Miles in one hour........

[soulful dog]

I probably average around 11mph...... my excuse? None, I'm just slow!
<- I'm not sure if I'm the turtle or the snail

 

[sadjack]

Are we talking in saddle averages here or total time including stops?

I like my teas stops you see.

And I'm slow anyhow

So maybe 11mph for in the saddle and a lot less with stops

 

[GrasB]

Best part of 20 miles road riding (usually for about 90min) & more like 15mph when riding off-road but over 2-3 hours.

 

[buggi]

Anything between 10 and 18 depending on distance, mood, weather, wind, company.

+1

Often depends on headwinds and company! my average speed to work is 14-15mph over 25miles. Occasionally i do much better if i have a tail wind! I once made it home on 18mph because i had a 25mph tail wind! But obviously going to work was about 11mph

if i'm out for saturday afternoon on my own, just enjoying my own company, it might be more like 12 or 13mph.

Group rides tend to be faster.

 

[briantrumpet]

Though it's a lot easier doing 15mph in one hour as it's doing 15mph over 3 hours.

Hmm, not sure about that, as it takes a while to warm up & get into a rhythm, though the warm-up time on my quick 22-mile circuit will be shorter than on a longer ride, as I don't need to think about stamina too much. Much over three hours, though, and I'm thinking more about finishing than average speed. But from 20 to 60 miles I stay at about the same at 19-20mph average (according to the Cateye), unless Dartmoor gets in the way.

 

[jackm]

Just did 20 miles today at 13.4, quite happy with that on my BSO..................................

 

[JBP]

On my first ride of any real distance today (15.7 miles) I managed a paltry 8.6mph.

Excuses: First longer distance ride (longest one I've ever done I think),
rear tyre a bit underinflated I think,
heavy old MTB,
and I'm just generally unfit!

Felt good doing it though.

 

[JonnyBlade]

I averaged 16 today for 81 miles in a mixture of hills and flats, mostly up hills though

For a shorter less laden ride I'm probably around the 17-18 mph but that can very much depend on the wind or whether I've had my Weetabix

 

[MacB]

+1

Often depends on headwinds and company! my average speed to work is 14-15mph over 25miles. Occasionally i do much better if i have a tail wind! I once made it home on 18mph because i had a 25mph tail wind! But obviously going to work was about 11mph

if i'm out for saturday afternoon on my own, just enjoying my own company, it might be more like 12 or 13mph.

Group rides tend to be faster.

Same here barring the group rides, the ones I do would tend to be slower but as 4F said, anything from 10-18mph, depends on conditions, route, me and luggage(well shopping really I don't tour).

 

[Riverman]

Also need to take into account other factors too, like forum hubris. Not aimed at anyone in particular.

 

[steve52]

eek 13/14 im amazed at the 20 mph averages ,i have done evens in a ten but it was bloody hard and not what i would call a normal ride

 

[3narf]

My ride to work is 17.5 miles; it takes me about 55mins downhill and about an hour uphill.

51 mins is 20mph so that's my target!

 

[Moodyman]

On my first ride of any real distance today (15.7 miles) I managed a paltry 8.6mph.

Excuses: First longer distance ride (longest one I've ever done I think),
rear tyre a bit underinflated I think,
heavy old MTB,
and I'm just generally unfit!

Felt good doing it though.

This is the most important bit.

 

[ufkacbln]

Depends on the road as well.

MY commute is about 12 mph, and takes 39 minutes... but the biggest factor is the traffic lights and other traffic

 

[Sittingduck]

Cruising speed on the flat is around 16-20mph. Stats for the entire ride are 13.x - 15.x on the commutes (rolling avg) due to a large number of traffic lights