[QUOTE=Kalidurga;211210] I took a lot of breaks. Around the middle of the ride, though, I must have gotten a tailwind because suddenly in between the hills was a flat stretch where I got the bike up to 28mph, which is the fastest I've done on a flat surface (that was the exhilarating part). But there were still other stretches of small hills and flats where I was in the small chainring and cussing up a storm at only 12mph or so. [QUOTE]

Don't you just LOVE tailwinds?

But, Kali -- do NOT cuss for 12mph if you're in the granny gears! You're allowed to cuss when you're under 5mph in those gears! If I could be doing 12mph when I'm geared down that low, I'd be cheering, I tell you!

[QUOTE=Kalidurga;211210] Total miles= just shy of 25. Avg speed= embarassing, considering 30mph down hills and that super-fast flat stretch.
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Hill climbs will do that to our averages, and it sux! I had that same sort of speed situation yesterday (except for the 12mph in the granny gear thing) and my average was a little under 12. SUCH a bummer when you know you've been traveling at warp speeds!


Karen in Boise