Timeline for Pedaling at different gear ratios on flat terrain: what's the point?
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| S May 16, 2019 at 18:11 | history | suggested | guntbert | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 16, 2019 at 16:02 | comment | added | Todd Wilcox | @ArgentiApparatus All you have to do to verify that there's a difference is to do drills yourself on your bike. Find a slight incline and ride up it in your highest gear. Then glide back down and ride up it again in your lowest gear. You'll feel the difference between the two very easily and it is not only a helpful workout, it helps you figure out what cadences might work best for you. | |
| May 15, 2019 at 19:34 | comment | added | David D | @ArgentiApparatus You are right, you will increase your breathing and heart rate pushing a big gear. The key statement from the source is: "Turning the big gear slowly has less effect on your heart and lungs, so you’re less likely to be gasping for air or have a skyrocketing heart rate." At the end of the article the source concludes with "All I can say is that your ideal cadence will fall somewhere between “holy sh*t my legs are on fire!” and “I… can’t… breathe!”". Pushing a big gear will increase your heart rate and breathing but in the extreme case you will lactate out rather than O2 out. | |
| May 15, 2019 at 18:23 | comment | added | Argenti Apparatus | This does not seem entirely correct. If a rider is outputting a given power they need to supply energy and oxygen to their muscles at a certain minimum rate, regardless of cadence (pedalling at anything other than optimum cadence increases that rate). Pedalling hard at a lower cadence does not avoid a higher heart and breathing rate. | |
| May 15, 2019 at 17:22 | history | answered | David D | CC BY-SA 4.0 |