[Grenouille]

What sort of cadence do other weekend warrior roadies aim for?

Especially others with a "5" in their age.

I'm 70-75 typically, plus or minus. And watching the young/serious riders pass me.

[Xela]

No "5", Grenouille, but I'm usually in the 90 to 95 rpm range.

[goldentouch]

I am 63 and I usually aim for 70 to 75. I ride a recumbent and it seems I shift more often to keep the cadence.

[LarryM]

I'm 68 and am not willing to exert myself too hard any more. The most comfortable candence for me is in the 75-80 range.

[Industry_Hack]

You only need one high enough to use your heart, not your legs. But speed is more than a function of cadence.

[wild]

I am 65 and 70 t0 75 seams like where I like to be, I am not verry fast but I have a lot of time to get there I Hope

[Codejockey]

How do you determine your cadence?

[Industry_Hack]

Revolutions per minute. Count your pedal rotations over 60 seconds for a rough estimate.

[wild]

Count bouth feet every stroke for 30 sec. and that is your RPM
Or do what I do look at my Vetta cycle computer. Sped, distance, cadence, hart rate, all there

[greenhorn]

I'm 51 here, Western PA has quite a few nasty hills so at times I drop below on a hard climb but whenever possible shoot for 85 to 90. I also found that if you train with a particular rhythm and calculate the cadence, it becomes so natural you fall right back into the same cadence without counting. I would guess everyone has their own "best" cadence, and at that cadence is your best performance.