I woke up about 5 am this morning and looked out of the window...perfect I thought so it was a quick coffee and some muesli get dressed and get the bike out for a quick spin before getting on with my days chores, I ended up doing a 11.12 mile circuit near my home in 41.27 minutes without stopping ( I know it's not fast compared to a lot of you guys) but for someone that has not been cycling for many weeks ( and just coming upto 56 years old ) I was quite pleased with myself ) the times gave me an average speed of 16.09 MPH.. I know that average speeds are not everything, but it did show me that things are changing and I am going slightly faster...I will say everything felt just right and if I had had time I could of just kept on going... I am looking forward to picking my new road bike up next month .... But will continue to use my hybrid from time to time ( when wet, mudguards ar dam at keeping things clean )