IMHO 14 is good, especially if you're doing hills! I started probably similar to that (I still don't have a comp, so can only judge from other's paces etc.) although if it is a VERY hilly ride it may drop lower. I'd like to think I'm a bit better by now, but who knows. It hasn't been too long I've been doing this. On the flats I can average 18-20 and on only lightly hilly roads am averaging 15ish now in the off season. Maybe I'll finally get that dang computer installed that has been sitting on my dining room table for over a year...

I find it really hard to get my cadence up high in spin classes because I can never get the resistance right, either too little or way too much. I've never really concentrated on my real bike, but it feels like I can spin much faster without feeling like my feet are going to fly off the bike on the real thing than on the spin bike. Doesn't help that I don't have the appropriate clips for the spin bike pedals so I just use the baskets.

K.