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Paul H said:
Starting pt... looks like my cadence was at 60-65rpm avg.

So far, have done 3 rides (excluding indoor rides) where I was keeping an eye out on cadence. Have done about 7 20-30min indoor rides where my avg cadence, per ride, were anywhere from 70 to 82rpm. First 2 outdoor rides, 16miles and 20miles, I averaged 73rpm on both and on the 3rd, 36miles, 77rpm avg.

Is an avg of 80rpm a reasonable goal?
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80rpm is pretty good, but 85 is easily attainable if you can remember and don't do too much vert. 90rpm takes some practice.
 
Norm said:
Well I will grant that some people won't even get cramps. That's not me nor you.

But I'd say that the best way to ride for 3 hours with your HR at 165 in 90 degree heat is to work up to that and do it routinely. As an example.
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Great.... now I need to buy a heart rate monitor.... 🙁
 
@Kangdoy
In my situation... i find this setup to be most space saving
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I'd say if it's nutrition, then it won't be about eating clif bloks on ride day but what you consume the three or four days before the ride. Stay hydrated even when your qoute "not doing anything" is key when you need to be hydrated on ride day.
 
Mtbdog said:
I'd say if it's nutrition, then it won't be about eating clif bloks on ride day but what you consume the three or four days before the ride. Stay hydrated even when your qoute "not doing anything" is key when you need to be hydrated on ride day.
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Stay on topic! We have moved past cramping and we are now talking about bike storage 😀

I am trying to talk @Kangdoy out of selling his extra wheel set and do a hardtail build instead... so I can sell him my Guide R brake set 🙂
 
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Paul H said:
Always had an issue with cramping and thought that increasing my cadence would help with this. I have tried to increase my cadence once before but since I didn't have the means to measure cadence, I kinda gave up. Now that I have a Garmin and a cadence sensor, I thought I give it another go.

Starting pt... looks like my cadence was at 60-65rpm avg.

So far, have done 3 rides (excluding indoor rides) where I was keeping an eye out on cadence. Have done about 7 20-30min indoor rides where my avg cadence, per ride, were anywhere from 70 to 82rpm. First 2 outdoor rides, 16miles and 20miles, I averaged 73rpm on both and on the 3rd, 36miles, 77rpm avg. My avg speed, more or less, has not changed altho... I feel slower. I am feeling the burn more in my calves during the ride and my legs feel more tired for the rest of the day after the ride. I guess it makes sense. I felt a tingle of a cramp coming on in my left quad towards the end of the 36 mile ride but went away pretty fast.

Is an avg of 80rpm a reasonable goal?
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trust me i'm a Dokter?

as others stated,,riding your bike regularly decreasing you chance of Cramping.

but,i have my own hypothesis
cramping,could due to our own Nerves issues
i din't know what exact Nerve..but i suspect
the Muslcle Nerve
it could be lacking nutrition or too much of certaint foods that we consumed
or it could be just,..you need to change sport
maybe...Knitting????
 
liong71er said:
trust me i'm a Dokter?

as others stated,,riding your bike regularly decreasing you chance of Cramping.

but,i have my own hypothesis
cramping,could due to our own Nerves issues
i din't know what exact Nerve..but i suspect
the Muslcle Nerve
it could be lacking nutrition or too much of certaint foods that we consumed
or it could be just,..you need to change sport
maybe...Knitting????
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Doctor, do you think it could be a sudden change in diet for Sung? A key element gone missing?
Sung, when was the last time you had McDonalds and when did you start cramping? A timeline could pinpoint the ailment.
 
JerseyPete said:
Doctor, do you think it could be a sudden change in diet for Sung? A key element gone missing?
Sung, when was the last time you had McDonalds and when did you start cramping? A timeline could pinpoint the ailment.
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😀
Had my first taste of McDonalds when I was 7.... which was when I first came to the US. You might be on to something here.
 
liong71er said:
trust me i'm a Dokter?

as others stated,,riding your bike regularly decreasing you chance of Cramping.

but,i have my own hypothesis
cramping,could due to our own Nerves issues
i din't know what exact Nerve..but i suspect
the Muslcle Nerve
it could be lacking nutrition or too much of certaint foods that we consumed
or it could be just,..you need to change sport
maybe...Knitting????
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I tried wood working. Wasn't very good at that either. Might as well stick with riding since I already dumped all this money into it 😀
 
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