whats your average speeds and distances?

[superbadger]

Just like comparing speeds on my road bike altho I dont compete. On my mountain bike speed is not even a factor for me. Like you, I mountain bike for the views and I enjoy riding on terrain no road bike could ever go. Theres also something fun about getting absolutely stinkin as well.

Damn right......

 

[david k]

12mph on my hybrid
14mph on my road

best is 16mph over 12 mile

i seem to still average around 11/12mph on longer hybrid rides

i enjoy long slow rides, the shorter faster rides are good exercise but i feel i may as well be in a gym on a training bike, i hardly get chance to see anything or enjoy the surroundings

 

[fimm]

My long commute to work is 16 miles. It takes me 1h05 - 1h15 depending on the wind and how tired I am! The return leg is net downhill so I can sometimes get it under the hour if I have a tailwind.

(My boyfriend did 41 miles in 6h10 at the weekend; mind you, he was running... )

 

[Cosmicned]

I'm proper fat & 52 but manage 25 miles in 1.5 hrs on a flattish route- hopefully this will improve- my average was about 8-9mph when I got back in the saddle a year ago... Can't believe how much fitter & somewhat lighter I am now- speed don't matter - it's how much you enjoy the ride...;-)))

 

[totallyfixed]

I'm getting seriously worried, Mrs TF averaged 16mph for 7 miles on Sunday......up the Cat and Fiddle

 

[superbadger]

I'm getting seriously worried, Mrs TF averaged 16mph for 7 miles on Sunday......up the Cat and Fiddle

Now that is good . I took my tourer up there with 25kg of weight! It nearly killed me . I was the only tourer up there though

 

[Radman]

Managed 15.6mph over 25 miles today few steep hills in there,., and the journey home was wind assisted ,weather here in Bristol was fine and sunny till i got on the bike and there was the dreaded headwind for the first 5 miles after that it was an enjoyable ride out.

 

[superbadger]

Managed 15.6mph over 25 miles today few steep hills in there,., and the journey home was wind assisted ,weather here in Bristol was fine and sunny till i got on the bike and there was the dreaded headwind for the first 5 miles after that it was an enjoyable ride out.

Thats gd going... well done

 

[david k]

how much is it affected by weight? im nearly 17stone, surely that would make a difference

 

[totallyfixed]

As soon as you factor in hills David, weight becomes everything, often quoted - power to weight ratio. My better half is seriously quick up hills because she is light but strong. I'm afraid it's all about gravity, the bikes that are used to race hill climbs have to be picked up to be believed, @ 6kg or even less for a smaller framed bike.

 

[david k]

id like to loose weight but its hard. years of weights and rubgy with a big appetite all those calories burtn training. now older and heavy without the same strentght i need to work at that

getting better though, my miles r ging up, hopefully weight down

 

[Andrew_P]

Weather plays a huge part, this week I broke my PB twice near perfect cycling weather if a tad warm!

 

[chewy]

for the record I'm averaging 14 - 15 mph over 50 miles

 

[peelywally]

did 104 miles yesterday (gps ) avg speed 14.5 way home was into headwind of about 10mph ,

on some parts i was only doing 10mph uphill my max speed was 32mph on downhill on flats i was hitting around 17/18 mph .

if i was on a 30 mile run id aim to avg at 20 mph but that might drop to 18mph

on a 50/60miler id aim at 18/17 mph