Wow, I can see why I lead rides for AMC. Our "easy" rides are 10-25 miles and often range between 10-13 av. Sometimes people with higher abilities come on these because it's at a convenient time. The rides I lead are called "intermediate." The average is usually around 15, sometimes less with bigger hills, or longer distances. Anything over 50 miles is advanced or an average over 16. These are social rides, but you get a good work out. On the weekly series rides, the pace is upped a bit, but still nobody goes crazy. I usually sweep these when we lead, but when i am just a participant, I am usually near the front.
I belong to another club too, but I ride with a group of this club that does social rides using a human arrowing system. The other rides in this club are known for being ruthless, so this group of amazing people who range up to 85 years old is fun to ride with, even though the average speed is often a bit slower than I like. But, there are quite a few others who ride the same speed as me and sometimes they do a ride on the weekends which are perfect for me. I don't know, I am starting to think that there is no one else who has the attitude i do toward riding; I improved my speed and distance quite a bit in the beginning. I can ride up 18% grades, but not fast. I can ride distances, but I choose not to all of the time. Last year I rode 3,000 miles and frankly, I don't know if I will make that this year. I am not going to improve any more unless I really train and at this point, I feel like most almost 54 year old women cannot do even a fraction of what I do, so I am happy.