Quote Originally Posted by anne_77
I'm beginning to realize I'm a slug. Do you guys seriously average 20-25 mph when you ride outside for an hour or more? My average is only 13 mph - although that does include riding around town, I still seriously doubt I'm doing much more than 20-25 mph when I ride on a straight, flat piece of road, and I wouldn' t be surprised to find out I sometimes dip to 5 mph going uphill (not that I can look at my cyclocomputer when I'm going uphill - too exhausting!). Yikes. I'm depressed
It's fairly easy, with an intense workout - to average 20 - 25 miles per hour even on the road. That does come with experience. Keep working at it. Use "fart lek" (sp?) training. Next time out for a ride, between light poles, ride as hard as you can, all out, then between the next two ride easy rest, and then ride hard again. Do that for 10 minutes for a week. 20 minutes the next etc. You'll be surprised how easy, especially on flat roads, you can ride at 18 - 20 mph without problem. Also keep in mind its easy to average 20 mph in a spin class where there are no stop lights, signs or cars. Road is alittle different.

Now hills, yes, I still drop down, sometimes to 5 mphs, but I am working on
that!