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The following comments were added to Cadence (cycling) by annonymus user 82.198.250.18 without any edit summary and without any source references. I'll happily Wikify them and put them back in the article if suitable references can be produced. Oops, forgot to sign myself Murray Langton 15:38, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
Cadence and fitness levels
It is believed that higher cadences are not suitable for those who are not skilled in the sport of cycling and for those who do not have high levels of fitness.
The following is a guide to those attempting higher cadences and speeds - find the section that best describes you:
Cadence = 70 Speed = 15 mph Time = 5mins Weight = 12stone Heart rate = 160-180 Possible problems = at this cadence early muscle fatigue can be brought on and experts recommend spending time building up stamina levels using weights. Swimming is particularly effective.
Cadence = 75 Speed = 18 mph Time = 4mins Weight = 14stone Heart rate = 160-210 Possible problems = feet can slip from pedals as cadence increases and on occasion this had led to ankle and calf injuries, and in some exceptional cases back injuries. Good precautions are toe clips and lycra cycling tights to prevent fabric getting caught in the chain which can cause greater damage to the cyclist. For those particularly inexperienced stabilisers are advised.
Cadence = 80 Speed = 20 mph Time = 4.30mins Weight = 15stone Heart rate = 160-220 Possible problems = people at this weight and cadence often have difficulties maintaining their rpm at this level (this should not be affected by the type of bike in use). If this problem persists, we advise consulting your doctor prior to undertaking further cadence training. However, pro-cycling shorts (with extra padding) have been found by some to aide comfort and hence the ability to try to reach these levels is enhanced.
The second paragraph of the article currently ends with the sentence,
"It is primarily due to increase of inertia of the crank with increasing cadence. "
There are two problems.
1. The referent of "It" is unclear.
2. Stating that inertia increases with cadence is a basic contradiction of Newtonian mechanics. In Newtonian mechanics, inertia of an object is constant so long as the object's mass is constant. The angular inertia is constant so long as the mass and distribution of mass are constant. For bicycle cranks, both the mass and distribution of mass remain constant, so both the inertia and angular inertia remain constant. I do not suppose any cyclists pedal quickly enough for relativistic effects to matter.
It is true that the referenced paper contains a very similar statement,
"increasing non-muscular pedal forces that occur with higher cadences are primarily due to the influence of inertial load (i.e. increased inertia of the crank) (kg m2)"
However, even this can not justify acceptance of a statement that is obviously in contradiction with extremely well established physics. It seems likely that the authors of the cited paper misunderstood the reference from which they derived this statement. Inertial loads can increase even though the inertia of a system remains constant, if the accelerations increase, f = ma. Accelerations certainly increase as cadence increases, but not inertia.
7802mark ( talk) 17:33, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
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