I usually ride 8-10 miles during my lunch break, on the road. usually average a great big 10 mph. I have ridden as much as 30 miles on flat crushed limestone trail, again average 10 mph. I ride my trek 7200 hybrid.
I prefer to ride my mountain bike, but never check my average speed on the trail. 4-14 miles depending on where I go.
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10-09-2008, 03:58 PM #1
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10-09-2008, 04:26 PM #2
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My 8 200 Ks (125 miles) this year have ranged from a low of 12.4 (40 miles of brake rub will fry your legs) to 14 mph. All have had more than 6,000 feet of climbing.
For the bike leg of my triathlons I've averaged 17.5 mph on a 25 mile flat course. 22.1 mph on an 11 mile flat course and 16 mph on a hillier 56 mile (1600 feet of climbing) course. That's all after swimming of course.
No drafting on the tris, very little on the 200Ks.
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10-09-2008, 04:33 PM #3
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My commutes are 15 miles round trip, on generally flat roads, and I average about 13 mph for them (that accounts for a lot of stop-and-go riding and weaving around the downtown areas).
My group rides are on "rolling" terrain, generally 30-40 miles, at anywhere from 17-18 mph average. I'll gain anywhere from 1800 to 2500 feet for those rides, usually.
I just hit a personal best on a FLAT century - 97 miles at 20.6 mph.
According to my Bike Journal account, my "average" ride (total miles / number of rides) is 23.2 miles at 15.1 mph, and I've gained a little over 1,000 feet each ride. I'd say that's a pretty fair assessment of my year. FWIW, my average HR was 142 and max HR was 189!
Oh, and I've been riding, more or less, for about 15 years now.2007 Seven ID8 - Bontrager InForm
2003 Klein Palomino - Terry Firefly (?)
2010 Seven Cafe Racer - Bontrager InForm
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10-09-2008, 04:40 PM #4
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tripping down memory lane
One of the most memorable TE threads
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=7968
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10-09-2008, 06:42 PM #5
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Most of my rides are very hilly around 20-25 miles and I average about 14 mph on those. If I climb the pass near my house It is about 5 miles to the top and it takes me about 40 minutes to get there so I average around 10 mph on those rides. On the rides that are more flat, although it is near impossible to find any where flat where I live, I average around 16-17mph.
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10-09-2008, 07:05 PM #6
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About 6 miles a day of bus/bike commuting (6 miles on the bike, 19 miles on the bus) with a quick bike spin around at lunch.
Flat terrain (thank you God), average speed 7 miles per hour, a mix of city streets and suburbs neighborhood roads.
Trek 7.6 FX, loaded with panniers full, and a big fat smile on my face."The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we might become." Charles Dubois
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10-10-2008, 10:55 AM #7
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Great walk down memory lane. Especially the part where Brandy writes that she's a total newbie rider and is just doing a 50 miler that weekend...
Originally Posted by jobob
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10-10-2008, 11:03 AM #8
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Your average speed can be affected by what you are riding too. When I ride Ole Blue, the Bianchi Nyala, my averages are much slower. But it has little tiny rings compared to my road bike. So I can be pedalling my brains out and still be going lots slower.
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10-10-2008, 05:25 PM #9
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That is the "Gone with the Wind" of threads! Thanks for posting it. I hadn't seen it before. Originally Posted by jobob
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