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07-22-2004, 06:54 AM

A few times I week a hop on the indoor trainer and work on my cadence,
spinning for an hour at low resistance. Since my indoor trainer doesn't
monitor cadence, this has been a matter of trying to figure out what my
rpms are at each imaginary velocity displayed by the computer readout.
I counted the number of revs it takes to tick over 1/10 of a mile
(another imaginary measurement when you're stationary...) and did some
calculations for approximate rpms at various velocities, but I could
tell they weren't as accurate as I needed.

One day I happened to be ruminating about this while staring blankly at
my piano.

*lightbulb* Use my metronome!

Warmup speed, about 70 rpm or so -- Adagio.
Working on it: 80 to 108 -- Andante
Sub-Armstrong: 108 to 118 -- Moderato
Armstrong insanity: 120+ -- Allegro
If you can manage 170+ (is it even physically possible?) -- Presto

Currently I can spin indefinitely at 84-88 rpm. Once my legs adapt to
that and my heart rate starts dropping, I can usually kick it up a notch
or two and do 92 rpm for a while.

This is fun. :-)

-km, giving new meaning to the term "tempo riding"

--
the black rose
GO LANCE GO!!!
proud to be owned by a yorkie
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07-22-2004, 06:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
the black rose Guest Posts: n/a	Adagio for the Hamstrings A few times I week a hop on the indoor trainer and work on my cadence, spinning for an hour at low resistance. Since my indoor trainer doesn't monitor cadence, this has been a matter of trying to figure out what my rpms are at each imaginary velocity displayed by the computer readout. I counted the number of revs it takes to tick over 1/10 of a mile (another imaginary measurement when you're stationary...) and did some calculations for approximate rpms at various velocities, but I could tell they weren't as accurate as I needed. One day I happened to be ruminating about this while staring blankly at my piano. lightbulb Use my metronome! Warmup speed, about 70 rpm or so -- Adagio. Working on it: 80 to 108 -- Andante Sub-Armstrong: 108 to 118 -- Moderato Armstrong insanity: 120+ -- Allegro If you can manage 170+ (is it even physically possible?) -- Presto Currently I can spin indefinitely at 84-88 rpm. Once my legs adapt to that and my heart rate starts dropping, I can usually kick it up a notch or two and do 92 rpm for a while. This is fun. :-) -km, giving new meaning to the term "tempo riding" -- the black rose GO LANCE GO!!! proud to be owned by a yorkie http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts