That thought had occurred to me. Crank length may have something to do with it as well as the Sam has shorter cranks due a lower BB
On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 12:04 PM, RoadieRyan <rya...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Just spitballing here but it is possible that on the "retired tri" > bike you were/are always in "gotta go fast" mode? as in I am training > for a Tri or even if I am not training for one its just the way this > bike is ridden? > > And now the Sam has a more laid back pedal slower vibe? > > FWIW I have a race bike that I tend to ride faster/pedal faster (or > at least feel like I should) than I do my "rivenated" steel frame bike > which unlike the racer has no clipless pedals/brifters/narrow seat > etc... > > Just a thought. As the ever wise Jim puts it above .....just enjoy > the ride ;-) > > On Sep 7, 7:22 am, Garth <garth...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Pedaling cadence is over blown in my opinion. We are not > > machines . . .nor should we try to act like them. We have the > > capacity to spin fast, slow and everywhere in between. Your body lets > > you know how it will go best . I would just forget about your > > cadence . . . .and listen to what your body tells you. I take it > > you have a computer? . . . . disable or cover up the cadence number > > with black tape! I could say just ditch the whole computer, but I > > don't want to insult you :) > > > > I hear ya about the knee over pedal fallacy Patrick. I think I'm > > inches behind where that would put me . Saddle back, long cranks, and > > smooth pedaling . . . it's like floating over the road :) > > > > Slow cadence is another myth . . . as is longer cranks are hard on > > your knees. How about the ball of the foot over the spindle thing > > too? LOL!! > > > > There's as many ways to ride as there are people. > > > -- Fai Mao The Blogger who sometimes responds to comments --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
