Think about it for a minute

by Moyuqi Zhu renshenglequ
You consistently pedal for hours with no freewheeling. One major benefit is muscle endurance. In addition, the lack of wasted time spent freewheeling means it's also a very time-efficient mode of training in the off-season, especially with the decreasing hours of available light. I have never cycling clothing sale seen a direct calculation as to how long a fixed-gear ride translates to a regular road bike in terms of pedaling time. My gut feel is it's about three to five, such that a three hour fixed-gear ride is equal to five hours on the road bike.

This goes hand in hand with muscle endurance. You know that feeling of tiredness at the end of a long training ride or race? Fixed gearing helps you stay relaxed in those situations. You find that even though you may be fatigued, your pedaling is smooth because you have no choice but to be smooth.

Bike racing is a lot of transition pedaling, which includes spiderman cycling jersey cadence and torque variations—slow cadence (and high torque) to super fast cadence (and low torque) over and over again. When riding a fixed gear, you can go from 50 rpm to 120 in a matter of seconds while going over the tops of hills. It trains the legs to react to those situations. From a physiological perspective, this helps train your body to clear lactate.

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