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Originally Posted by chassis
30 miles, good ride. 128HR for 2hr 50min, 74rpm cadence.
I think part of the reason my cadence is what it is, is because I cross a number of public roads where I need to slow down and often stop for ~30 seconds. Certainly the deceleration cadence is in the data and calculation, what I am not sure of is whether or not the zero rpm stops are included. Does anyone know?
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Usually you don't count the zero rpm times, like when you're coasting down a hill. You want to know the average when you are pedaling. Whatever device you have that's doing the counting should have a setting to ignore the zero times.
If you have to stop and start a lot, then your average will be lower simply because starting up again will be at a lower RPM, so it drags the average down. My avg on my last ride, which was 35 miles, was 79 even though I'm usually pedaling in the mid-80s. So your 74 is about normal for a mostly 80-ish RPM ride.