power during this workout. I averaged 103 rpm for 45 mins and I can tell you I was knackered getting off the bike. My avarage power was only something like 210w. Normally, by varying the resistance and keeping cadence around 80 - 85 I can do 250w comfortably for an hour on a turbo.

I know we see pro's on the TV spinning like mad, and for them this is efficient as they have the fitness to do it. For the likes of you and me though I wouldn't get to hung up on keeping a 100 cadence as this almost certainly won't be your most efficient cadence IMO.