Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - What are your averages when you ride????

Ive always been curious as to what everyone else does when they go for a ride. What are averages and on what type of bike. I will start


My Averages
Speed 11.5 MPH
Distance: 14 miles
Rides per week: 5
Bike: Kona Dew Plus

I've been averaging 12-13mph on our mountain bikes, on the streets. Today was our longest ride so far 17.5miles.

Specialized Secteur road bike. Quick 10 mile ride just now average speed 17.88 mph. Distances and what bike vary by day and time I have available.

I'm averaging right @ 14 mph 1 hr 26min (or so) on a 20 mile trip. That's calculated by taking the distance I ride and divide by the time it takes to do that. Bearing in mind that I spend a bit of time sitting still at stoplights and such, I imagine I'm actually traveling a little faster than 14 mph, but I don't have a GPS or a computer on the bike. I ride a Trek 7100 I've got decked out as a commuter.

I plan to upgrade the bike this year.

Depends, my MTB only works in the dirt, 10 miles, average 6 mph with near 1800 ft of elevation gain.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/169766197

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road bike, average 10.0 on a 37 mile ride with 3300ft of gain.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/195783587

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17.2 average on a longer flatter ride of 71 miles

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/175062876

17.8 on a shorter 42 miler

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/168525643


On a section of a 33 mile ride where I tried for a PR on strava, 21.7 average for the 7.4 miles. But I'll get better, I'm about 35 lbs over my ride weight right now. Sometimes life gets in the way.:mad:

http://app.strava.com/rides/7591306#141635163

My

Bike Age: Greater than average, the newest frame I've got is from 2001
Speed: Slower than average, I'm a clyde, what can I say.
Distance: Pretty average, lets hear it for mediocrity!
Rides per week: What is the average? I manage 3-5
Terrain: Below average roads, sandier than average trails, more than average trainer vibration(it helps simulate Kiwi chip seal and makes the cobbled sections of Sufferfest more realistic)

Seriously now. One of the first rules from one of my cycle training books is: don't compare yourself to other cyclists unless you are involved in a formal race and so are they. Additionally, any thread about "averages" really must start with definitions about how the averages are to be calculated. Auto-pause On or Off? Distance calculated by tire roll out, gps or map-my-ride programs? Are road, mtb and trainer milage cummulative or weighted? Elevation by barometer, gps, or map datum?

My

Bike Age: Greater than average, the newest frame I've got is from 2001
Speed: Slower than average, I'm a clyde, what can I say.
Distance: Pretty average, lets hear it for mediocrity!
Rides per week: What is the average? I manage 3-5
Terrain: Below average roads, sandier than average trails, more than average trainer vibration(it helps simulate Kiwi chip seal and makes the cobbled sections of Sufferfest more realistic)

Seriously now. One of the first rules from one of my cycle training books is: don't compare yourself to other cyclists unless you are involved in a formal race and so are they. Additionally, any thread about "averages" really must start with definitions about how the averages are to be calculated. Auto-pause On or Off? Distance calculated by tire roll out, gps or map-my-ride programs? Are road, mtb and trainer milage cummulative or weighted? Elevation by barometer, gps, or map datum?


I asked for averages because I know very few people who ride. Its not a contest, but please if you feel you need to add specifics, go for it.

Here you can see my averages, http://app.strava.com/athletes/340286

but averages really mean nothing, as too many factors can affect it. if you take my rides, i have a stop light every 0.5-1 of a mile which kill and average speed. I also am in the "windy city" although the phrase came from crooked politicians we have, it still is randomly windy which affects average. Then take some who ride killer mountains and go up at 8-10mph for and hour then go down at 30-40mph for only 20 minutes.

Even strava when comparing to others on the leader board isnt a good measure. I got dropped ugly today buy a lady on a time trial bike with a pointy back helmet and i bet her strava average was easily 10mph faster than me. I also got past buy a team training in a group ride at a darn fast pace. i bet they also had a 10mph average faster than me.

too many variables to compare averages

25-28kmh depending on wether I am riding to exercise or commute. Mtb weighing around 16kg with dual purpose tires. Terrsin is mostly flat. Sourced from endomondo and my cycle computer. Both run auto pause. Usually ends up at 5:40 moving time or 6:30 total time for 160km. Of course everyone has different ideas on what average is.

Well, I just finished the STP and averaged 15.5 mph over 130 miles on day 1 and 16.2 mph over 75 miles on day 2. I can usually average 15-16 all day. Shorter rides (less than 50 miles) I can go all out and maybe average 18-19 mph. Depends on terrain though. You throw a few good hills in there, especially ones that flatten out at the top and don't give you a big descent, and that average goes to crap in a hurry!

Averages really depend on the route you're riding. I average 15 on really stop light laden routes all the way up to 18 for uninterrupted bike path type riding.

Throw in some hills and the average plummets, which I still don't understand but there you have it. If I go up a hill at 10 mph and down a hill at 30 mph shouldn't I be averaging 20 mph? But no, somehow it doesn't work that way.

Ive always been curious as to what everyone else does when they go for a ride. What are averages and on what type of bike. I will start


My Averages
Speed 11.5 MPH
Distance: 14 miles
Rides per week: 5
Bike: Kona Dew Plus

My Averages
Speed 11.5 mph (same as yours)
Distance: 6 mile commute, twice a workday, 4 days a week on average
Rides per week: 8
Bike: Dynamic Runabout 7

I ride with fully loaded panniers on a city route with 10 stoplights, 5 all-way stop signs, fairly flat. I'm not a speed guy, but a cargo-carrier, obviously. Been at it a couple of months now, am losing weight and my averages are going up slowly week by week.

If I go up a hill at 10 mph and down a hill at 30 mph shouldn't I be averaging 20 mph? But no, somehow it doesn't work that way.

Tell me about it! There have been plenty of rides where I've seen my average speed at like 15.9 so I'll try to bring it up to 16. I'll ride at 20+ forever and it barely goes up, but dip down to 13 for like 3 seconds and the average goes down a tic! At least that how it seems. :D

I'm riding a Surly CrossCheck...25 mile rides average 15.5...15 mile rides average 16.25...10 mile rides average 18. All flat rides.

On my commutes, I average 14 mph. 10 miles each way, and pretty flat, except a couple freeway overpasses - around 120' elevation gain. I guess other flat rides are probably similar, except if I'm riding with friends - then my average is whatever their average is - usually around 11-12mph.

When I'm riding hills, I guess I average around 8mph, according to this ride: http://app.strava.com/activities/10369166
5.5 mph up the steep (10%) sections, 3.5 mph on the really steep (13%+) sections, and then there's the downhills.

I average about 4 rides per week, and my average ride length is probably around 10 miles. Some are only 2 miles, some are 30-60 miles. Typical weekend rides are ~20 miles.

The bike I usually ride is a 2012 Trek FX 7.5.

Bike: 2012 Specialized Crux

Averages
Speed: 15-16.5mph
Distance:25-30 miles
Rides Per Week: 2-3
Cruising speed:18-20mph
While I understand why you ask for an average speed I personally find the "cruising" speed more useful. By cruising speed I mean the speed I maintain if able to ride without stops. So say I was on a mup or something and I was riding at an odd hour and I didn't have to stop of slow down, that would be my cruising speed.

...Throw in some hills and the average plummets, which I still don't understand but there you have it. If I go up a hill at 10 mph and down a hill at 30 mph shouldn't I be averaging 20 mph? But no, somehow it doesn't work that way.
It's easy if you think about it... speed is distance/time. You've climbed slowly for 3 times the time that you descended, but both were the same distance...

Lets say you spend an hour on the bike, climbing for 45 minutes and descending for 15... You climb at 10mph for a total distance of 7.5 miles and descend at 30mph for a total distance of 7.5 miles ... If you think that your average is in between the two speeds, at 20mph, you're only looking at distance and forgetting time.

Anyway you look at it you've gone only 15 miles in one hour, and that, therefore, is your average speed.

Half my ride is in town, stop signs, traffic, etc.

Average 14-15 Mph
Average distance is 25 per day.
Last month 600 miles, going to try and beat that this month if the weather holds out. Already at 383 Miles.

Averages really depend on the route you're riding. I average 15 on really stop light laden routes all the way up to 18 for uninterrupted bike path type riding.

Throw in some hills and the average plummets, which I still don't understand but there you have it. If I go up a hill at 10 mph and down a hill at 30 mph shouldn't I be averaging 20 mph? But no, somehow it doesn't work that way.

Now see, I tried explaining that same kind of theory to Paisan when we were ridding but all I got was the 'Hassan' movement on one of the rollers here.

"If I go up 5500' and then back down 5500' isn't it a flat ride?" :)

My average speed is about 18 mph (~30 kph)
Average ride is between 45 - 80 km (25 -50 miles)
Last month about 500 km

Rides vary between very lumpy to quite flat.

6'4'' and 255 so master of the flats and very slow climbing.

More is always better - faster is not. This year ~4 for me. My mediocrity is peaking!

http://app.strava.com/rides/13363157 longish and flat

http://app.strava.com/rides/12726769 short and flat

http://app.strava.com/rides/11639476 long and lumpy

As Bigfred and others so eloquently pointed out there are many variables, including temperature, wind, weight loss, and how you've been eating/hydrating that can change the averages of each individual ride. I know I've averaged as low as 10.6 on the Garrett County Masochistic Metric (63 miles with 8327' of gain) to a high of 21.2 on a short 11 mile flat-ish (52'/mile) loop I do here.

I only compare me with me.
Keep track of what you do and try and improve on it.

15mph
20 mile route
4 days a week
Orbea Orca

Flats (solo): 13-14mph
Flats (group): 14-15mph
Hills: 10-13mph


Of course if it's windy or raining it'll be lower.

For me, it really depends on the terrain of the route and the length of the ride. For shorter, flat rides, (20-30 miles with less than 1,000 feet of climbing), I'll average somewhere around 16-17 mph. As rides get longer, my average speeds will go down ... and as there are more climbing miles, the average speed will also go down. For flatter centuries, I'll shoot for 15 mph; and usually make it easily. For hillier centuries, I'm happy with an overall average around 13 mph. It really depends on terrain, temperature, wind intensity, and distance. These are for when I ride alone. When I go with my lady friend, all bets are off because then it is just a pleasure/fun ride and I stick with her. I ride a CF road bike with wide gearing.

Well

Did about 4400 feet of climbing over 34 miles and was something like 10.2
did a metric with 1700 feet of climbing and was 15.8 or so
guess i could hit 18 mph for about an hour on mostly flat

It's easy if you think about it... speed is distance/time. You've climbed slowly for 3 times the time that you descended, but both were the same distance...

Lets say you spend an hour on the bike, climbing for 45 minutes and descending for 15... You climb at 10mph for a total distance of 7.5 miles and descend at 30mph for a total distance of 7.5 miles ... If you think that your average is in between the two speeds, at 20mph, you're only looking at distance and forgetting time.

Anyway you look at it you've gone only 15 miles in one hour, and that, therefore, is your average speed.

I don't like your math. :D

I acknowledge it's correctitude though.

4/22/12
Windy Saturday but I forget where I was riding, just local streets here in NE most likely

1/2 way stats
16.5 miles
37.5 Max (curse u red baron 40)
17.1 avrg
58 min

ride stats
28.5 miles
37.5 max
15.7 avrg

wonder if reversing my direction would yield a faster 2nd 1/2 half

Between 10.5 and 14.5 depending on what I'm doing. At times I'm training distance which means I'll slow down my pace. In time my distance pace will increase as will my normal 15 mile pace.

when i had my Trek 7.3fx with around rack bags and work clothes, tools, tubes, ect ect
16 miles twice a day
avg 12.5mph with no wind

with my Cannondale CAAD10 just bike and lights
100k (64 miles)
averaged 18.7mph

I'll assume you're interested in how you're doing. From my exhaustive research, I've determined a typical out of shape middle-aged man can expect this evolution.

Year One: pathetically slow over short distances.
Year Two: Slow over medium distances
Year Three: Mediocre
Year Four and Beyond: Speed and distance a matter of discipline and genetics.

I tend to think in terms of weekly mileage rather than daily average. In the winter, if I can get in 150 miles, that's a good week, as there isn't a lot of daylight after work. In fact, there's none. I kind of limit myself to a local MUP that has lights every 1/10th of a mile, and no cross traffic. Road rides are for weekends. The roads in my area aren't in very good shape. Traffic isn't the issue---road defects are. It still beats the trainer. This time of the year, 200 miles is a goal that usually gets met, though not always.

I don't worry about average speed. There are just so many variables. While this isn't a particularly hilly part of the world, we do have some rollers and some gradual climbs on the routes I try to ride. The wild card here is wind. Cape Cod is an arm-shaped sand spit that extends out to sea. It's windy. A lot. 15 mph headwinds are common, and sometimes you have it cranking at 25+. So much so that you're on the small ring and granny gear for parts of the ride. And not just when climbing. :eek:

Also, you have to listen to your body. You need recovery rides. Both distance and cadence wise. Sometimes, a recovery ride is 20 miles or so with my wife at her pace.

I'll assume you're interested in how you're doing. From my exhaustive research, I've determined a typical out of shape middle-aged man can expect this evolution.

Year One: pathetically slow over short distances.
Year Two: Slow over medium distances
Year Three: Mediocre
Year Four and Beyond: Speed and distance a matter of discipline and genetics.

Having only been doing this for 12 1/2 months I can't wait to be mediocre.

Having only been doing this for 12 1/2 months I can't wait to be mediocre.

Yes! I strive for mediocrity!

I've said it before, "If it wasn't for slow people there wouldn't be fast people."

Mountain bike average is 7.5mph (Only done about 10 mountain bike rides since getting my Garmin though)
Road bike average is 11.9mph (Lowered by the 5 and 8mph family rides I do)

Varies. This past winter on my hybrid with a bunch of riding mates we averaged about 10mph and gradually over the winter increased it to about 11.5. On the flats but often very windy.

On my road bike which I have been primarily riding this summer my typical average for moderately flat to rolling hills over 30 to 60 miles is 13.4 to 13.8. I have done two supported rides this summer. The first was a metric century on flat to rolling hills, averaging 13.8. There was one very steep hill that I had to weave back and forth to make it to the top. But the hill was fairly short. The second was a 50k but with one very long hill, and the rest flat to rolling. My average was also 13.8. My best average was 14.8 a couple of weeks ago, over 20 miles on the flats with a good road and little wind. That was the best I could do and was an all out effort for me. My worst was 12.5 over 48 miles on a hot day; it was a rolling hill ride with a group where I burnt out probably because I had done a 35 mile ride the day before at 14 mph. No, actually my worst was a few days ago, 55 miles at only 12.3mph. That is because I rode at least two miles doing slow circles around a parking lot waiting for a ferry and then walked the bike a fair distance off and on the ferry. :)

My average is much higher than a year ago when I started and posted about my 8mph average. I am interested in my improving average as I am trying to get a bit faster to ride with a particular group of friends. I really enjoyed my winter rides in Texas with my friends down there. The slower average was fine with me. The company was good, the sights were nice, and I enjoyed every ride.

Mine range from slightly over 18 on a fairly flat course to 16.7 on a medium one [http://app.strava.com/rides/12135902] to 15.1 on a more hilly one [http://app.strava.com/rides/13487519]

I try to ride 3-4 times a week for an hour at a time. Started riding in April.

Per Cyclemeter, this is what I did:

Average speed: 15.86 mph
Ascent: 912 feet
Distance: 17.85 miles

I'm still about 50lbs overweight. Averaged about 9mph on 8 mile rides when I started a few months ago. Hopefully as the weight comes off I'll continue to do better.

I don't like your math. :D

I acknowledge it's correctitude though.

LOL. Even when I was in fantastic shape in my early 20's I didn't like this math... I was 215lbs then riding up to 400 miles a week and still didn't like anything that involved an uphill - well, that's not true... I didn't mind hills at all and found them a great workout ... I just didn't like how I compared to the 145lb guy going past me up them...

I think it's important to note averages will always depend on distance (longer rides tend to have lower averages), terrain, weather/wind, bike, etc. and that people factor averages differently. People I ride with report on the websites that we "averaged 32km/h" on a ride recently, yet my figures showed 28km/h ... My figures included both warm-up and cooldown... theirs didn't.

In addition to whether people include their warmup/cooldown, some people mention their "average moving speed" and some their "average overall speed". My average overall speed on a group ride where we wait at certain points for riders to catch up is MUCH less than my average moving speed...

For me, using my road bike as an example, Average moving speed:

< 40km (25 miles) is 30 to 40km/h (19 - 25mph) depending on terrain - for me more climbing = much slower average. Flats I fly.
> 40km < 80km (25-50miles) is 27 to 35km/h (17 - 22mph) ...
> 80km < 120km (50-75miles) is 25 to 30km/h (16 - 19mph) ...
> 120km typically (> 75 miles) is 22-26km/h (14 - 16mph) ...

I slow down a lot as distance goes up due to my back issues ... I need to take it easy not to aggravate it to the point of needing bedrest for 3 days after a long ride, so I slow down to limit inflammation, and take periodic rest/stretch breaks.

I have an upcoming mountainous century (160km/100miles, ridiculous elevation gain) in 11 days and I figure I'll ride it in about 6:40 MOVING time, but I plan on a little over 8 hours total traveling time.

What's more important than averages is ENJOYMENT. If you feel you need to see your averages increase to really enjoy, then by all means work on increasing them... But remember they'll go up quickly at first, and very slowly as you progress to the intermediate levels...

Average Speed: 11-12 mph
Average Distance: 3-6 miles
Average 4-6 days riding per week
Bike: 1995 Trek Multitrack.

When I ride in the morning (about 75 degrees this time of year) I ride longer and faster. When I ride in the evening (often still in the 90's) I ride shorter and slower.

It's funny, Back when I was 27 years old and weighed about 235 lbs, my averages were the same as now when I'm 44 and 375 lbs....on the same exact year and model of bike.

My average is two pieces of pie, three donuts, and four cups of coffee. Except on Tuesdays. That's my beer night and I average six beers on the ride.

My average speed is usually around 12 to 13 mph, with my average distance up to right around 15 miles. I do it all on a Diamondback Edgewood hybrid.

:)

Flat group rides, about 18 - 18.5.
Flat solo rides where I'm not trying to kill myself, about 16 - 16.5. If I am trying to kill myself, it's about 17.5 - 18.5 depending on length.
And after a trip to central PA, I now have a "hilly" benchmark - a 20 mile solo ride with 1250 feet of climbing, 14.5

Ride lengths are all over the map, from 20 to 50 and occasionally longer. This time of year most of my solo rides are in the 40+ area.

My average is two pieces of pie, three donuts, and four cups of coffee. Except on Tuesdays. That's my beer night and I average six beers on the ride.

Wished I lived closer to you to join in on those Tues rides.

My Averages:
Avg # comments I make about how hot it is - 12 (if the temp is under 95), 124 (if temp is over 95)
Avg # of times I silently tell myself to unclip before each stop - 32 (unclipunclipunclip.....!!)
Avg # of attempts to clip back in after stopping - 3. No, 4. No, 5. Ah, click, theeeeere we go.
Avg # of times I wonder how i REALLY look in cycling shorts - 0 (if I actually thought about this, I would never wear them in public)
Avg mph - -1.2mph of what everyone else did. (I am always last)
;)

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40km (25 miles) is 30 to 40km/h (19 - 25mph) depending on terrain - for me more climbing = much slower average. Flats I fly.
> 40km < 80km (25-50miles) is 27 to 35km/h (17 - 22mph) ...
> 80km < 120km (50-75miles) is 25 to 30km/h (16 - 19mph) ...
> 120km typically (> 75 miles) is 22-26km/h (14 - 16mph) ...

Interestingly I usually end up the opposite. In terms of moving average not including traffic lights etc. If I ride 100km+ its because its a weekend and I know I can use ALL my energy for the day. Thus I will push it and try and keep the computer over 30km/h and up to 40km/h if I can for the entire ride. This ends up with a 28km/h average over 120km. Now if I'm commuting and I know I need to be fresh - and make it easy then the short distances always end up with a much lower average speed.

I'll join in on this. My average ride is 50 miles, average ride has 2500' of climbing, average speed is 16mph, all totals taken from Garmin Connect. It really depends on who I'm riding with, most of the weekday club rides are slow by my standards but fun to be with the club. Rides with brother inlaws and our teenagers tend to be a little faster in the 17mph range. Saturday morning rides are fun with a 20-22mph average. On flat ground my average speed is between 20-22.5 solo with the right group I've seen upwards of 27-29mph if we have a good paceline going. Most of my rides are done on my 2009 Trek Madone.

did another 1/2 commute yesterday afternoon. meaning 1/2 way to work then turning around and after a quick break going home. mt avrg on the 2nd 1/2 is always slower. Sometime I should reset the computer before heading back

1st 1/2
11.47 miles
16.1 avrg
27.7 max
42min

after 2nd 1/2
23.36 miles (total ride length)
15.2 avrg for the whole ride (if I reset the comp I may find my 2nd 1/2 avrg is actually lower)
27.7 max (would be interesting to know what my actual max was on my way home)
1hr 32min total saddle time

my old commute was only 13 miles so when I reached this 1/2 way mark I would have had only 2 miles to go to the old office, but to this place, I'm only 1/2 way there ... :(

Just starting to average 14 Mph (was my original goal)
Still 215lbs..

Bike : Jamis Zenith Endura