Hey, after a spring of working on climbing, and after 2 weeks off the bike, I just went out and did 15 miles in under an hour. Cyclometer says 16.4 mph. That's fast for me. This was a flat ride, tailwind out, headwind back. A few stop signs. Not a TT, but I more or less hammered it, just stopping for 2 minutes halfway in to suck down a gel.

Kind of has me encouraged that if I can shake my extra 30 pounds, find a bike that isn't a 24 lb sport-tourer, and keep training, maybe I can get faster!

Sure do appreciate this forum and all the inspiration and knowledge.