Road Bike Speed

[bobbiezak]

I use a 19 mile loop round Pexhill, Over Alderley. Henbury, Gawsworth and Broken X doing 15-16 MPH. There are some short sharp climbs and some downhills to balance it out

 

[harry dunn]

Dont worry too much about average mph. just enjoy getting out on the bike . You'll find that even if you do the same circuit all the time its going to change due to things like didnt sleep enough, traffic heavier that day , headwind or tail wind, mind not concentrating ..being a cycle tourist and enjoying the scenary.
Keep a log of your rides but dont get obsessive about it.As your general fitness improves so will come speed.

 

[steve52]

wow i did a 60 with a group and managed 18.2, and nearly died my normal ave on my own is 15-16 if i feel like working less if im cruzing, my best flat sprint was 38 mph for as long as it took to read it on my bike computer 0.3 of a second lol

 

[steve52]

and i havent managed 20 for a ten yet lol im 7 seconds aweay from being a propper cyclist(so my brother says)

 

[Paul N]

First time out on my new bike today and I averaged 15.3mph with a max speed of 26mph. I'm hoping to improve on this as I get more comfortable with the bike.

 

[PK99]

i log all my rides !!!!!

your average mileage takes into account all the times you crawl up a hill at 9mph or stop for traffic etc. most of the time i ride between 18 and 24 mph on the flat but my average is very rarely near this, in fact i've never got over 19.3mph average.

anyone remember Mean, mode, and median from school ???? http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/book8/bk8i5/bk8_5i2.htm

Over what is the average taken?

If i ride for 3/4 hours, 30 min will be "warm up" as i get out of town. 2/3 hours will be a mix of flat terrain and Surrey hills, 30 mins will be steady riding again through traffic to get home.
Average? 12-14 mph is actually pretty meaningless!
Typical on extended flatter sections: 20 mph

A lap of richmond park 16.5mph
to the park, 3 times round and home (29 miles) typically 14/15mph - rolling average not counting breathers between laps.

Comparing your average to other peoples average without having a comparable base is an utterly meaningless exercise in futility!

I have a numbers of routes i do faily regularly and have an experince based idea of good/bad/indifferent times for those.

 

[lukesdad]

I do a 42 mile each way commute 4 days a week quite hilly and average between 16.5 and 19.5 mph wind being the overiding factor. Last chaingang run with the club 50 miles 2700ft climbing avs 20.2 mph but we were forcing it.