What is your overall average MPH?

[nicole309]

Another post got me to wondering. What is everyone's average MPH?
Mine is a very slow 11.9

[mimitabby]

on hills? Bwahahahaha

how can you say? mine's about the same as yours, but sometimes i find myself comfortably going at 14-15mph.
it depends!

[nicole309]

I was just curious because someone had a post about an average group ride being 17 - 19MPH. That seemed really high to me. Of course I have gone faster, and slower depending on terrain. Some people keep track of these things through bike computers, etc..
I have on a few rides and that is how I came up with my number.

[jobob]

Here's an epic thread dealing with just that question.

Please don your flame-retardant suit before entering

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=7968&

[nicole309]

Thanks Jobob.
I always have such a hard time finding what I am looking for in past threads.

[mimitabby]

ha, i know exactly which thread THAT is.
very entertaining, I'm sure.

If people go in pacelines, the speeds are apt to be a lot faster.

[jobob]

Oh, no prob nicole, I just happen to remember that thread all too well.

All I needed to do was search a certain person's name.

[maillotpois]

Oh a stroll down memory lane... Thanks, Jo.

[Jiffer]

My average pace changes with each ride depending on terrain, distance and elevation. I think I might have posted on that thread you mentioned, but I'll repeat just in case. Today I did what I called my "speed" ride. A semi-short distance that I pushed myself on for speed. It was 12 miles at 15.5 average pace. My last "long" ride was 25 miles at 14.9 average. On the tandem the other day, up some good elevation, I was REALLY pushing more than I have before on the tandem and we did 16.8 average. I go faster on the tandem than my single, while DH goes slower!

I might be a little faster than you, but I'm the slowest person I actually know who cycles, so it spurs me on to get faster and keep up!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Please don your flame-retardant suit before entering

Whoa, and how!

[Torrilin]

I've clocked myself at around 12mph. It's variable tho... I can't sustain that kind of speed for long right now. It seems to be slow for a road bike, but I'm on a commuterized mountain bike, so I'm ok with being slow.

Most of the time I don't worry about speed since I ride by myself. I'd rather worry about am I keeping a good cadence, am I pushing my gearing just enough, or am I pushing distance a reasonable amount. Those are easier for me to judge since I don't have a cyclocomputer.

[Flybye]

Somewhere around 17 mph on a 20 miler. My legs are protesting but I am getting faster and working hard at getting there!

[suzieqtwa]

I am the slowest person I know. My average is 13-13-8 depending on the day,and distance I get passed by everyone, when I'm out riding on the weekend. I did 68 miles in the rain ,and cold ,and I think my avg was 13 something.

[annie]

Totally depends on what bike I am riding and what group - or no group - that I am with. If I am on my quick little road bike, and with a fast group, I can manage about 19-20 mph. That's with some pacelining. On my own, probably more like 16-18. Add in lots of hills and it goes down! With my touring bike and my BOB trailer, it goes WAY down. And I don't care. Speed is not what's important. It's getting wherever you are going. I finally got a computer for the touring bike last week, so I am not sure yet what average speed would be. I'm guessing around 11-12 mph, loaded for a week's trip. I don't even have a computer on my MTB.........

There was a time in my biking life that my average speed really mattered. Now, much, much less. I still want to push myself on occasions, but don't need to do so. I credit age , and wisdom to know what my body is still capable of handling.

I do understand why Av. speed is important to riders. Especially if you are trying to find a group ride that suits your speed. Or if you have a goal to meet, or a competitive event for which you are training.

If you want your speed to increase, ride with faster riders. It is very challenging, and you'll really have to push yourself, you might feel like you want to die the first few times, but it WILL improve your time.

Mainly, - HAVE FUN ON YOUR BIKE! Whatever speed that means.

Annie

[Jiffer]

I'm glad you posted this cause it makes me feel better about my speed! I've also been curious what other people's average speeds are. From that older thread that was posted, I have determined that I'm pretty average. I feel like such a slow poke around Dh and other cyclist friends we have, but I think I'm really quite average. Not the fastest, but certainly not the slowest. Just the slowest in my circle of cyclist friends, which is frustrating, yet spurs me on to be better. I, personally, have a definite desire to go faster. I want to be able to ride with other people and keep up. Be more physically fit, etc.

Anyways, thanks for posting this.