Motion Based Question

[Veronica]

Those aren't hills; most of those are rollers.

Veronica

Do people not notice Smiley Faces? I wasn't dissin anyone's terrain.

It's very different from where I typically ride. I'm always surprised at how high the reported average speeds are for these rides in the Midwest with the amount of climbing that they have. Since it's not the sort of stuff I ride, I'm trying to reconcile the numbers in my brain. So here's my current thinkin'...

On a climb like Diablo, I'll average between 7 and 8 miles an hour for ten miles. The descent doesn't allow me to make up much speed because it's so twisty. I'll average around twenty, maybe twenty-two if I'm lucky and feeling brave, on the descent.

In that link I posted there's only 6 miles of climbing on Saturday's route. I assume that same 7 - 8 mile an hour climbing pace, although because the climbs are shorter, a rider could climb faster. I also assume that the downhills are less twisty. I haven't been there, so I could be wrong But if that is true, a rider would get more speed on the downhills and maybe average closer to 30 mph. That would all lead to a much higher average speed than I get on a typical ride with 3,500 feet of climbing.

Like I said it's very different from where I ride.

Veronica