high cadence

[chambers]

Sometimes when I try to spin at a high cadence I find that I am bouncing around on the saddle. What am I doing wrong?

 

[Stingray34]

Sometimes when I try to spin at a high cadence I find that I am bouncing around on the saddle. What am I doing wrong?

That tends to happen at really high cadences, but to limit it make sure your saddle isn't too high, square your pelvis onto the saddle (try 'thrusting' your pelvis forward as you sit; this also balances your weight distribution on the bike and takes pressure off your hands and wrists)) and pedal from the hips by keeping your pelvis stable. Doing this will ensure your cadence is smooth.

 

[brianf7]

Sometimes when I try to spin at a high cadence I find that I am bouncing around on the saddle. What am I doing wrong?

Practice and practice it will get better then you will find your best speed that gives you most power some people cant pedal realy fast work on 90 rpm for 30 min intervals then increase the gear untill you can do it in a big gear.

 

[JayKosta]

For me, pushing my posterior slightly rearward (more weight on the saddle) eliminates the bouncing.

Jay Kosta
Endwell NY USA

 

[Hmmmmm]

For me, bouncing around while maintaining a high cadence was the result of two things - my technique and my inexperience. For years I pushed a big gear but as I got older I noticed others spinning more quickly and appearing to be "fresher" after a long ride. The first thing I focused on was saddle height and setback. This is tricky and took some experimenting and patience. Still fidget with this at times. The other was a fluid motion as spinning quickly is different than "mashing" a big gear.

As others have commented, position is important in terms of where your a$$ and pelvis is situated. Working on thrusting forward, leaning over, sitting upright, etc, while still maintaining a high cadence all have to do with technique and putting in the training. After a while, I found that "spinning" was more efficient than "mashing". It just took practice.

 

[Vegan Dave]

Depends on what 'high cadence' is for you...if you mean 110-130rpm, it's likely your saddle is too high.

If it's at 140+, there's usually a bit of bouncing expected, but it shouldn't be too excessive, watch any track sprinter at speed...that's a combination of proper saddle height and practising smooth spin at speeds.

 

[chambers]

Thanks for the help.