I don't think we are disagreeing; I would not be surprised if the modern fixation on cadence (you gotta keep the revs in the efficient band) started up about the same time that uber-stiff aluminum frames*, *AND* as the number of cogs in back grew past 7. But from the vast and disorganized reading about cycling I've done over the decades I really do think that riders were thinking about cadence long before the 1980s.
Sure, if you have few gear ratios, even more if you ride fixed or ss, you necessarily become used to riding a large range of cadences and torque levels -- and, for me, that is one of the great pleasure of riding fixed. And the limited gear range provided by old SA IGHs, fw or fixed, still allows and requires this flexibility in cadence. But even single speed riders choose ratios that suit their riding style: Sheldon of sainted memory preferred to gear about 10 gear inches higher than I like -- my ideal single fixed gear is ~75" for light gofast and ~70" for utility/errand/load bearing riding. * I recall riding my brother's Klein mtb: *girder!!! -- *but not entirely to be deprecated all the same; it did give a "feel" of instant acceleration. On Sat, Jan 6, 2024 at 8:16 PM Ron Mc <bulldog...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have to take exception with you Patrick - the people I know who are > concerned with cadence came from aluminum bikes, never change their > cadence, can tell you what is their cadence, and are always shifting. > On a good steel frame, you spin and mash and, yes, you still change gears, > possibly not as often. All of us on friction shifting anticipate and shift > early, and our "cadence" is all over the place. > Dailing into the sweet spot is never a constant rpm. > > On Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 7:18:27 PM UTC-6 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> On Sat, Jan 6, 2024 at 6:16 PM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> ... Still, I think there are things "beyond your head" that make certain >>> bikes feel this way >>> >> >> >> http://www.matthewbcrawford.com/new-page-1-1 >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/69e3b55d-bd6b-4a24-b5c6-aa0f35980a63n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/69e3b55d-bd6b-4a24-b5c6-aa0f35980a63n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvFfHSOnM6poAq4GGaPr%3D%2BwxngdmKz%3DQdhmexCO24JM-w%40mail.gmail.com.
