Wanderer

Riding relaxed, about an hour.

Riding hard, about 45 minutes.+

rangerdavid

This

drmweaver2

I'm only 2 months into riding (again) myself, so I understand/identify with the question. I average a 13 mile out and back loop in about 45-55 mins on most rides in my area. Points for comparison - I am riding a touring bike with 700c x 28's, not a race bike in Southern Louisiana, high temp, high humidity, totally flat. Like a poster above, I am a Clyde, well over 200 punds.

ptle

It's really dependent on your fitness and road conditions.

It'd take me 90 minutes to do if I do the 11 mile Look Rock climb. However, that's a climb. If I'm seeing how fast I can do 13 miles on the Tuesday ride, it'd probably take 40 minutes.

When I started riding, I did 15 miles on the MUP, which took somewhere around 80 minutes at first.

Mr. Beanz

about 40 minutes

nachomc

In my area, which is mostly flat, and when I ride in areas with minimal stop signs, it's 35-40 mins.

longbeachgary

I'd say just starting out, give it about 60 minutes. I'd also suggest that you invest in a cyclocomputer and you can get one for about twenty bucks. This will show your actual riding time (if that's what you're looking for) or your total time from start to finish. ***Edit - I'm sorry I read the questions wrong. How long does it take ME to ride 13 miles? About 45 to 50 minutes.***

akansaskid

OK, shankly, how long does it take YOU to do it? If it's over 70 minutes, you've got a ways to go unless you're on an urban stretch and counting all the times stopped at lights, or you're very old. If it's under 40 minutes, then you're carrying some residual athletic conditioning into this start of your cycling. If it's under 30 minutes, you've missed your calling.

I think you'd like to know what's typical among experienced cyclists. I'd say not counting traffic stops, 45 minutes. But you're asking everyone to pull theirs out so everyone else can measure it. Never goes over well.

datlas 

Assuming I have a warmup and riding flat with no wind, I can cruise solo at approx 20MPH, so that works out to 40 minutes.

But the correct answer is it doesn't matter, just ride.

andrewluke

as quick as half hour in the flats if I'm riding balls out or as long as 90 minutes last weekend through LA in traffic.


Rule #1 don't press yourself based on someone else's time, press yourself on beating your time. People are great to push you during group rides but otherwise, variances in terrain make comparisons useless.

TnDiamondback

You will also learn, it never gets easier, you just get faster.

SBRDude

I also think it's a legit question and one that just about any new rider will have. No reason to pretend that this question, and many more like them, are unanswerable. On a flat and windless route, probably 35 mins for me if it was part of a longer ride. I haven't done a 13 mi TT, but at least a few minutes faster.

Nachoman

13 miles downhill, very fast. 13 miles uphill, not so fast. I hope that cleared things up for you.

tagaproject6

...and you stop when the gorilla gets tired, not when you get tired.

crhilton

No swerving or unsteady riding for you!

DataJunkie

No one rides the exact same route with the exact same equipment in the exact same conditions. Well.. us on BF.
The only number that should be applicable to the OP is the OP's PBR or whatever he is trying to accomplish on the workout.
So... I have had 13 miles take 2 hrs to 18 min. That would be climbing a pass versus downhill. I'd say somewhere around 40-45 min on a normal route.

shankly

yeah I just wanted to know roughly how quick people did it just to compare and see how I was progressing. I didn't realise it was such a complicated topic!

Oh and my quickest is 44 minutes. I think my main obstacle is that my bike is very old and heavy, not a modern racing bike. i also don't have clips on the pedals and the gear shifters are on the downtube which is really annoying lol. it will be interesting to see what my time is when I have bought a proper bike!

thanks again for the answers, they have helped a lot (most of them )

darkadious

a "modern racing bike" will hardly make any difference on a flat 13 mile ride unless it was maybe a TT bike and there were no traffic stops. I can ride my old 29ish pound nishiki with DT shifters just as well as my 18-19 pound Klein with DA.

coasting 

Initial part of my rides takes about 50 mins. start stop riding and uphill most of the way.

lovestoride

on a recovery day 13 mins.

banerjek

Probably about 43 min.

Even in the bad ol' days, there were fast cyclists. Unless you have some climbing or have to deal with bad winds, you should expect substantial improvement as you become more fit, but not when you get another bike unless there's something you're not telling us. Most people here who've been riding much would have no trouble doing the ride in less than 40 min. A lot could hit 35 min.

WHOOOSSHHH...

About 45 minutes..I seem to understand what your'e asking. You just want a ballpark, you know, an average. Seems simple enough. Oh yeah ignor most of the posts above. The majority of these clowns like to post and sit back and admire their handywork. STRANGE .....

jayp410

On a flat road, the weight of the bike doesn't matter much (if at all) once you get rolling. At the speed you're riding, the following things would help you go faster:

1. improve the fitness level of your legs (ride more, ride faster)
2. improve the fitness level of your cardio system (ride faster, ride at higher cadence, ride up hills)
3. improve the aerodynamics of your body position (which is usually related to bike geometry and fit, but can be adjusted for using a different posture while riding...like by bending forward and bending elbows)
4. get clipless pedals and practice using them correctly
5. make sure the rolling resistance of your tires is minimized (use proper tire inflation, 25mm or 23mm tires)
6. maybe get a more aerodynamic bike (note this is much less important than having a bike that helps you improve the aerodynamics of your body position)

IF you climb hills, I would add:
2.5. Lose body weight
7. Reduce the weight of the bike or get lighter bike

banerjek

Except it totally depends on both riding conditions and the cyclist.

Comparing yourself to someone who rides in different conditions is nuts. Even if we presume flat windless terrain, comparing yourself to someone with totally different riding goals is nuts. 20mph average is fast for 13 miles if you don't ride that much. 20mph average is slow for people that ride quite a bit. 20mph is hopeless if you have any ideas of racing.

ahsposo 

So you see, OP. It's like incest. All relative.