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I have been working at spinning for some time now.
Following Cletus Lee's advice, I got a tachometer. I am an avowed cheapskate, so I used the cyclometer conversion method, where a cheap or extra computer can be used. (search Google for details) . You do have to have a cyclometer that reads tenths of a mph or kph. (Ask me how I know that. ). I like the "sports car" look of the two gages on my bars. I concentrated on pedaling rpm, beginning in ridiculously low gears and spinning to over 100 rpm before shifting. I wound up staying on the 28 tooth ring of my triple crank. 105 rpm gives 18 mph in 28/13. With the new spin speeds, I have to say "MY ASS IS KILLING ME!!!". The top of my ham strings and the bottom of my glutes get sore. I'm beginning to believe that the "recumbent butt" we write about is mainly due to underdeveloped glutes. It all fits. Soreness after a while would be due to lactic acid build up, due to a lack of capillary development. This is the first stage of conditioning. My theory is that old running adhesions are being stretched and broken loose (this is a Good Thing tm). I just hope I break through soon. Now, I find when I relax and just ride, I'm still spinning 85 to 90 rpm and it seems comfortable. That's amazing to me, a masher by nature. -- Miles of Smiles, Tom Blum Winter Haven, Florida Homebuilts: SWB Tour Easy Clone Speed Machine Clone High Racer Clone (in progress-now a rolling chassis) www.gate.net/~teblum |
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As a musician, I use the 'Stars & Stripes' spinning method. If I am
spinning at the beat of Sousa, I am 120 rpm . I have a bicycling friend who is also a musician, He does the same thing. Must be nice to have a built in metronome. I thought I did until I got my "tach". It turns out, my internal tach varies with resistance. If peddling is hard, my percieved cadence is higher than actual. -- Miles of Smiles, Tom Blum Winter Haven, Florida Homebuilts: SWB Tour Easy Clone Speed Machine Clone www.gate.net/~teblum |
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As a musician, I use the 'Stars & Stripes' spinning method. If I am
spinning at the beat of Sousa, I am 120 rpm . I have a bicycling friend who is also a musician, He does the same thing. Must be nice to have a built in metronome. I thought I did until I got my "tach". It turns out, my internal tach varies with resistance. If peddling is hard, my percieved cadence is higher than actual. -- Miles of Smiles, Tom Blum Winter Haven, Florida Homebuilts: SWB Tour Easy Clone Speed Machine Clone www.gate.net/~teblum |
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