Originally Posted by Crawdaddy
Theres no difference. To ride faster you start taking chances. You start taking chances you increase the risk of crashes. Worse, with your nose against the stem you miss the ride. So whats the point of riding a bike? You could get the same workout on an excercise bike.
Oh, I dunno, maybe, getting somewhere? And IMHO, you take as much chance riding slow as riding fast. When you ride slow, the relative speed between you and
other traffic is greater, giving other vehicles less time to react to your presence. Also, in a crash, a greater relative speed means greater impact. You simply mesh better with the rest of traffic the closer to car speed you can go.