Spin or grind?

[Matthew_T]

I have always been a grinder. I can spin but it just doesnt feel comfortable. When grinding, I am in a gear that I can keep a constant speed in as well as have a bit left over to provide an acceleration boost if necessary.
I can easily do 18mph in the gear (big chainring and 5th or 6th gear on the cogs) and be able to sprint up to 25mph before needing to change up.

 

[Hip Priest]

Grind your own business.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Er, do your joints a favour and get some lower gears on your bike!

I rode my Cannondale in the local hills for a while and found that its 39/29 bottom gear was too much for my joints when I weighed over 16 stone and was tackling gradients exceeding 15%, and sometimes 20%.

It's not a fitness thing - I got up them - it's a wear and tear on the body thing!

yep agree...im saving up for a triple on the bianchi....lbs said £350 with new shifters, chainset, front de railer etc.....seems steep to me but i need it or im going to suffer more as i age gracefully

 

[Crankarm]

^^ this. It's an un-answerable question, by the way. One person's spinning will be another person's grinding. And vice-versa.

Or I s'pose you could just be a spanner ?

 

[Gravity Aided]

Spinner, but I live in a relatively flat area, for the most part.