Racing roadkill
Guru
I'm more interested in my heart rate / power than my speed. I find that long rides are much more enjoyable if I keep the effort in 'zone 2' for as long as possible.
Ride pace
- Thread starter Cycle99
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lutonloony
Über Member
- Location
- torbay
No idea what my average is, don't care. Daily commute takes 30 mins ish in 35 ish home. Less if lights and tailwind helping,
GuyBoden
Guru
- Location
- Warrington
My 100Km challenge rides are taking over 6 hours, so 9 or 10mph, but I enjoy the scenery.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Same here.
I have done 100 mile rides in 6 hours in the past (~16.7 mph average speed) but I haven't fully recovered from past illness so I am not sure if I will get that fit (or fitter) again, but it is fun trying!
And this just shows that average speed is meaningless. At the weekend I did a 100km ride at almost 30 km/h / over 18 mph, but I know that Colin's routes would half kill me and would be lucky to do 22 km/h.
GuyBoden
Guru
- Location
- Warrington
Don't tell him, but I think ColinJ is fitter than he thinks..............
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
It would flatter my ego to let you continue thinking that I did my hilly routes at 27 km/h (16.7 mph), but in truth that was the Manchester 100 route in Cheshire which is much flatter!
Round here, my best average was also about 22 km/h, but currently more like 16-18 km/h.
GuyBoden
Guru
- Location
- Warrington
It would flatter my ego to let you continue thinking that I did my hilly routes at 27 km/h (16.7 mph), but in truth that was the Manchester 100 route in Cheshire which is much flatter!
Round here, my best average was also about 22 km/h, but currently more like 16-18 km/h.
You're getting up them hills at the same speed I'm getting around flat Cheshire, so well done, I wish I could..........
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Well, ignoring the hills for 54 years probably isn't helping you get used to them!
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Round figures make sums easier when planning rides.
I assume 20km/h and add an hour or two for meal stops and the fact that I don't always go so dizzyingly fast. So 100k is five hr plus an hour or so. 200k is 10hr plus a couple. Above that it just becomes "all day".
I have been known to go faster ... when riding with a monster tailwind.
I assume 20km/h and add an hour or two for meal stops and the fact that I don't always go so dizzyingly fast. So 100k is five hr plus an hour or so. 200k is 10hr plus a couple. Above that it just becomes "all day".
I have been known to go faster ... when riding with a monster tailwind.
