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Stefan Mikes replied to the thread What’s your preferred cadence?.I have named several reasons to ride at a higher cadence and none of them mentioned a higher speed :) The article mentioned some random... -
Stefan Mikes reacted to mrgold35's post in the thread Saddle height: The deciding factor? with
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I have to go by feel for my seat height (mainly any left knee pain when my saddle is to low). I usually factor in: - shoe stiffness... -
Stefan Mikes replied to the thread What’s your preferred cadence?.Pedalling an e-bike at the cadence of 90 is not tiresome at all once you have got used to is. The leg power delivered to the bike is...
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Get on your bike and hold it up against a wall, take the chain off and pedal at 90...you'll soon be tired without going anywhere.
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Stefan Mikes reacted to Jeremy McCreary's post in the thread What’s your preferred cadence? with Like.
That 120 rpm is impressive, but I think it's pretty common among racers, no? I'm still pedaling reasonably smoothly and producing useful...
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80-120
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Another data point for knee health: my wife is a natural 50-60. When she mentions knees, I coach her up to 80 and the pain goes away.
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Stefan Mikes replied to the thread stompandgo's Pinarello Nytro E5 Allroad build thread.I meant, you use your derailleur connected to the e-bike motor. Mine is not.
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Stefan Mikes reacted to stompandgo's post in the thread stompandgo's Pinarello Nytro E5 Allroad build thread with Like.
Yes, I have the three ANT+ e-bike sensors loaded.
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Stefan Mikes reacted to JGcycle's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with Love.
A few pics from this morning's 24km ride:
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Stefan Mikes reacted to Chargeride's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with Like.
Nice vibe there, its always odd reading Truro, it was the big city to me growing up in Cornwall and is nothing like the area over there.
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For a few years since I started riding e-bikes I had 72 cm memorized as my "saddle height" (the distance measured from the centre of the...
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Stefan Mikes replied to the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos.Poles love English signage :) From this morning ride. I started at 5:52 am Juliett time :) (Yes there is "Laundromat" in smaller type on...
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with the acoustic I could get my rpms a little higher then I averted on my trek that was around 75 now I can average 80 it seems easier...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to Jeremy McCreary's post in the thread What’s your preferred cadence? with Like.
In my youth, way back in the Late Bronze Age, I naturally gravitated to 90-95 rpm and still do today at 77. Seems to be baked in. Now...
