Comments on: Getting pretty serious now

By: GPS Navigationssysteme

GPS Navigationssysteme — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:39:52 +0000

I’m amazed and happy to say that garmin products is of high quality albeit the price is also a bit high but it’s worth paying.

By: charlie

charlie — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:18:29 +0000

In reply to MichaelT.

I got my headlight/taillight form fat tire cycles on montono. Working pretty well, they are more for others to see me than they are for improving visibility.

And, I’ve been reading tons about cadence, either being a spinner or a masher, like Armstrong or Ulrich. I have tried both so far. For Monday’s trip home, I used a low cadence of 60 rpm and it took me 10 percent longer than Tuesday’s ride where I increased my cadence to an average of 90 rpm. It is interesting that increasing my cadence by 50% only improved my time by 10%, except I wasn’t as worn out at the end. What I noticed was that my legs weren’t as tired and I was able to get up those hills more easily. It definitely seems worth messing with cadence to find the right fit, so I am going to try a few more things. I have a mountain bike so my highest gear is pretty low and I end up pedaling a lot anyway 🙂

By: MichaelT

MichaelT — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:19:32 +0000

I’ve been debating whether I want a cyclocomputer. I used to use one, and I ended up competing with myself. That’s okay, but I’m trying to slow down my top speed and increase my cadence speed. The thinking is that when I get really going in the top speeds I am really not pedaling all that much, so increasing the cadence will keep my heart rate higher.

Do you have a headlight/taillight recommendation?