Cycling Cadence Sensor Review

[@Tomanart]

Great product review as usual. It looks a nice handy accessory. Well done John😊

[@JohnonaBike]

Thanks! Tom 👍

[@TheWeardale1]

interesting little device, as in hindsight - with my analogue bikes i always used to cycle with the cadence far too low and my legs would burn out before i got tired...as i used to ride (to an extent) in the highest gear that was suitable as there was that mentality around the MTB community of using your granny gears and seemed to be seen as a weakness haha... it was only when i got my emtb that i read that the shimano motor works best @ around 85rpm and it's always something i aim for (it's on my shimano screen) and my garmin has the other stuff listed like the speed ec any idea what rpm you ride at on long distances?

[@JohnonaBike]

You know cadence is something I have never really thought about. I know its a good thing to keep an eye on for training and like you say to stop burning yourself out but I have never really considered it apart from on hills were I do try and spin rather than grind. As to my RPM I honestly have no idea 🤔

[@TheWeardale1]

@@JohnonaBike yeah, i just rode to the conditions but tended to ride in a lower gear (and low rpm), god knows how i rode 40+ miles in my 20s on a mars bar and a pint of milk haha... i should go out tomorrow...weather looks ok, got no excuse really..!

[@JohnonaBike]

Yeah I know I think the same - when I was younger we would go out and ride big rides of 100 miles and just buy some fish and chips but have nothing else with us. I am sure we did not even have any tools with us

[@TheWeardale1]

@@JohnonaBike ha yes, i remember with my raleigh mtb i carried some metal tablespoons to use as tyre levers, and did the same with my (then) new trek 950...i got a puncture about 8 miles from home and the spoons couldn't even budge the tyre haha... i had to walk home...

[@JohnonaBike]

Ah yes spoons.... I got into trouble off my Mam so many times repairing my tyres on my Raleigh chopper 🤣