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Cadence Sensor

triggermortis · 2011-07-13 16:37:55

Do many people use these? I've just bought an Edge 500 bundle which included this and haven't fitted it yet as I'm not sure that I would benefit much from it. I do use the HR monitor and it just gives me another graph to look at. I have looked at the zones info and to be honest don't really take much notice of what's going…

13-07-2011 4:37pm

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Do many people use these? I've just bought an Edge 500 bundle which included this and haven't fitted it yet as I'm not sure that I would benefit much from it. I do use the HR monitor and it just gives me another graph to look at. I have looked at the zones info and to be honest don't really take much notice of what's going on there. I prefer to just ride to my comfort level.
Any advice welcome

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#2 13-07-2011 4:48pm

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At the very least the cadence sensor will help to normalise the speed and distance travelled as it also includes a magnet + sensor for the rear wheel. With the cadence and HRM you can also train better within effort zones by visually keeping pedalling effort constant.

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