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Originally Posted by colombo357
Minimum Speeds
Flat: 28 mph
Uphill < 3% grade: 20 mph
Uphill < 7% grade: 17 mph
Uphill < 15% grade: 15 mph
And just what do these signify? My AVERAGE speed on flats is just a bit over 15mph! Uphill on a <15% grade I can be rolling as slow as 3-4mph.

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