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Post by Radchenister on Sept 26, 2013 14:03:52 GMT
Do it slightly out of sequence, concentrate on mainly the front and particularly upward moves on the front.
Downward moves just drop and take far less finesse to do smoothly, they are usually fine on their own once set in motion if the gears are set right.
Similarly, the rear gears are far less clunky and tend to look after themselves more than an upward front change, you can get away with some changes at the same time once you've been at it for ages you won't think about it much at all but it doesn't hurt to follow the front changes closely with the rear changes to begin with, rather than pulling levers exactly at the same time.
Obviously the last few big cogs on the back need a bit more of a pull when getting into easier gears than the smaller cogs so care with finessing changes on these also.
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Post by scarborian on Sept 26, 2013 14:20:22 GMT
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Post by ianmoss on Sept 26, 2013 19:16:20 GMT
Did my usual 9 mile circuit tonight, kept in the 50T as much as possible, only dropping to the 39T when I absolutely had to on the up hills. Little gains... Feels like I've given my legs a good workout rather than puffing my lungs out of my chest by spinning.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2013 20:13:05 GMT
Ride home tonight wasn't quite as flowing as on the way in. Somehow did a couple of personal top 10s but the wind really kicked in and stopped me hitting a good rhythm. Hey ho, the coastal wind is my hill replacement during the week, after all Summary: cadence and speed both down (albeit the journey home is more uphill than journey in). Also stopped for 'refreshments' half way along... Think the detailed cadence readings are a bit iffy but 78 sounds about right: www.strava.com/activities/85117119#comments
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