Are You a Masher or a Spinner?

Are you a masher or a spinner?

  • Masher

    Votes: 12 28.6%

  • Spinner

    Votes: 14 33.3%

  • I just pedal my bike

    Votes: 13 31.0%

  • I ride SS I do both

    Votes: 3 7.1%
  • Total voters
    42
SnakeCharmer said:
Not sure I can agree with you here, Boss.

To me, a spinner is a seated pedaler and a masher is a standing pedaler. Those who pedal a harder gear at a slower cadence while seated are known as PUSHERS.

In the end, there is three types...

To further the definition of a MASHER, the rider is standing and spinning the cranks FAST. Mega-power!

We dont mash potatoes spinning a tool slowly, it spins FAST.
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I'm a masher.....but I don't have to stand up to mash a big gear. Those that have ridden with me have seen me climb seated on the SS.
 
First off: I give 0 thought to cadence. I spin and let my body figure out what feels good at any given point in time.

That said, after Ben started adding both of our data to his race videos and I was able to watch my cadence telemetry during my races, I found I am a spinner. I noticed that my average race cadence was usually around 90, with a lot of time spent over 100-110 in high speed, high power conditions.
 
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I used to pay a lot of attention to cadence and pedal force and eventually it became 2nd nature. Had a heart rate monitor, too, but learned that cadence could be tied to respiration just as easily. So counting pedal revolutions per breathing cycle tells me what HR zone I'm in, and experience tells me how long I'll likely to be able to sustain it.
 
Mashed and spun the hell out of this run. Soon to fall down the leader board, but I sit on the thrown with pride for the moment. This is Snow Valleys top to bottom run.

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SnakeCharmer said:
To me, a spinner is a seated pedaler and a masher is a standing pedaler. Those who pedal a harder gear at a slower cadence while seated are known as PUSHERS.
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That's what I was thinking. Except the Pusher part, never heard of that.

I've mostly been a sit and spin rider. But I've also tended to push a harder gear (early 1x adopter). On steeper climbs this often requires frequent stops to catch my breath.
 
In the few weeks of the year that I'm in shape, I become a masher (this year I was a masher between CC to Whiskey) the rest of the year (especially in the summer) I'm a Havey Weight Spinner.
When I pick up the intensity of my training I tend to ride my SS more...................... That transformation is always a painful process.


That reminds me it is time to start training for the Grassley 100, damn it.
 
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