SFR (Low cadence) - Goes Mainstream

And, how long are your “intervals”? How many reps does it take you to climb uphill?

What interests me is whether you start with the same cog each year. I would expect that if you train for the rest of the year, too, you can start with a smaller cog each year until you’re at the end of your maximum growth.

I like the fact that you have a dedicated bike for this. :sunglasses:

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I have no cadence data. It represents a small portion of the weekly load. Single speed can be evil with low cadence up matched by near spin out on downhills and flats. Note that I am not a sprinter, but lean more towards a TT profile although I live in a Crit crazy area so have to be able to hold my own in those. I don’t ride a repeated hill, but instead do a approx 17k loop. The hills vary from incredibly steep 15-60 second efforts to longer 5-15 minute sustained efforts of lower pitch. Total climbing comes in at about 500M. It actually started as a way to do a quick weekly group ride with others before work while getting in a much harder workout.

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Thanks for your reply. I love the work-with-what-you’ve-got-approach. I would try to maintain these rides during the season to see if you could upgrade a cog next season.

If you need any help to shape your schedule around that, let me know.