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There seems to be some belief that turning a huge gear around town, make you a Gregory Bauge #LAD. Fact is you will probably get sore knees and not find it as enjoyable as a nice spinny gear that allows you to do everything, not blow up your oscars/knees, crash, improve cadence.

SPIN TO WIN!

[dull mode] I've noticed that for a given power output my heart rate will be lower the higher my cadence, so at a steady 230 watt output at 70 rpm cadence my heart rate will be 155, up the cadence to 80 and my heart rate drops to 145. This can be quite noticeable on a long session- if I maintain a high cadence then I take longer to fatigue and can maintain a higher power output. So, (for me at least) spin to win is measurably and observably true [/dull mode]