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07-11.-2005, 07:49 PM
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How fast can you pedal?
Well?
i can pedal about 170rpm with 175mm cranks. Does crank size make a difference? |
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31-12.-2005, 09:09 AM
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Re: How fast can you pedal?
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yeh, the longer the crank the easier it is to turn but you have to move more. |
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01-01.-2006, 10:49 AM
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Re: How fast can you pedal?
I've pedalled 240rpm on an SRM equiped stationary bike
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05-01.-2006, 09:58 PM
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Re: How fast can you pedal?
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Shorter the better for high cadence. On the road 88kph in a 39x13 which is 225 give or take. |
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06-01.-2006, 09:08 PM
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Re: How fast can you pedal?
wow, 225! What kind of leg speed workouts do u do?
I started track a month or two ago. I can really feel my pedal stroke getting better, but I have to work on my track sprints (leg speed in particular) |
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07-01.-2006, 10:32 PM
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Re: How fast can you pedal?
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Just motorpacing and occasionally downhill sprints on my track bike. I'm certain that I've gone a lot faster on the ergo and doing the downhill track bike work but have no way to back it up. |
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09-01.-2006, 04:48 PM
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Re: How fast can you pedal?
I have done about 185 on my cyclocross bike on the lowest gear ratio of 42-32, looked pretty silly and wasn't quite smooth...
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07-03.-2006, 02:08 AM
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Re: How fast can you pedal?
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09-03.-2006, 01:45 AM
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Re: How fast can you pedal?
i once went 62mph down hill
my average cadence on normal rides is around 108rpm
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09-03.-2006, 02:05 AM
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Re: How fast can you pedal?
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 Most of the experienced track guys are telling me to do overspeed work in the 170-180 range. I am not sure if there is a practical purpose fore more than that. Seems that the top speed of the fastest in the world....no drafting or hill is about 45 mph.(73kph) 50 mph with a motorcycle. Hey I could be wrong too. My fatest on a flat is 39 mph 48x15 155 rpm. I stored it on powertap |
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13-03.-2006, 01:50 PM
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Re: How fast can you pedal?
I dunno, fast? My style focuses more on the bigger gears and more power per stroke.
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03-12.-2006, 09:46 PM
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Re: How fast can you pedal?
While riding on a 39x12 I've done 300rpm give or take 10rpm for about 10 seconds on a stationary bike with zero resistance but my heart rate went from like 50% to 95% so I had to slow down. I was literally taking off... ;-)
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04-12.-2006, 10:41 AM
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Re: How fast can you pedal?
I don't know much about gear ratio's and stuff but i was on a mates road bike a few days ago, he has a candence mode on his cycle computer on a flat i had reached a max rpm of 176. i wasn't in a top gear or anything 16speed i was probably in about 10th. the fastest i have ever gone was in a track sprint against the same mate and my coach who incidently is my mates brother. He was ranked 8th in australia in 200m sprint he did something like 12secs. anyways i lost the race but hit 59km/h they marked about 62km/h. it was a 4 lap scratch.
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11-12.-2006, 12:30 PM
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Re: How fast can you pedal?
i did a spin of a little over 220 with 172.5 arms... (im 5ft 5 and should be on smaller crank arms)
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02-01.-2007, 02:57 PM
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Re: How fast can you pedal?
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I can hit 198 on my road bike in my smallest gear. I never tried a stationary bike. I did it on my trainer and only got a bit higher. To 204. It felt like my chain was going to snap. There’s a lot o variations with in leg speeds. One will be super high but that’s because he is on one of those stationary bikes. |
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