Road Cycling - How am i Doing?

i just got my first road bike a few weeks ago and have gotten back into riding (former mountain biker). well, im 15 and have been mountain biking for about 2 years relatively seriously. on my roadie, ive been doing anywhere from 20-30 mile rides and will do 2 rides per day in the summer and sometimes on the weekends. i usually average about 17.5mph with hills and wind. how am i doing?

Great!!

Wish I was 15 with all that energy.

i just got my first road bike a few weeks ago and have gotten back into riding (former mountain biker). well, im 15 and have been mountain biking for about 2 years relatively seriously. on my roadie, ive been doing anywhere from 20-30 mile rides and will do 2 rides per day in the summer and sometimes on the weekends. i usually average about 17.5mph with hills and wind. how am i doing?


Shut-up you freaking show-off! :D

Keep it up and by the time you are my age, just this side of 60, you wont' be poking along at a mere 14-15 mph. But I still ride 20-30 miles most of the time, and try to hit 40 to 60 on the weekends after I build up some endurance after the winter lay off.

Punk. Next you'll be asking us to buy you beer.

Seriously - those are good numbers and great goals - keep it up.

55/Rad

Shut-up you freaking show-off! :D

Keep it up and by the time you are my age, just this side of 60, you wont' be poking along at a mere 14-15 mph. But I still ride 20-30 miles most of the time, and try to hit 40 to 60 on the weekends after I build up some endurance after the winter lay off.

May 22, and you will only be 58. That is when I STARTED riding! You are a "Young Punk!"

giver him all the encouragement, he is doing great tell him his doing great, what do you want him to do, get into drugs

That is a good avg speed! Ever think of racing juniors?

Go away kid, You're botherin' me......... (W.C. Fields) :D

2 a days aren't really that productive on a bike like they are in other sports like running. try going longer instead of more often when you have time for a two a dayer.

also, you might want to take it a little easy. there are so many injuries that are caused by too much, too fast. for instance, I am layed up right now, getting fat becuase I went into speedwork (running) too hard. I'm only 17...and from now on my goal in training is just to not get injured.

i just got my first road bike a few weeks ago and have gotten back into riding (former mountain biker). well, im 15 and have been mountain biking for about 2 years relatively seriously. on my roadie, ive been doing anywhere from 20-30 mile rides and will do 2 rides per day in the summer and sometimes on the weekends. i usually average about 17.5mph with hills and wind. how am i doing?

I think that sounds great and keep it up. Just watch out for the motorists that don't watch out for you.

Just curious, what are you pedaling?

Just curious, what are you pedaling?

im using my mountain shoes with eggbeaters. that way, i can used the same shoes for my mountain bike and roadie. maybe next year ill get road shoes and pedals becuase right now im broke due to my purchase of a trek 2300.

Ever think of racing juniors?

i think that im going to do the hartford criterium on may 30th.

Hey, I too started road biking recently (started about 8 weeks ago).

I'm a big guy (220), and right now I average 18mph over a 32 mile course which has an accumulated climb of 1200 feet. When I started riding, I was averaging around 16.5 mph (over a shorter course, but similar grades of hills). So, if my experience is anything to judge by, you should see alot of improvement (and I usually only get out 2 times a week! :( )

With a free summer ahead of you, you should hauling as* by August.

The average speed you guys manage to achieve is impressive! I have not been able to get anywhere close to that on my old Raleigh Grand Prix (10 speed). Just wondering if its the bike or its pathetic engine? :rolleyes:

May 22, and you will only be 58. That is when I STARTED riding! You are a "Young Punk!"

God Bless you, Sir!

2 a days aren't really that productive on a bike like they are in other sports like running. try going longer instead of more often when you have time for a two a dayer.

also, you might want to take it a little easy. there are so many injuries that are caused by too much, too fast. for instance, I am layed up right now, getting fat becuase I went into speedwork (running) too hard. I'm only 17...and from now on my goal in training is just to not get injured.


Sound advice, Phatman. Quite a few are lured back too soon from injury while many others want to leapfrog stages in building endurance. Both end up worse for the wear.

The average speed you guys manage to achieve is impressive! I have not been able to get anywhere close to that on my old Raleigh Grand Prix (10 speed). Just wondering if its the bike or its pathetic engine? :rolleyes:


Well, it looks like you are about a zillion miles above sea level and you ain't go much oxygen up there, so maybe the engine needs a bigger carb, or perhaps air injection?