Digital Gee

For me, the one advantage to higher speeds is that I can go further in the same amount of time, which, of course, is quite silly on another level.

But it makes me feel good on days when I get twenty miles in under ninety minutes, because I have this mileage goal, and because I want to be able to get a bunch of them in just a little time.

Of course, on other days, I could care less about my speed, and, as was mentioned above, love to drink in the scenary around me. That's one of the greatest things about bikes -- the speed is slow enough to enjoy the scenary, and faster than walking, which (to me) gets boring.

But I'll probably always get a kick of out doing ten miles in less than 45 minutes, or twenty miles in less than 90. And I ride in an urban environment, filled with stop signs, stop lights, and such.