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La numero 2 è di pedalare con rapporti troppo duri in salita. Dice che il ritmo di pedalata più efficiente, anche in salita, è di 90-100 rpm.
Rivedendo alcune delle mie uscite,mantengo quella cadenza solo in painura, mentre, in salita, tendo a scendere verso gli 80 rpm.
Voi come siete messi?
E' il caso di provare ad usare un paio di denti in più?
"Bad habit 2: Climbing in wrong gears
Whatever gradient you’re on, you need a consistent cadence of 90-100rpm. “Ninety to 100 rpm is simply the most efficient ratio,” says John Herety, team manager of
Rapha Condor-JLT.
"Any lower and you’re in too high a gear, putting too much strain on your joints; any higher and you’re in too low a gear, wasting valuable energy spinning your legs around at speed.” And while that latest NASA-worthy electronics system that you’ve got on board might help you count, go back to basics, he says.
“You need to develop a feel for how fast your legs are going round, so practise counting for 15 or 30 seconds on every single ride until you know without looking what it feels like to be in the right zone. The best Formula 1 drivers listen to their engines and know how it’s responding, which is exactly what you should be doing.”